A growing number of American families are getting back to nature and purchasing rural spreads-their own “little pieces of heaven.” And in the beginning, they may feel they can handle all of the related outdoor tasks. But work and school schedules often leave only the evenings and weekends for chores, so it becomes increasingly difficult to keep the property maintained.
To that end, many homeowners with acreage to maintain recognize that compact utility tractors are some of the handiest machines available to efficiently tackle chores ranging from mowing and blading to hauling and cultivating.
“We thought we could handle all of our outdoor tasks by hand, but our place was starting to look ratty,” explains Mike Hepworth, who, with his wife Nikki, bought a home and three acres in Prineville, Ore. “It was then that we decided we wanted one piece of equipment that would do what we needed around our home. That’s when we started looking at compact utility tractors.”
In recent years, the marketplace has exploded with a flood of products from dozens of manufacturers, which can make finding the right tractor a daunting task....