[Dantempest]

Hi all.
We have recently purchased 4 acres of land near Moffat Scotland and are looking to buy a small tractor.
This will be used to cut the meadow and clean up some woodland and to transport sand to the horse arena.
Any ideas on type would be super.
Cheers for now

[Fleecewife]

Hello and welcome from 40 miles up the road 


We were lucky enough to be given a David Brown ancient tractor when we first started here 25 years ago - too big for most of our needs although we use it at haymaking with the larger equipment such as a baler.  We also bought a Siromer (one of the first in Britain I think) which does all the small stuff you describe, and more.  Your choice of small tractor depends to a large degree on your funds, so anything from 2nd hand to a posh brand new super-tractor, but for us the little Siromer has been perfect - we bought it flat pack and built it up ourselves and the very few repairs needed we have carried out ourselves, with excellent support from the importers.

[Dav275]

Hi, and welcome from the other side of the A74!

We bought a 25hp Mahindra for similar tasks. It's been very useful, although spares are a bit tricky now as there aren't really any dealers.

If I was doing it again, I would go for the Siromer, as a similar beast but better support.