Just like washing a car. Rain will come within 24 hours.
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I'm gonna hijack this thread for myself just a little bit if that is alright with everyone.

I'm in the process of buying a 10 acre nursery in Rayville and the guy is taking his tractor with him. I'm considering picking up a Quad and adding a mowing deck and a trailer to pull shit around on.



Thoughts on something like this vs an actual tractor? (figure that I can unhook the attachments and now have a toy as well instead of strictly a tool)
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How much for that mowing deck? If you need an excuse to buy the quad, go for it I guess, but the mowing deck won't be that much less than a zero turn, I would think. I think they are mostly rough cut as well.
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It isn't so much as looking for an excuse to buy a quad as much as thinking ahead for utility. Instead of having a zero-turn mower AND a tractor for when I need to haul/move things I could get a quad that could both mow and haul/move things.

I've never lived/worked/mowed on that scale before and trying to get the most utilitarian use out of the equipment I wind up buying.

Looks to be about $1500 for a 44 inch 11.5HP deck without going too hard on the shopping.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/pr...RoCOMEQAvD_BwE
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Just curious, do you know what size tractor the last guy had?

If the land is pretty much finished and good to go, you might could skip the tractor I guess. The forklift loader attachment would probably be awfully nice though.

Do customers come to the property, or you just sell to nearby nurseries/farms? In that picture, it sure looks like it is ripping up the lawn a good bit... but if you don't need to maintain a pristine area I guess that would be less important.

It will be harder to get that setup to cut near the edges and get a clean cut around trees, etc...
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He has an 1973 International 140. That said, he has a mowing deck attached to it and no loader.

The land is finished. I will want to plant new trees as time passes though.

The photo was just to give an idea of what I was talking about. To be honest, I don't know if my train of thought on this is normal or not so when I did a GIS, I used one of the first images I found to get my thought across.

There seems to be both finishing and brush mowers that are towable. The finishing mower would give me the traditional cut look.

As for customers, they sometimes come on property. Mostly not.
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The property in question:


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That is pretty land man! Looks nice!

Also looks like a good amount of lawn though. I have ~6 acres I currently cut with my tractor and a 8' ( 96" ) rotary cutter. It takes damn near 4 hours I think, but I do it fairly infrequently.

Based on what people are reporting in this thread, I would very much consider getting a zero-turn, and holding off on the tractor purchase entirely for a while. I think that will cut down on the time you have to spend mowing that.

I guess you still need some sort of quad or UTV to move plants around efficiently though.

Pretty area though man and good looking house! :-)
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Honestly,

depending on what you're going to do, I'd consider a zero turn and a small truck, or a larger lawn tractor with attachments. small scoop, tiller etc aren't cheap but handy.
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I’m currently considering a 22HP Mahindra, brand new, comes with front loader and grader blade for 16,000. They’re offering 0 percent interest for 84 months with 3,400 down.

I think I’m gonna buy it.
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Is that the eMax 22S? Is it HST, Gear, Shuttle? 4WD?

I just recently got a new Mahinda 5570... I have been impressed with it so far.
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Yes. I’m looking at either the 22 or the 24. I haven’t priced the 24 yet.

The Mahindra website advertised 84 months interest free, but the dealer wouldn’t offer it to me. I had to specifically ask for it.
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I think the 22 is geared and the 24 is hydrostatic transmission. Depends on the type of work you are doing I guess which you prefer.

So, sit with the dealer and see how it all works out.. was better for me to pay some interest and then they gave me a better deal on the tractor.

The 5570 4WD shuttle with loader lists at around $41k, but I got it for $31k from the dealer. It is still a very low interest rate though.. like 3.5% maybe? And, of course, you can pay it off early.
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You can the 22 in both geared and HST. The one I priced is geared.
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OK my turn to hijack...

OK I've really got an itch to buy some farm ground to screw around. I just want a place where we can be out by ourselves, do some hunting, shoot some guns, screw around about side.

What's the best way to go about this?

One thought I had was attempt to purchase an old farmstead that is not used with some run down, unsalvageable buildings (I have a place in mind). Now here is my question, obviously I'd love to go in and just buy the entire 40 acres this farmstead sits on but let's just say the owner has no motivation to sell. However, I think they may be willing to sell off just the old farmstead to the right individual (I have a connection).

So is there a minimum amount of ground I should try to obtain, like 5 or 10 acres with an option to buy more land if the land around me ever goes on the market?
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