A friend whose property was “overplanted” sold us his Kioti tractor. Trying to get up to speed, I studied its users’ manual and read online discussion groups of people who use tractors. At first, it was a bit intimidating, however, soon I learned that with very careful use, it was an indispensable tool. Plus, now we could brush hog our own back acre.
I learned about all the cool attachments you can get for these things. As a middle-aged female with arthritic joints, I soon developed a mean case of “tractor envy,” every time I drove by a certain house in town. This person had every imaginable tractor attachment, and I wanted them all! Soon I realized, you don’t really need that many. We have a 16-inch bucket, 24-inch bucket and a brush hog attachment. A year later, we acquired a “thumb,” which comes in handy in picking up large boulders.
