[NEFirewood]

I have a 2015HST and I positively love it. I am amazed at how much I have managed to get accomplished with this tractor and how powerful it is for it's size. It's just large enough to get the job done while being small enough that it doesn't take over the garage. The 4wd is great in the snow, especially with the locking differential. Although one time I managed to get stuck in a snowbank, I was able to ease myself out by using the front end loader as leverage. So far I would guess that I have hauled maybe 4 cords of firewood with this tractor.

The only downside I see on the tractor, if you can call it that, is that the locking differential pedal is sort of on the small side, and a few times I was thinking I was pressing down on the pedal, when all I was pushing down on was the footrest.

Other than that, it's easy to operate, the loader is nice and smooth and the engine is very quiet and uses very little diesel fuel. Right now I am guessing I get about 8-10 hours of use out of a tank of fuel. So I would say, roughly $18 worth of diesel gets me around 16-20 hours of use. What gas powered tractor would run 10 hours on a tank of gas?

I'm so sold on diesel power now, I am thinking of selling my cub garden tractor just so I can purchase an older diesel mower like a Kubota 5100 for mowing with.