Well after a few months of trying to use my IH504 Utility in the woods and getting stuck/ not making it up slopes adn scaring myself to death almost, I sold her. See previous thread below.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/b...sly-logged.htm
I lucked into a 2004 Kubota L3830 4x4 with a 723 loader, R4's, QA bucket and a GST. Oh wow. Night and day difference b't those 2 machines (obviously). Best part is it had 30.5 hours, no that's not a typo! This old farmer had it and it wasn't big enough for him so he just let her sit.
PTO's never even been used. Man what a machine. Fits in the basement perfectly I'll get pics ASAP.
I must say you guys rock. All the pointers, advice and opinions helped me greatly. I look forward to a lifetime of tractor ownership now and this site played a very large role in making that decision.