 |
Re: [RC] [CTR] OT: best acreage 'implements'? (long) - riesHi Kristi, As you know, we have lots of "essential toys" including a riding lawn mower, a tractor with a blade and a 4-wheeler with a blade. We've actually moved to our new house now and took the 4-wheeler and blade with us and left the tractor and blade at the old house for now as the new buyers haven't closed yet and we've got to keep the driveway clear. Both push (or pull) the snow but if you asked Mike, the 4-wheeler is more fun (of course!). I think the pull-behind mower would be cool but don't want to pay for it as we have a bush-hog for behind the tractor. We do use the 4-wheeler and blade to clean corrals in the summer (the kids are good at this). We also use the 4-wheeler to move the flatbed trailers around (no, not the horse trailer). Do they plow the little road in front of your house or would you be plowing all the way to the highway? That might make a difference too... What do you need to push snow for anyway??? You've got 4-wh-drive! Ha! Sandy Quoting Kristi Schaaf <iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx>: Hi all- We just had yet another heavy snowfall here in Iowa (well, that's relatively speaking - I'm originally from Minnesota and what "I" consider heavy and Iowans consider heavy are two different things!). Anyway, our old and well-used 14 hp lawn tractor w/ snow blower finally gasped its last breath yesterday trying to clear yet more snow from the drive. So, we need to figure out what to replace it with, and I'm wondering what those of you with 'small' acreages use to maintain them? We're trying to find the most versatile equipment for what we need. We have 5 acres, and mow approx 1/2 acre of yard (I'm trying to get more of that changed to horse pasture but think I've pushed as far as I can). Once or twice a year we mow the ignored parts of pasture, and also seed/spray/etc as needed. We also drag the horse paddock routinely, year round, and snowblow when necessary (see why our little lawn tractor has earned its keep and deserves a noble death?). We're trying to decide if we should get a bigger lawn tractor (25 hp) for all our summer jobs, plus a blade for one of the pickups to push snow. Those two combined would cost approx $4000 (our budget). We're wondering if we should instead invest in a 4-wheeler (at about that price), and then purchase the needed attachments for it as we can afford to. Do any of you use a 4-wheeler with snow blade, pull behind mower, etc? If so, does it do the job well? What size do you recommend? Other suggestions? Thanks in advance, Kristi in Iowa __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/horsesctr/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: horsesctr-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|