The reason for so many of the same thing is CRAIGSLIST FAULT. I find something that I think I need and with very little to do on the job, just look for bargains. I do occassionally need a second lawnmower, like just before I came back to work, lawn needed mowing and there was a broken deck lift bracket on my ZTR so the old JD was pulled into service. It was originally bought just to mow the sloped areas around my house where the ZTR would slowly drift downhill. That has been corrected now with some tractor type R1 tires that I stole off wifes golf cart. Seems they are the exact same size rim. I had bought 4 to put on the cart when it was snow bound one year and they worked well (2front just for looks) and never thought to check the sizes as they looked so much smaller than the lawnmower tires. Well finally checked and stole the 2 front from the golf cart. Works great but will dig a good hole if you push it hard in a turn.
The old Yanmar was my first tractor and it has done a lot of work, digging up stuff, bushhogging large saplings etc. and it works fine, just a bit tight in the operator platform and no AC in summer heat, hence the big LS with CAB. LS has twice the HP I need really but man is it a brute and comfortable to drive and operate but its large frame limits where I can go with it AND it leave tracks in the lawn even when it is dry. SO now I get to thinking I could sure use a backhoe but not such a big one as a 580 Case, just something to dig up the yearly rock crop that pops up. Been using the FEL and that tears up a parcel of land getting them out sometimes. Got and electric golf cart and later wife mentioned that it would be nice to have gas backup in case the batteries failed on the other one, hence a gasoline powered one which she hardly (never ) uses but the grandsons use it in the summer vacation visits so it may be around for a couple more years(they are 13 now)
Now when I get the
B26 home, I am going to have to sell the Yanmar, just dont have any place left to keep everything without taking up my work shop area or clustering the lawnmowers in with the boat in the new boat storage area which will work for a while till I can sell the Yanmar.
OH almost forgot the Kubota RTV 900. Found that on Craigslist also at substantial discount from new with only 63 hours so bought it. One of my better buying decisions. I use it everyday. Wife didnt like it at first because it was so big and perferred her golf cart. Gradually got used to driving it and now her golf cart kinda sets along with the gas powered Yamaha one waiting for the grandkids to come. Yesterday she mentioned that she wouldnt mind having her own Kubota so we will have to see on that one. I dont think I can justify 2 RTVs and 2 golf carts even with the 2 grandsons with us. They usually only use one of the two carts. Only time will tell if I need to build on more to may storage areas. I still have some room under my patio deck which is where the gas golf cart homes.
