my tractor
1I posted a thread in 2016 about getting a new tractor. Never posted any pictures of it. For some reason I can't post more than one pic at a time so a few posts.
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It came with a back blade that I use for grading my drive way in the summer and with the front end loader to plow snow in the winter, not perfect but since I'm retired and rarely need to go quickly the extra time to do the winter chore matters little. As for mowing I use the King Kutter hanging from the boom to mow about 15 acres of field, takes a little over 3 hours to do. Next fab project will be a set of quick attach brush forks for the front end loader.Bacchus wrote: Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:18 pm Love it! My mom's place north of town has a couple of acres of field grass that needs mowing once or twice a year. I was thinking of getting a tractor for this job, plus the odd grading project, mulch moving, etc. That looks like the perfect size. Kubotas are popular here, as are John Deeres. Nice job on that boom- looks original.
I'm not sure if John Deere makes the best tractors, but they seem to be very good and the local dealer in Moose Lake sells and services them. The amount of attachments available that are so easy to attach is staggering, I could easily double my investment without even trying very hard. Right now I'm just concentrating on what I can fab myself.JoelB wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:53 pm When we bought our land about 5o years ago we insisted the old farmer throw in his 9N Ford. I struggled to keep it going until about 10 year ago when my wife got one of those John Deeres. She uses it to do prairie restoration. What a pleasure it is to have a modern, easy to start tractor.
I've pulled fence posts that are old heavy RR ties out of the ground using those hooks. If you don't weld there is a very good option here. http://www.boltonhooks.com/ His stuff is considered top of the line. I reinforced the bucket so I could use a third hook in the middle without distorting the bucket.
Your still quite young Mason, I hope some day you will be able to have a good retirement. A hobby farm is a great hobby for retirees.
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