As I'm moving back to my acreage I'm going home with a new toy! A Kubota bx23s tractor / backhoe 3 point hitch 3rd function valve 4' Rototiller Forks Bucket w/ cutting edge 5' box blade 5' rotary cutter I'm super excited to put this baby to work in spring. I've also got 5 goats lined up and a half dozen chickens. Our eventual goal is to be self sufficient
Change of plans! Instead of buying the tractor cash, we're going to pay off the vehicles and finance the tractor. Which means I'm going to add a grapple, post auger and rear blade. Sweeeeet
Thanks! It's going to be years of hard work on top of a full time job. But hopefully 15 years down the road we will reach our goal
Brought my tractor inside today. Tomorrow I'll start assembling the 3rd function valve and digging out the other implements. Can it be Spring already??!
Decided to add a drive over mower deck too. That way I can get rid of my older ride on mower and save on space. I'll still have to build an additional structure to house all these implements. And then my next major cost will be to build myself a new garage / shop.
I added a couple more things to my tractor. Kubota bx23s tractor / backhoe Industrial tires Tuft tires The point hitch Quick attach Cutting edge for the loader bucket Ripping teeth for the loader bucket Sun shade 50lb wheel weights Mechanical thumb 3rd function valve 32" pallet forks 5' box blade 5' Rear blade 54" drive over mower deck 58" rotary tiller 5' rotary cutter Post hole auger Single bottom mouldboard plow 66" Snow pusher w/ top blade 54" claw grapple Disc hiller
The goats I'd have to milk, and find time to make the milk into soaps and cheese and such. Alpacas are much less work. And their fleece is quite profitable. They also have a communal dung pile, so that's awesome. With the chicken and alpaca shit I can make compost. Also have friends down the street with horses, and another friend is the manager at the grocery store, so expired produce will be readily available
As is my rotary cutter I still want goats, but I'll start with alpacas. My barn can only house so many creatures at this time lol
I've got 5 acres, at least 1 I'd like to be planting all the usually crops: potatoes carrots, peas, beans, squash, beets, corn, spinach, onions, etc. I would also like 1/2 acre to start an apple tree orchard. While keeping chickens and alpachas with a guard donkey. And I also want a 50' x 75' natural pool complete with bio filter, steam and waterfall
