Hello all. I purchased a house with 2.5 acres in 2006. I have spent the last few years doing small updates to the house, and finally scored a budget to get a new mower. ** grunts and smiles ** I currently have a Poulan, 12-16hp 42" deck, riding mower. I've had it since I was 16 (I'm now 28). lol. While it does the job of cutting my yard, I want something better, stronger, faster (you get the picture). It currently takes about 3-4 hours to cut my yard. I have a lot of obstacles (trees and what not).

To be more specific, I want something that could potentially till my yard, haul wood (my yard is flat btw), push snow, and cut grass. I have about $3000.00 to play with. Is there something out there that will work for me?

Again, I'm such a noob when it comes to mowers. I hope that 3k is an adequate budget

Here are a few mowers I found:

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/1625962097.html

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/1624648698.html

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/grd/1586224911.html