Hi all. Brand new here. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
We're about to close on a Farmhouse in Huntington, Vermont with 5 acres on the side of a hill. We plan to operate a small farm with: sheep, a horse, vegetable crops, and chickens. The property is half wooded with terraced lawns and gardens. The upper half of the property has rocky soil while the lower half has loamy soil.
From our research thus far, I've been focusing on the L2501 HST with R1 tires in the wide position.
Intended uses will be: snow plowing large driveway, rototilling garden plots, clearing wooded land, moving compost and square bales, & drilling post holes.
Some tractor questions are:
- Is this model well suited for hillside work?
Some questions about implements are:
- What size rototiller can the 2501 effectively handle? I know covering track width needs to be considered and the R1 tires in the wide position make for a 63" track. I was thinking a 58" or 60" would be most appropriate but that won't cover track width. Can this machine run a 66"?
- How do post hole diggers work in rocky soil?
We're about to close on a Farmhouse in Huntington, Vermont with 5 acres on the side of a hill. We plan to operate a small farm with: sheep, a horse, vegetable crops, and chickens. The property is half wooded with terraced lawns and gardens. The upper half of the property has rocky soil while the lower half has loamy soil.
From our research thus far, I've been focusing on the L2501 HST with R1 tires in the wide position.
Intended uses will be: snow plowing large driveway, rototilling garden plots, clearing wooded land, moving compost and square bales, & drilling post holes.
Some tractor questions are:
- Is this model well suited for hillside work?
Some questions about implements are:
- What size rototiller can the 2501 effectively handle? I know covering track width needs to be considered and the R1 tires in the wide position make for a 63" track. I was thinking a 58" or 60" would be most appropriate but that won't cover track width. Can this machine run a 66"?
- How do post hole diggers work in rocky soil?