Well,
I am pretty open to what I buy. I was actually looking for someone in the area that wanted to sell their tractor or knew of someone that was selling. I have owned a 1986 ford 1710 4wd with loader that I sold here and I just sold my 2003 MF 1428 4wd with loader. I sold my brush hog and backblade with the Massey. If I stay the same size or slighly smaller it can go in the garage still. Much bigger and it needs a cab and stays outside. I didn't mean to be funny, just flexable. I put about a 1000 hours on the 1710 and only 80 on the Massey.
I was watching the New Hampshire craigslist and saw an individual advertise his MF 1428 with slightly more hours for 13.9K. To be funny I copied his add, but my name in and asked 12.5K for the 2003 1428, loader, brush hog and backblade. The first guy that came to see it, bought it.
I paid 10.7 for the tractor 2 years ago and it had 23hr on it. I bought out the loan. I owned the tractor for two years, and got rid of my beat howse brush hog for the price I paid for it.
So once again I wasn't trying to be "Funny" or make people "Laugh". If you are flexable more oppourtunities come your way. I always have had gear tractor for the past 40 years but I am willing to have a hydro, I just don't require it.
Jim