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I finally overcame the cheapskate side of me and bought a back-saver. Scooping 25 heaping wheelbarrow loads of sawdust with several more to do as well as facing having to shovel several tons of rock under my new deck helped convince me.

Really though it's more about the time it will save than the exercise (I need more of that). There are a lot of jobs I've been putting off that will be a lot easier.

Pic 2 is where I took one of the tiedown straps loose and it rolled forward.

4wd, diesel, pto, cat 1 three point hitch. It's 7 or 8 years old with only 275 hours (same as new). I got it at an auction for $4100. New price was over $11,000

I think my little nephew would like one like that for his 4yr old B-day looks like every little boy's dream toy but seriously, it looks like you could get a lot done with that and have fun too

...so sorry to see the truck window...

Looks like a souped up lawn mower. Nice. I could use one of those except it is probably only able to go 10 ft in my yard before running into something.

applestar wrote:...so sorry to see the truck window...

When it happened, I was more aggravated at how long it would take to sweep up the mess than replacing the glass. That safety glass explodes when it breaks and goes everywhere.

Years ago, a truck crossed the center line and nicked my truck mirror. The impact was enough to break the mirror glass, which hit my side window hard enough to shatter it.

I had glass in all 4 pants pockets, both shirt pockets with the flaps buttoned, and in every nook and corner of my truck cab and sleeper. It hit me in the side of the head hard enough to turn the skin red, but no cuts.

It was 30* outside too. That was a chilly 3 hour drive to a glass shop.

imafan26 wrote:Looks like a souped up lawn mower.

It sort of is. It falls in the sub-compact tractor category.

Marlingardener wrote:If you get tired of it, send it down to Texas. We could sure use something that handy around our little farm. Congratulations on a great buy, and enjoy using your new tool!

Thanks. The part I'll enjoy most is not using my back as much.

Yes to bad about the window, you got a good deal even with the window price added in. I could not get by with out a tractor. Marlin gardener You must have a tractor on your farm?

Well, I got a back glass at a nearby parts yard for $40. It took me a little while not having the right tools, but it's all better now.

Now you can get all kinds of things to go on the PTO.