He might enjoy riding around on his tractor. He probably has a Kubota or some expensive commercial type mower. I have a John Deere tractor and find it relaxing. Plus those tractors have cup holders too. :)
It says he had head phones on. So, he was riding around, listening to some tunes or the ball game perhaps. He gets off his tractor and his neighbor blind sides him because Rand had piled brush on his own property.
true, true,he might need to get out of the house if the wife is on the warpath...a lot.