New England B.S. Thread

We've got 4.6 acres, mostly wooded. I want to clear out some space in the woods for a hunting/wildlife food plot and have access to, or bought most of the implements I'll need to do that. We also have about a quarter mile of private dirt road that my three neighbors and I share that we all pitch in to maintain. We need to clear it in the winter, grade it in the spring, et cetera, and about half of that is on my parcel. I've been snowblowing it, but that takes for-ev-er and I've been looking for ways to keep it better maintained. Snowblowing a dirt road SUCKS, I have to keep the scraper bar kind of high so I don't suck up a bunch of stones and pitch them all over the place, which leaves a half to three quarters of an inch of snow that then gets compacted down on top of the last tailings and ends up as a thick sheet of boilerplate ice by spring. Bought a quick-attach (skidsteer style) hydraulic angled plow to deal with that. The dirt, like any dirt road, gets rutted and potholed all spring and then needs to be leveled off, boxblade for that. I've got a pile of landscaping projects in the queue that I'll need the tractor for as well, grading off the back yard, building a patio, trenching for some electric service out to the patio...

I could have just rented equipment, or paid somebody else to do it for me, but that goes against all my Yankee self-reliance instincts. Renting gear, you have to hope it's available when you are, and a lot of my work around here gets done when I have spare time, not necessarily planned out in advance. That's on me, I know, but I don't see my habits changing anytime soon.

I had a riding mower with a manually articulated snow blade in MA for a touch over a half acre, stepping up to a compact tractor with some muscle seemed appropriate given the space and plans up here. I have the idea that in time I may pick up a trailer big enough to move it, and expand out to offering some services locally as a side gig - rototilling, grading, etc. There never seems to be a shortage of people around here looking for that sort of stuff.

 

I have a Kubota B7610 tractor at our new property. We ended up with 14 acres, mostly wooded as well. It’s currently the father in laws with the plan that I will buy it but man it’s so handy to have. Even as easy as using it to move rock, firewood, load with demolition material to go in the dumpster, etc.

 

Pretty comparable tractor to what I've got coming.

 

It sounds like the old rule of thumb for a tuxedo, if you're going to rent it 3 times just buy it. Plus it isn't just like you're doing a project, the road you mentioned will always need upkeep.

 

Yeah! I rent stuff I know I won’t have a long term need for. Tile wet saw? Yeah that was a 5 hour rental for sure.

Tux/suits etc, I would rent a tux even if I will wear it >3 times, because the NEXT time I need a tux is going to be….well, probably never, but let’s say I do….who knows if I’ll be the same size, have both my arms still, etc by that point. Wearing a suit daily for work yeah. But meh.

I’m just jealous he has a use case to justify something fun

Here I am trying to justify a chamber vac sealer and he’s like “Yeah it’s got a front AND back loader!”

 

I did buy a tile saw a few years ago, Harbor Freight type level but I was tiling my bathroom/hallway/kitchen.

A while ago I needed a tuxedo every few weeks so yeah that was well worth buying.

 

If your down for it... would it be possible if I could rent it or use it for about an hour?

 

Daylight is a problem in the fall and winter afternoons. I had a headlight and flashing rear red light.

 

Once I assume ownership I’m happy to bring it over Jared.

 

Saw this out for dinner...
Is it just me or....
And what is that...thing... around the windshield?

 

Just reeks of freedom

 

You mean the rest of the Jeep?
JK, The A pillars are really easy to bolt things up to since its straight, and already has bolts sticking out the bottom. So, just get a light bar mount on top of the windshield that bolts to the bottom, because you can, and because FREEDOM.

 

I've seen one of those before on a jeep.

https://www.quadratec.com/p/aerolidz/american-flag-insert-aerox-dual-led-light-bar-silencer


It's a Jeep thing. You wouldn't understand.

 

Same! I'm 10 minutes away. And I will happy to rent it and you for some work. I've been on the fence buying a machine for so long. Just can't justify it, because when I'm done....

I had that "Jeep thing"....
Then it burned when I peed...
Now I have a Tacoma, and it's all better....

 

Oh, I understand it perfectly well… that’s why I bought a Ford!

 

Do you watch Top Gear? They did an episode where they flew to Miami, bought cars, and drove to New Orleans. The premise was - the cost to buy and use the car is less than a rental. They had like a grand, it’s a pretty good episode.

Point is, fine one, use it, sell it. Depending how long you need it for, might be cheaper than renting!

When the Taco gets smoked I might get a woods jeep. Short wheel base, easy SAS, stuff is DIRT cheap. Sliders can be had for like 150$ all told. etc etc. TBD I’m at 50k, so I have another 150k before I need to consider that!





Happy 4th weekend y’all.

 

Even if the taco doesn't get murked I want a beater xj real bad lmao

 

This right here is a fine idea, if you have the cash to tie up in a machine for a little while. Tractors hold their value really well and there isn't going to be a huge difference in price to buy a used machine with 120 hours and then sell it a few weeks, or even a year later with 150 hours.

 

I feel like Dick Cepek DC2s were played out in 2008, yet I keep seeing them running around. What do I know, though.

 

Everything old is new again, my brother..