The land is mostly flat. It gets a little steep down near the creek, but mostly where I'll be using the tractor right now is pretty flat. Maybe "skidding logs" was an overstatement. :) Outside of clearing some trees for building sites, I won't be cutting anything over 10-12" in diameter. Mostly I'll be cleaning up fallen trees and getting the land straightened up for when I start farming over there. I'll just be chopping them up for firewood or building mounds trying out some "hugelkultur" stuff or building swales to send water where I want it to go. I won't be doing any real "logging" and I am *highly aware* of what I don't know. I will not be standing the tractor on end trying to drag heavy stuff like I see videos of on YT, nor will I be using it on a 45 degree incline. :)
I had several "tractor buddies" tell me I needed a bucket and would regret it if I didn't get one. My thinking was since I had never driven a tractor before, a bucket would be a visual hinderance and also an opportunity to turn myself over. About the only thing I could think of that I would use it for would be to tote gravel or compost when I start large scale composting. I've got a shovel and a pickup truck.
I just want to get started without killing myself. I want to start cleaning up my land and getting a visual in my head of what is going where when we start building over there. I understand that if I buy something and it doesn't work for me, I might be buying a bigger or fancier tractor later. But I think I would always have a use for a smaller tractor around the place. I've got 2 lawn mowers, 2 weedeaters, 2 blowers, 2 chainsaws, etc because if one is down, I have a backup. I can see having a 30-40 HP tractor around the place as a backup even if I end up with a 100 HP tractor. But I'm certainly not blowing off all the great advice. I'll come back through here and read all the replies more closely when I have a minute this evening. I appreciate all the help!
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