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It sounds like you should go to the dealerships again and see which one of the machines feels right. How comfortable is the seat, the controls, easy or hard to take off the loader (in case you do that sometimes) I wear size 13 shoes and it was a whole different problem fitting myself on a small Kubota that I bought.

I would say a 30hp or so machine will fit the bill for you. If you want to pull a lot of stumps just rent a mini excavator and that will make quicker work of that. One of my neighbors have a 27hp JD his brother-in-law has a 65HP JD. When they are cutting firewood (selectively) they always use the smaller tractor to haul it out because it needs a lot less room to get around and it turns much easier too. The large machine is no doubt more impressive, but it is not always the way to go.