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    The acreage being cleared is multi purposed. A portion(likely 10 acres) of the cleared area will be planted into an orchard ( walnut, apple, pear, plum, cherry. The other portion will be cleared for home site, driveway, barn, stable, greenhouse, garden, pond, paddocks, and pasture. The rest of...
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    I had a nice talk with the forester who did the survey for the previous owner. I'll likely have him come out and we'll figure out a nice logging plan to maybe clear cut 15-20 acres and selectively harvest the rest. The property used to have 2 saw mills on site about 100 years ago, it abuts a...
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    The forestry report says avg diameter 12.5", 10.5 MBF/20 cords per acre. That was from 2005. There's a lot of wood out there.
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    This is what I'm hoping to do, I don't want to buy too much machine for future use. I'd rather rent/hire out for jobs too big for the tractor until then. I do like the other comment saying to buy a CAT420 for now and sell once we get settled in.
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    My timeline is pretty open. We live about an hour away from the property now and would like to be living out there full time in a little over a decade. Some timber value is there, they won't clear stumps though. There's several saw mills in the area I can talk to about the timber and there's a...
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    Looking for the right tool

    I originally was thinking an MX, but then the local dealer showed me the L6060 and it seemed to be on the same level of power as an MX but with a few more premium features. I also liked the idea of the 6060 having the mid PTO for a front snow blower.
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    My family just closed on 60 acres in Berkshire County, MA. It is all former cattle pasture that has overgrown with trees ( about 40-50 year old trees). I'm trying to figure out the right size tractor for the job. I'm planning to clear at least 15-20 acres of trees, pull/grind the stumps, dig...