I have had two Ford tractors, a 2000 gas with a lot of hours when I bought and even more when I sold it. It was a good tractor. I later bought an old Ford 4000 diesel with select-o-speed. And, even with that problematic transmission it was a good ol' tractor. It had a bushhog loader on it, but was only 2WD, so it was not particularly effective. However, going downhill with a load it made a good brake when you dropped it! I used a 4600 diesel that was a friend's and it was a great tractor.