Bruce Dorsi
Member
Tim:
Your needs should dictate what to buy.
What jobs are you looking to do? ...Mowing? ...Snow plowing or Snow blowing? ....Garden plowing & discing? ....Tilling?
I was involved in the lawn equipment business for 25+ years. ....We would listen to what the customer wanted to do, and then recommend different options.
For less than 2 acres, with grass-cutting the priority, a GOOD riding mower would often out-perform a tractor with a mower deck. ....Riding mowers can pull a cart, but no ground-engaging attachments can be used.
There are GOOD QUALITY used riding mowers available for well under your budget ($200-$500 range).
Sometimes, it is better to buy a separate mower for grass cutting, a separate tiller for gardening, and a separate snow blower, than to buy a tractor with multiple attachments.
The Bolens tube-frame tractors were good quality, with many used attachments available, depending on your geographic area. ....However, the Bolens XL tractors did NOT use the commonly-found tube-frame attachments, so finding attachments for an XL tractor is not very easy.
My e-mail is open, if you would like to discuss this matter further.
Your needs should dictate what to buy.
What jobs are you looking to do? ...Mowing? ...Snow plowing or Snow blowing? ....Garden plowing & discing? ....Tilling?
I was involved in the lawn equipment business for 25+ years. ....We would listen to what the customer wanted to do, and then recommend different options.
For less than 2 acres, with grass-cutting the priority, a GOOD riding mower would often out-perform a tractor with a mower deck. ....Riding mowers can pull a cart, but no ground-engaging attachments can be used.
There are GOOD QUALITY used riding mowers available for well under your budget ($200-$500 range).
Sometimes, it is better to buy a separate mower for grass cutting, a separate tiller for gardening, and a separate snow blower, than to buy a tractor with multiple attachments.
The Bolens tube-frame tractors were good quality, with many used attachments available, depending on your geographic area. ....However, the Bolens XL tractors did NOT use the commonly-found tube-frame attachments, so finding attachments for an XL tractor is not very easy.
My e-mail is open, if you would like to discuss this matter further.
