NewbieAcreageOwner
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We just purchased a 4 acre parcel. It has a nice large sized manicured lawn. The back portion is a natural river side landscape. It also has an open area, however with some trees, two nice open fields, previously used as horse pasture and many trees. We also have 3 large gardens so we were looking at tractors with rototillers, however the gate on one is quite small, so we may not be able to fit in that one, and the second that is all fenced may also be too small, at least for a "tractor"...
We are looking for a subcompact/compact (we think) tractor that can manage the "yard" but also the back portion as we will be using it to run fitness camps, possibly create a diy chipping course for our teenage son (no special grasses or anything, just regular lawn), eventually we would like to put a swimming pond in there and we have to build a 2 storey garage. The 2nd storey will be office space and indoor fitness. We hope to build it with straw bales. There is some dead fall that will have to be removed. We also live in Canada by the mountains so there will be many snowy days that we will have to clear the drive way and a parking area for clients.
We want something that can maintain the yard, around the trees in the back, (there are too many to have to do with a regular lawn mower if we can't get close enough) handle the "natural" landscape, remove snow, carry some items and hopefully when the time comes, help us dig. Seeing money doesn't grow on trees around here we are looking at the cost and want to try to stay on the lower end, while also not having to upgrade again in two years time. So we aren't against spending a bit more to have 1 thing that will mostly fulfill our needs. Obviously nothing is perfect at everything.
I have attached a few pictures showing the type of landscape that we are trying to figure out how to maintain.
The other weird part is that we are in town, and I mean 1 block off main street in the middle of town, we have houses beside us and a couple that run down the one side, then the back is open acreage living (4 small acreages tucked in along the river that no one really even knows are there ), so this has to be taken into account as far as noise levels go.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for helping us newbies out!
We are looking for a subcompact/compact (we think) tractor that can manage the "yard" but also the back portion as we will be using it to run fitness camps, possibly create a diy chipping course for our teenage son (no special grasses or anything, just regular lawn), eventually we would like to put a swimming pond in there and we have to build a 2 storey garage. The 2nd storey will be office space and indoor fitness. We hope to build it with straw bales. There is some dead fall that will have to be removed. We also live in Canada by the mountains so there will be many snowy days that we will have to clear the drive way and a parking area for clients.
We want something that can maintain the yard, around the trees in the back, (there are too many to have to do with a regular lawn mower if we can't get close enough) handle the "natural" landscape, remove snow, carry some items and hopefully when the time comes, help us dig. Seeing money doesn't grow on trees around here we are looking at the cost and want to try to stay on the lower end, while also not having to upgrade again in two years time. So we aren't against spending a bit more to have 1 thing that will mostly fulfill our needs. Obviously nothing is perfect at everything.
I have attached a few pictures showing the type of landscape that we are trying to figure out how to maintain.
The other weird part is that we are in town, and I mean 1 block off main street in the middle of town, we have houses beside us and a couple that run down the one side, then the back is open acreage living (4 small acreages tucked in along the river that no one really even knows are there ), so this has to be taken into account as far as noise levels go.Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for helping us newbies out!
