I'd also recommend the front end loader, especially if you're moving a lot
of hay around... Many many uses, especially if you need to maintain 20
acres of horse property. We had a Massey with the front bucket when I was
a kid and lived on 14 acres w/ 3 separate pastures, and can't even imagine
doing things without that.
There are other attachments you can get besides the mower, such as box
graders and auger bits (makes putting in fences a lot nicer), so it's a
good investment for your lifestyle to be sure.
Hey, don't knock the bush hog ... sure it's dangerous if you're not
careful, but it's fairly entertaining to feed it random bits of wood while
you're out mowing the pastures. Just gotta remember to keep some part of
the tractor in between it and you. :) Fire ant hills are particularly
amusing too... (hey what can I say, mowing a lot of acreage gets boring
and you start looking for fun ways to pass the time.)
- Ralph
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Gil Fuqua wrote:
> I would recommend you get a front end loader with a quick connect
> attachment. They are a pain in the neck to have on the tractor if you don't
> need them. The loader is invaluable for moving things around and other uses
> you never thought of till you have it.
>
> I recommend a flail mower (the Mott brand is one of the best). It can cut
> your fields very easily and makes them look like your yard. It's the type
> of mower the park services use around here to cut the big wide open park
> spaces. It's not as dangerous as a bush hog type mower and much sturdier
> than a regular belly mower. I could use it to cut the fields as fast as I
> felt comfortable in driving the tractor.
>
> Good luck on the farm.
>
> Gil Fuqua
> Nashville
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