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Rather than purchase a new unit I'm looking for a used one--I like the Kubota tractors--they appear to be of a comfortable size. These units are expensive and I am looking for a used unit of some type. Some say, stay away from those tractors that are hard to get parts for as-Mitsubishi, Ford etc yet these units are the most common in the used market under 2,500.00.
I can purchase a used (2yr. old),Husqvarna lawn tractor , 21hp w/48"cut for $900.00--is that appropriate-for 2.5 acres?
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Yes the Husqvarna lawn tractor will be fine for just mowing 2.5 acres.
You may also consider your terrain and weather.
For example, if you have steep hills or creeks or rocks or sand or snow or ice.
You may find that some Husqvarna lawn tractors are built buy a common manufacturer.
I do not consider them a heavy duty daily use type of tractor.
What 21hp engine is it - the kawasaki or kohler?
If you can find a good Kubota and can afford it - do it,,,,,
Yes the Husqvarna lawn tractor will be fine for just mowing 2.5 acres.
You may also consider your terrain and weather.
For example, if you have steep hills or creeks or rocks or sand or snow or ice.
You may find that some Husqvarna lawn tractors are built buy a common manufacturer.
I do not consider them a heavy duty daily use type of tractor.
What 21hp engine is it - the kawasaki or kohler?
If you can find a good Kubota and can afford it - do it,,,,,
What kind of snow removal product should I get?
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I know we are heading into spring but I like to think ahead so it isn't too late and I get stuck in my driveway...again. I have about a 400 foot driveway. It is gravel and about 8-10 foot wide. We live in the country in the Chicagoland area. My wife recently started a business out of the house and we are looking for a snow removal product so that our customers feel comfortable coming to our house in the winter. I actually don't mind shoveling but when we both work I don't have the time to shovel my whole driveway like we would need too. I am looking to spend no more then 10,000$, and am looking for the best product available to me. Would a 4 wheeler with a plow work? Should I go for a snow blower? I just don't know what to do, but a small utility tractor seems impractical cause I wouldn't use it the rest of the year, a 4 wheeler would be fun year round, but would those plow thru well, on a gravel driveway? Thanks a ton for all of your help!
If I went 4 wheeler, I was looking at a Polaris 800 cc, 4 wheel drive way. The biggest snow blower I have seen on the market is a 15 hp. Is tat big enough? My mower is 21 hp and I can't imagine the motor on that being strong enough to throw snow, and no we don't get lake effect snow, but at times it is wet and heavy.
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We have a 1500 ft gravel driveway, and use a kawasaki Prairie 650 and 4 foot plow to plow it. This is the first year we had to hand shovel the driveway wider, in MN, and it was a crappy, exhausting deal that took us 3 days (boy do we lose our physical fitness by the end of winter - in gardening season fitness, probably a 4 hour job). If your driveway is flush with the surroundings, and not elevated, it will be harder for you to push snow to the sides. we have a slight elevation. We are going to get a snowblower to use occasionally when there is a problem like this year, but I will tell you that when I first moved to this house, before I got married, I bought a heavy duty snowblower with tracks instead of wheels, and before the ground froze, like the first big snowfall time, it ate gravel and broke the shear pins constantly. We use our ATV for many things besides plowing so we are happy with this arrangement, and it's our own damned fault that we are hermits living so far off the road (We love it). we have a moose plow. I wonder if you get lake effect snow, which we are not near Superior at all - but again, if your driveway is elevated good, you can get that snow off to the sides. PLOW WIDE, like a freeway, earlier in the winter so if the snow really piles up, there is a place to shove the stuff. Get a WARN winch - the other brand we tried broke and was replaced twice, and everyone says WARN is best. You can put chains on your ATV and get 4 wheel drive. Don't get a little ATV - you need the weight. I sit on the ATV with my husband when there is a *lot* of snow, and I call myself Ballast on those days. You could put a sandbag on there instead, but the sandbag can't get off the ATV and pull it out of a snowbank if you slew sideways and get stuck.
PS I dunno why people think an ATV is iffy, but we do have a top of the line ATV (We didn't like the belt drive, and our second ATV is a direct drive Honda) and we are in central to northern MN and a lot of our snow is the fluffy stuff, not the heavy kind. And definitely no lake effect snow.
PPS It is difficult to check the oil on Polaris models, I've been told, and maybe that problem has been fixed. Of course I want you to buy one, since they are a MN company :-)
I think 15 HP is fine - I really loved that one I had with tracks instead of wheels, but I have a big hill to go up to get out from my house, and that's why I got the tracks. The main issue is sucking gravel in during early and late winter - in mid winter, normally you don't get dug into the road itself at all to suck any gravel. When I tried a snowblower attached to my lawn tractor, which was a 16 HP, I think, it kept getting stuck in the soft road bed and breaking shear pins.
Your driveway is MUCH MUCH shorter than mine, so I think a 4 wheeler will be totally awesome. Just remember to plow as wide as you can, because you never know how much snow you will get later, and you need a place to put all that snow. The driveway gets narrower thru the winter, if there is a lot of snow. In later winter if there is a LOT of snow, my husband will rev up and jam the snow directly sideways, with me as ballast, to push that snow back some more. This has only been a couple years in 10 that he had to do that. Keep spare clips, bolts etc on hand for your plow, because they fall out under heavy use, at times. Our Moose plow has been very good to us.
We have a 1500 ft gravel driveway, and use a kawasaki Prairie 650 and 4 foot plow to plow it. This is the first year we had to hand shovel the driveway wider, in MN, and it was a crappy, exhausting deal that took us 3 days (boy do we lose our physical fitness by the end of winter - in gardening season fitness, probably a 4 hour job). If your driveway is flush with the surroundings, and not elevated, it will be harder for you to push snow to the sides. we have a slight elevation. We are going to get a snowblower to use occasionally when there is a problem like this year, but I will tell you that when I first moved to this house, before I got married, I bought a heavy duty snowblower with tracks instead of wheels, and before the ground froze, like the first big snowfall time, it ate gravel and broke the shear pins constantly. We use our ATV for many things besides plowing so we are happy with this arrangement, and it's our own damned fault that we are hermits living so far off the road (We love it). we have a moose plow. I wonder if you get lake effect snow, which we are not near Superior at all - but again, if your driveway is elevated good, you can get that snow off to the sides. PLOW WIDE, like a freeway, earlier in the winter so if the snow really piles up, there is a place to shove the stuff. Get a WARN winch - the other brand we tried broke and was replaced twice, and everyone says WARN is best. You can put chains on your ATV and get 4 wheel drive. Don't get a little ATV - you need the weight. I sit on the ATV with my husband when there is a *lot* of snow, and I call myself Ballast on those days. You could put a sandbag on there instead, but the sandbag can't get off the ATV and pull it out of a snowbank if you slew sideways and get stuck.
PS I dunno why people think an ATV is iffy, but we do have a top of the line ATV (We didn't like the belt drive, and our second ATV is a direct drive Honda) and we are in central to northern MN and a lot of our snow is the fluffy stuff, not the heavy kind. And definitely no lake effect snow.
PPS It is difficult to check the oil on Polaris models, I've been told, and maybe that problem has been fixed. Of course I want you to buy one, since they are a MN company :-)
I think 15 HP is fine - I really loved that one I had with tracks instead of wheels, but I have a big hill to go up to get out from my house, and that's why I got the tracks. The main issue is sucking gravel in during early and late winter - in mid winter, normally you don't get dug into the road itself at all to suck any gravel. When I tried a snowblower attached to my lawn tractor, which was a 16 HP, I think, it kept getting stuck in the soft road bed and breaking shear pins.
Your driveway is MUCH MUCH shorter than mine, so I think a 4 wheeler will be totally awesome. Just remember to plow as wide as you can, because you never know how much snow you will get later, and you need a place to put all that snow. The driveway gets narrower thru the winter, if there is a lot of snow. In later winter if there is a LOT of snow, my husband will rev up and jam the snow directly sideways, with me as ballast, to push that snow back some more. This has only been a couple years in 10 that he had to do that. Keep spare clips, bolts etc on hand for your plow, because they fall out under heavy use, at times. Our Moose plow has been very good to us.
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