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    4 wheel drive all the time? or just when needed

    I won't add anything real intelligent here except to note that I learned the (almost) hard way about running a full FEL (wet gravel) down a sloped, paved driveway in 2WD. I was shocked that the brakes did almost nothing to slow me down and I was scared as hell. Luckily my driveway has a long...
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    75 acres of timber with house - trails, small garden, invasive control

    FWIW, I watched my neighbor clear his land off and on for the last 2 years and the best tool he has is the grappler on front of his 33 HP tractor. With it he can easily and efficiently move 10-12' logs of reasonable width (Fir, Maple, Alder in the 18-24" range). That grappler also makes fast...
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