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I can't comment on the size since my tractors are bigger (and smaller) then those. I would like to throw in my 2cents about the backhoe though, for what it's worth. 17 years ago I moved on to our first 5 acre piece. When my wife saw the tractor I think her first comment was "Why do we need that digging thing (backhoe)? What could you use that for? Just about the first time she went to plant something she hit one our famous buried bowling balls. (Old timers call them spuds and melons) I scooped it out and she was won over. When you transplant something into hard ground you also have to loosen the surrounding and lower soil if you want to give it a fighting chance. Although the post hole digger would do a good job too, I think the backhoe is less stressful on the tractor in hard or rocky ground if you go slow. And don't try to figure out what you're going to do with the tractor right now. Sure things do come to mind but you will find all kinds of things after you have it awhile. It can be a real body saver. A lot of guys my age (ain't 50 but danged near) still think they are Mr. Macho when it comes to moving debris, rocks, ENGINES, etc. (Yes I know you can slip a disc picking up a pencil), the tractor I bet will save you some pain. If you get one with the HST (like my BX2200) you may have to fight your wife to use it. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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