Sod displacement?
 

Tractors for grown boys with more money than they have sense.:yeah:

I like watching them, but they got way more loot invested in them than I will ever see.

lawn mower
 

There are a number of options available depending on how you want to dispose of the grass clippings. If you have a somewhat powerful tractor or ATV, you can use a pull behind reel mower. if you use a tractor, you can cut one section while the pull behind is off set mowing another section doubling the cutting area. Some of these are powered by a PTO setup from the tractor. Others have a pull behind that also have an engine on board that powers the blades. Those are the ones that can be offset

The benefits are they are relatively inexpensive and cut very large swaths of grass in one pass. I have seen ones cut 10ft in one pass. The configurations can vary too. Some in diamond formation or straight across.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5pNat0XPY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxjT_b42dIA

The zero turn mowers are also efficient and fairly fast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxmVdUNADc4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGh3PKeZzK4

If you race your neighbor, wear a helmet. If you win, they buy the beer :D

Neal! were on to ya!
 

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NEAL: Aktung, my plan is to work another 4 years, then retire on my ranch, raise chickens and pigs, and just be lazy

MODERATOR: please move this thread! http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=221062 :03: I've just figured out why Neal really wants the tractor...after all. He said he was gonna raise pigs and chickens in retirement...now suddenly it's grass!!!???:timeout: http://temporarytemples.co.uk/wp-con...-06-15-OH2.jpg:k_confused:

Hmm, well you may find that model to be a bit too underpowered. So the plan is just to keep the brush and grass from getting too high.

Again my suggestion would be to pick what implements you want, then look at what you would need to run them. You probably would also do well to look at used equipment in about the 80hp range, preferably diesel as they tend to last a lot longer. Also with something with a bit more power would mean you could do more with it later.

Mowers there are lots of different options and sizes, including disc, flail, and sickle-bar/rotary. Just about all of them can handle what you are talking about. Disc would be the fastest, sickle-bar the slowest but disc is more expensive (and requires more powerful tractors)

I'm guessing for fertilizing you are thinking about something like this
http://www.deere.com/en_US/products/...spreaders.page

Well...at the rate we are going. Things like "prepping" are the catch words of the day. It might be best to find something that does not require petrol of any kind. Go steam!

http://www.customservicecrane.com/ne...2-2007-031.jpg

Could work for what you want the tractor to accomplish

http://www.myfarmlife.com/wp-content..._12_mower1.jpg


Or...make 3 swipes with this on 30 acre and done.

https://www.deere.com/common/media/i...er_762x458.jpg

If you want speed you want something like the Claas Disco 9100 or other butterfly disc mowers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTyGyWzcr_U
Not at all cheap though... and you'd need a mid sized tractor to be able to power it.


Otherwise you could look at this sort of stuff, as examples (not that I recommend JD equipment over others).
http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/html...id=729db26d#14
http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/non_...otary_Cutr.pdf
http://www.deere.com/en_US/docs/html...?id=3a96d8a9#1

Making steam requires thermally dynamic fuel....
 

Correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't that a fuel oil tank hanging off the back?

Besides, OSHA would never go for it.

Steps leading up to the piston and flywheel?:timeout:

Don't forget to cover your tractor up with something or how about a tractor shed: http://shedsbuilding.com/how-importa...actor-shed.htm

http://shedsbuilding.com/wp-content/...-designs-3.jpg

I don't know which dealers are near you, but if you're willing to consider other brands like Kubota, Kioti, Mahindra, TYM, or LS you could save thousands over a comparable Deere. You could also probably find good deals on other brands like New Holland, CaseIH, or Massey Feruson, too. For that size lot, you're gonna want something big enough to run a batwing mower. Each of those brands have something in the 70+ hp range. You could always check out another forum like TractorByNet. I've been there longer than here. I'm not sure what the latest models are, but something like a Kubota M7040 with cab, would be just the ticket for 30 acres.