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I made 2 mistakes. Didn't get a 4 wheel drive and bought a grey-market (Yanmar). Please don't make those mistakes! I love my little Yanmar but smaller 2 wheel drive tractors are very limited in what they can do and the tractor establishment will treat you like a leper when you have a grey-market tractor.
By grey market do you mean off brand?
Yanmar makes John Deere (just most don't realize that)....
You have some good responses so far. Here are my thoughts:Cabs keep you out of the weather and make the workday seem shorterFour wheel drive adds about 10 hp to the tractor sizeFront end loaders are a mustRemote hydraulics give you more options on the backHydrostatic transmission works better with a loader than a manualAg tractors seem to be built more durableConsider implement options: rotary cutters, augers eycA good used tractor works too. Do you homework and do not pay too much for it.Every tractor I have bought has held its valueI live in a farming community and have found Service readily available for my John Deere.Good luck,Tom
Thanks Jarhead, that makes sense. I'm not really sure what HP I should be looking for and I don't really know a lot about tractors. I do want to go used if possible so I think I need to do some more research before buying. I also have someone in mind I could take with me if I find something I'm interested in.
Not sure if I really NEED one but I WANT one. I would use it to pull fallen trees out of the woods or use the bucket to transport the wood to the cabin. It would be used to level and maintain the gravel road, bush hogging. Or I could use the money to buy an extra 5 acres next to me. Oops, then I would really need a tractor