We moved into a new (To us) house about two years ago. This house sits on 6-3/4 acres, but it had sat vacant for several years, so the yard is in need of some major cleanup work. So, in addition to mowing, part of this clean up would involve the removal of about 50+ small tree stumps and the moving several rocks (Backhoe time?).
Currently at the house, I use a Polaris Ranger with a tow behind mower to keep the grass and weeds down. I also have a snow plow for it and I use that to plow the driveway (About 100 yards). It works great for both applications. In addition, I use the Ranger to tow my wood chipper and small utility trailer when I am out working in the yard.
I am the caretaker for our part time neighbor's place, which is 8-1/2 acres. He has allowed me the unlimited use of his Kubota L4400 tractor, which is outfitted with an FEL, a set of quick attach pallet forks, a backhoe and a brush hog.
In addition to our property here, we have a 140 acre piece of undeveloped ranch land that I use for hunting and ATV riding. It is about an hour from the house. There are two sections of roadway (Easements) on this land that I need to maintain, so a box blade would be something I would need to be able to run with whatever tractor I choose. I also want add about a mile+ of roadway with the box blade so I can easily get around to various sections of our property.
We plan on eventually putting a hunting shack out at the ranch so, in addition to road maintenance, the tractor would be used for mowing around the ranch house.
We live in a remote area in the mountains of New Mexico and nearest town with tractor dealerships (JD and Kubota) is about an hour and a half down the hill from us. Because of my experience with my neighbor's L4401, I have been looking at the Kubota L4701 or the MX4800 and they are pretty pricey.
I guess the first question I need answered is how big a tractor do I need to effectively run a box blade out at my ranch for road grading and maintenance? Is the L4701 or MX4800 overkill? Can I get away with a smaller (And less expensive) tractor.....say an L2501?
If I went with a smaller tractor, I could afford the backhoe and other implements (Box blade, pallet forks and 3 point hitch). I might be able to borrow my neighbor's attachments (Pallet forks and brush hog) until I could afford my own, so that could be a factor in what I could afford right off the bat.
Currently at the house, I use a Polaris Ranger with a tow behind mower to keep the grass and weeds down. I also have a snow plow for it and I use that to plow the driveway (About 100 yards). It works great for both applications. In addition, I use the Ranger to tow my wood chipper and small utility trailer when I am out working in the yard.
I am the caretaker for our part time neighbor's place, which is 8-1/2 acres. He has allowed me the unlimited use of his Kubota L4400 tractor, which is outfitted with an FEL, a set of quick attach pallet forks, a backhoe and a brush hog.
In addition to our property here, we have a 140 acre piece of undeveloped ranch land that I use for hunting and ATV riding. It is about an hour from the house. There are two sections of roadway (Easements) on this land that I need to maintain, so a box blade would be something I would need to be able to run with whatever tractor I choose. I also want add about a mile+ of roadway with the box blade so I can easily get around to various sections of our property.
We plan on eventually putting a hunting shack out at the ranch so, in addition to road maintenance, the tractor would be used for mowing around the ranch house.
We live in a remote area in the mountains of New Mexico and nearest town with tractor dealerships (JD and Kubota) is about an hour and a half down the hill from us. Because of my experience with my neighbor's L4401, I have been looking at the Kubota L4701 or the MX4800 and they are pretty pricey.
I guess the first question I need answered is how big a tractor do I need to effectively run a box blade out at my ranch for road grading and maintenance? Is the L4701 or MX4800 overkill? Can I get away with a smaller (And less expensive) tractor.....say an L2501?
If I went with a smaller tractor, I could afford the backhoe and other implements (Box blade, pallet forks and 3 point hitch). I might be able to borrow my neighbor's attachments (Pallet forks and brush hog) until I could afford my own, so that could be a factor in what I could afford right off the bat.
, I would price out a L3901)
