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Need to mow, light excavation (say dig down 7 feet... foundation work, piers, etc), drag heavy stuff, plow. Thinking something in the 30hp range. Small 7 acre hobby farm.

Will have to clear land at some point so should be able to grapple logs when the time comes.

What are your ideas? o/

Need to mow, light excavation (say dig down 7 feet... foundation work, piers, etc), drag heavy stuff, plow. Thinking something in the 30hp range. Small 7 acre hobby farm. Will have to clear land at some point so should be able to grapple logs when the time comes. What are your ideas? o/

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I'm on 5 acres, have a 26hp Kioti with a 4-in-1 bucket on it. It's basically a poor mans (me) Kubota. Have a 5' 3-point linkage (cat 1) slasher for it that I use mow the paddocks with.

Fairly versatile machine, I think you can get a backhoe attachment for it, but I don't have one at the moment.

Not sure that I'd try using it for plowing though, it's hydrostatic drive with low-high range. Convenient for yard work with the bucket and mowing but not sure on the heavy pulling work.

What I would steer clear of is anything made in India or China, like Mahindra or Yanmar, etc. They are cheaper, but the quality can be pretty shit. If you can, go for more horsepower, there's a big difference between a 30hp and a 45hp tractor. In hindsight (and if I had the room to store it), I would probably have gone for a second hand tractor in the 40-45hp range. But, I only had a small lean-to available to store my tractor in, and only really needed it for mowing and light yard work, so the 26hp one was a goo fit for me.

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This is great info. I'll definitely be going with the gear transmission for this very reason. Get more torque for the money, I think. I don't want to be pushing snow with the HST.