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Picking The Perfect Tractor For Your Homestead
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If you find yourself with a new small farm or homestead, you will also find yourself with a chore list the length of your right arm. A good small farm or homestead is like a good marriage — it is a beautiful thing, but it takes effort and hard work.
Hard work is something that you will never run out of, I assure you. Plowing, planting, harvesting, shoveling manure, cultivating, moving dirt, mowing and so much more are daily duties for the small-time farmer. Horses are nice, but I have never been a horse man, and I don’t intend to start being one.
If you are like me, and don’t exactly feel like running back to 1889, I suggest you seriously consider a tractor. There are many good sources when finding used tractors in good condition.
A piece of land less than 150 acres can be managed with one machine. Two is preferable, and I have never worked a farm over 50 acres in size with less than two. Of course, if you only have small piece of land, one is plenty.
There are so many articles and blogs about what to look at when purchasing the tractor itself.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/picking-the-perfect-tractor-for-your-homestead/
