How many acres with the house one doyou have a hard surface road adjoining ? yes and hard surface driveway ? yes cityor rural water ? nat gas, propane or elec ? Well water, oil furnace, septic, CABLE, Frank -----Original Message----- From: Jim <jdos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 10:45 am Subject: [elky] Re: update Depending on how level your sod is, willkinda determine just how big a deck you can efficiently use. I use a 54,60, and 72 decks..and wish I had a 144” (some day) flex wing. I’vealso got some 40-48”. The smaller they are, the less scalping theydo, over stating the obvious, eh ? My front decks are the most efficientat mowing and trimming around stuff.. 2X as fast as a tractor belly deck. Money is going to play a big factor in your compromise as it does all of us. Ican tell you that a compact tractor will be invaluable if you have an acreageneeding mowing, rock and soil moving, tree planting/removal, etc. a 3 pt finishmower on the back will be easy to hook up and quick to use.. mows the big areasfast. Get a smaller front deck for around the house , circling the treesfor the trimming, the CUT will let you mount a tiller, etc for all thosehome improvement dirt related projects as well… log splitter forfirewood.. the list is endless and goes on and on. Plus the little dieselwill have enough power to run a generator on the pto so you can have power duringthe ice storm outages.. I agree the JD green paint will be thehighest priced.. the Kubota and kioti are good values.. mahinda has a good rep,and the bobcat cut’s are built by kioti. I’m big on the hydrotrans for ease of use for both you and Dorothy. How many acres with the house ? doyou have a hard surface road adjoining ? and hard surface driveway ? cityor rural water ? nat gas, propane or elec ? Hey, we’re all living vicariously thruyour epic move <G> Jim The guy with lots’_0_questions From:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of stillfranksfault@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, January 15, 20108:50 AM To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [elky] Re: update 1 acre, slightly rolling down to thebasement door. Frank -----OriginalMessage----- From: Jim <jdos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 9:06 pm Subject: [elky] Re: update Frank, How big will your grass lawn be ? From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of stillfranksfault@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 14, 20104:12 PM To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [elky] Re: update Thanks Brian, yeah, so far it's been allpleasant surprises. PS: walked around a home depot to get out, saw a few john deer tractors, 1200.oo - 2500.oo Hmmmmmmm???? -----OriginalMessage----- From: Mongar, Brian <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 2:07 pm Subject: [elky] Re: update Congrats Frank, sorryI missed the first emails about your finding a place. Funny how thingsdon’t always get noticed until you stand there awhile or someone pointsthem out J From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mary McCarthy Sent: Thursday, January 14, 20101:05 PM To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [elky] Re: update movers don't charge to get themselveshome. Our mover was from NC, I cannot imagine paying his returntrip. Good to hear you found a greathouse. Not like we didn't tell you so or nuttin'. Your neighbor'sdogs will not protect their big bag of purina at your house. Neighbors are likethe lottery - I hope you got winners. that multiple listing No?????? Mary Yeah, Ya see, the way they are looking atit is that it's 50 there and 50 back. Then double that because they leave thepod, and return to pick it up at another time. Sooooooooo ............. it's atotal of 200 miles over estimate. Update on the inspection: The house was incredible, the home inspector and I could not findanything that needs to be addressed. I was shocked at all the upgrades he didthat we did not notice the first go around. It is an excellent value, andshows to be worth every penny. We don't need a dog as we were visited by the neighbors two dogs,very friendly, and we don't have to feed them. LOL The only unknown factor at thispoint are the neighbors themselves, I guess we will find that out when we aremoved in. Frank