Posted by George Marsh on August 11, 2014 at 04:28:23 from (184.16.227.119):
In Reply to: belly mower ability posted by Lisa5908 on August 10, 2014 at 08:55:55:
Neighbor bought a new BX23 Kubota with loader. His loader can only lift a half scoop of dirt, very slowly and not very high.
So you may need a small compact tractor to get inside a barn may lift horse poo.
Belly mowers typically are for yards. Perhaps 3-4 inches high, not good for rocks, uneven ground.
If you want to move round bales of hay, you are going to need a large tractor, not a toy yard tractor.
Lifting heavy objects with front loaders puts a lot of stress on the front wheels, removing weight from rear wheels. Which requires a counter weight behind the rear wheels. Some farmers use a 3 pt brush hog for counter weight, ballast. Some put fluid in tires, some both.
It sounds to me that you have the typical mind set, one tractor to do many things, when buying 2 good old farm tractors may be cheaper and more pratical.
If you load manure on a spreader, you need a tractor to pull the spreader and one to load with.
I have many trails in an old gravel pit for riding. Actually it's driving a kawasaki mule and kids go-cart. I need more than a mower to keep my trails clean. Asian honey suckle needs cleaned out. I need to mow both vertically and horizontally. I also use a backhoe to remove the honey suckle my the roots.
The best money I've ever spent was buying a terramite T5C. It can out lift the toy yard tractors with add on loaders. It can dig brush out of my trails. Neighbor has 3 horses and no place to spread the poo. He has a 14k dump trailer. I loan him my backhoe. He brings me his horse poo. Even trade. I mix in grass, leafs, yard waste, wood chips, a little dirt and have tons of free fertilizer for garden and flower beds.
Everyone who see me work with the T5C is very impressed what it can do. Even the other neighbor who paid big bucks for his Kubota loader. It's a Little Big Man.
If you have honey suckle like most of us, you need a rear brush hog and backhoe. A T5C is a true backhoe, no 3 pt, no PTO, not a mower. I'm putting about 200 hours a year on the terramite. That's more than my 2 farm tractors with 72 inch mowers, 2 riding mowers with 48 inch mowers combined.
Just my experience. Get many tractors, not one to do everything. george
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