Recent content by andyrc130

Just moved into a new place on 3.5 acres total - about 2 acres wooded and 1.5 acres newly laid sod. I don't have many obstacles to mow around, but I do have a couple of slopes to deal with and a 800ft+ driveway that will need snow removed a couple of times a season. Of course I would love to...

Over the weekend I rented a Caterpillar 953 for my uncle to dig the hole for my basement foundation. We ran out of light on Sunday before we could ensure the floor was completely level. We were able to shoot a few quick elevation grades and found that we were within a foot or so of level the...

I struggled for a while with the decision between a 7510 and a 7610. One of the main reasons I went with a 7610 was that it says on Kubota's web site and in their hand out pamphlet on the B series tractors that the 7610 can handle a 5' brush hog and a 6' RFM. However, in the actual owners...

Last weekend I used my tractor for the first time to brush hog my 5 acres. I started on Saturday morning and was taking it very slowly as I wanted to break the tractor in correctly and also the brush was very tall and thick. A few hours into it I noticed that the tractor was starting to bog...

I am buying my first tractor ever for 5.5 acres. 3 acres will be fenced for horses, 1.5 acres of woods. Did anybody else go through the dilema of whether to choose the 7510 or 7610? Will be getting an FEL and either MMM or RFM. I will be bush hogging the first few times at least, then...

Hey everybody. I am just starting the process of building a house on 5.5 acres in eastern WV. The first 4 acres are rough brush (mostly thorn bushes). It's mostly flat with a slope down to a wet weather stream in front and the last acre or so in the back is wooded and slopes down to a year...