Another very important consideration are the dealers. I just had a green-colored one delivered to my house yesterday. There was damage on the loader and a few other asthetic problems that, in and of themselves, wouldn't have mattered. But coupled with the loader problems, added up quickly. I'm getting a new loader (another new loader, that is). The dealer wasn't too happy to hear of the damage in shipping (less than 10 miles from the house and delivered by their guy), but he is replacing it. The dealer is probably the most important factor when it comes to buying a tractor, reguardless of the color. It's kind-of like a marriage, because you'll be seeing a lot of each other, in good times and bad. I concur with the others about which implements you'll be using as well as how much land you'll be "working" (read "playing") /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif. Trailering is important, too, if you're going to be moving it around. Add the weight of tractor, implements and trailer to determine the gross weight and make sure your tow vehicle will handle it. If not, don't tell the wife until after the dealer delivers the tractor and implements, then gently let her know you now NEED to buy "the diesel truck" you happened to coincidently have mentioned a couple of weeks ago (this is the time you leave the brochure(s) laying out). Best of luck and enjoy the journey.