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Not knowing your location, what we have found to be excellent trees that will probably not reach the 20 ft. mark in a while are Black Hills Spruce. They make excellent windbreak trees. Short needles, very dense foliage to the ground level, and heat and cold tolerant. Cons: slower growing. Plant 5-6 ft. trees, wait 3 years and then they will take off pretty good. We average under irrigation at least 8 inches year minimum. Depends on soil type, and moisture.
Virginia Junipers may work well also, or Arborvitae, in shorter form. Techny or Pyrimidal Arborvitae are good. Just be cautious of cold north winds if less than Zone 4, can windburn.

The Right Size Evergreen Tree
Garden and Landscape
Replies 10 Post by Daren Blackstone

Old Forge:
I am also looking at a TC45. I have raised the question on Hydro vs. Sycro and my dealer who has been a farmer all his life too, says the factory said it is virtually impossible to burn up a hydraulic motor on these machines because you can't pull the "guts" enough out of them to do any damage. I have currently a John Deere 955 hydro and love it. I wouldn't have anything else. I have pulled it pretty hard and doesn't seem to effect it. Just make sure your are in low range. In the "old days" a clutch pickup was better for pulling stock trailers, and a geared tractor was better for plowing, discing, etc. IH and their TA transmission (hydro) was not very good for pulling plows, etc. The TA's would literally burn up and you put in a new several thousand dollar transmission. Todays hydrostats are build a lot better and they will serve the purpose I think. We have a tree farm, so the TC45 should do the job well in all that it will be used for. HYDRO is my choice.

Hydrostatic vs 12 x 12 SSS tran
New Holland Tractors
Replies 16 Post by Daren Blackstone