New toy….. but essential!

The garden has been getting out of hand in the last few weeks as the combination of heat and rain have provided perfect growing conditions so the grass and weeds have had a field (!) day. So much so that the little sit on lawn mower has struggled to cope, and in fact hasn’t.

So a quick emergency visit was planned and on my way from the airport to the house stopped at the local tractor dealer and they had a Kubota tractor on special offer. I had dismiissed Kubota as being too expensive and had been on the verge of buying a chinese tractor in the UK and having it shipped over. The price was good (in fact extremely good), a local dealer, two years warranty and they could deliver the same day. So we have a new toy!

It is diesel driven and while only 16HP does do the business! The mean implement on the back is a grass cutter, this will cut grass and weeds up to 4 feet high as long as you go slowly.

The sit on mower has been taken away for service and we hope this should be able to keep most of the grass under control now it is in a better state. There are still a few areas of jungle to be tamed so am looking forward to my next visit!