Owning a small tractor is a blessing.

[tacticalturnip]

Just having a tractor around is an absolute blessing for me; it's not a need, it's something I'm able to afford that makes life so much easier.

A few days ago I managed to obliterate a mowing blade in a way that was new for me, directing it straight into the ground. This made moving the lawnmower difficult.

I just brought the Kioti over to the Cub Cadet and lifted the mower in the air. I've never had an easier time removing the blades. I did the same a few days later when I put the new blades on. With the new blades on, forgetting about the previous days rain, I immediately sank the Cub in mud.

A small tractor suited this recue effort far more than the F350 would have; a small tractor is a blessing.

I mowed the upper area and then put my toys away, I'll try again this weekend.

 

[WranglerX]

May I suggest using jack stands or hydraulic cylinder blocks when working under mower, tractor hydraulics are nor fail safe and have been know to release dropping load.....

 

[masseyrider]

Just having a tractor around is an absolute blessing for me; it's not a need, it's something I'm able to afford that makes life so much easier.

A few days ago I managed to obliterate a mowing blade in a way that was new for me, directing it straight into the ground. This made moving the lawnmower difficult.

I just brought the Kioti over to the Cub Cadet and lifted the mower in the air. I've never had an easier time removing the blades. I did the same a few days later when I put the new blades on. With the new blades on, forgetting about the previous days rain, I immediately sank the Cub in mud.

A small tractor suited this recue effort far more than the F350 would have; a small tractor is a blessing.

I mowed the upper area and then put my toys away, I'll try again this weekend.

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From the pictures I would say you need the tractor. That's a lot of turf.

 

[CalG]

My wife agrees!

She often is heard saying, "if it saves just one trip to the Emergency Room" (or the chiropractor)

 

[tacticalturnip]

May I suggest using jack stands or hydraulic cylinder blocks when working under mower, tractor hydraulics are nor fail safe and have been know to release dropping load.....

You are absolutely right, using jack stands would have been the smart thing to do, and I have them.

It only takes one mistake; I was not thinking, and that's said by so many others in a bad way after the fact- assuming they are still around. I don't mind taking this scolding because I knew better, and still let convenience lead my way.

 

[CalG]

Safety THIRD!

;-)

 

[tacticalturnip]

I would absolutely give my kids hell for not putting safety first, but look at me not taking my own advice.

 

[1930]

I couldn’t agree more with the title
It is a blessing, I couldn’t imagine life anymore without one

 

[Locoweed]

As I get older the tractor enables me to do thing that I could not do with out it.

 

[Straightgrain3016]

Agree, a tractor is a game changer!

Ground Clearance
Hydraulics
Implements
Mobility

 

[careyo63]

Small tractor was my first. The YM2000 and then I double the size with the
Ford 2000. The Yanmar is my FM pretty much and the Wooded area is what the 63 Ford FEL. is used for. Old as I am and seen it on CL. All intact with correct Era FEL.. I had to do a split and other things but I glad I did it and put it all back in working order.
No matter what I never rely on just a Hyd. jack. I always use Jack stands. Esp. when I Am servicing the mowers. I don't rely on just the Hyd. Lift. I've had no choice before but I make it quick if I'm under something. I'll use all 4 with 1 on each wheel and the 3Pt. still holding it up. The couple minutes to set them is worth it knowing your pretty safe. Still don't mean you can't have problem though.

 

[Oaktree]

I'm not sure I'd use the word "blessed", but it sure is one of the best purchases I've made! Makes so many tasks easier, even possible, hard to imagine not having one!

 

[bigtiller]

One of the reasons I bought a hydraulic lift table was to make unloading heavy things easier from the pickup. My problem was the table weighed 180 lbs. I needed a lift table to get it out.

Loader tractor came to the rescue. I unboxed and assembled it while on the forks. Easy-peasy.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I had a similar situation as the OP a year or so back, my riding mower quit running in the middle of my back yard. So I went in with my tractor and picked up the whole thing (love having forks for the FEL also!) and carried it around and into my garage to work on it.

Turned out to be just a stuck carb linkage, but it sure was handy to be able to carry it over to where the tools were.

 

[5030]

My philosophy is... One tractor is good, two are always better.... Especially when both are identical models...

 

[masseyrider]

My philosophy is... One tractor is good, two are always better.... Especially when both are identical models...

Agreed. 6+ acres. 2 MF2607 at 65PTO HP plus a GC2310 and a GC1725m.
They don't get many hours but it's always nice to have.

 

[EdwardL]

I'm 78 and use mine for things I never thought of before I bought it. Like yesterday, I needed to mount a new 75 lb motor on an old chipper/shredder. My brother was busy, so I used the bucket to lift it, and wiggled it into position. Dug holes in New England glacial soils to bury pets that passed and moved 6 in of ice at the driveway entrance the snow plows left, etc...