<font color="blue">I have now looked at the NH and MF. The tractors themselves are maybe a little cheaper, but the implements are really expensive. I am looking at $12,500 for a JD2210 with 60"MMM & FEL, vs $13,200 for the MF. The MF tractor itself is $1000 cheaper. Not as much detail on the NH yet.
Looked at the power trac units - pretty neat, but haven't seen any in my area and service will be important to me.
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Welcome to TBN. My suggestion would be to look at as many tractors as possible and don't jump into anything. We looked for over a year before deciding on the Power Trac PT425. There are too many great tractors out there to make a quick decision. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Another thing to consider is what jobs you need to do now with a tractor VS the jobs you will need to do in the future. We had some really large jobs to do early on, so we bought a really large used tractor/FEL. Those jobs are long over with, so we downsized to the PT425.
Also, if you can swing it, get the FEL with the purchase. In most cases(not the Power Trac as the loader arms come with all their tractors) it is cheaper to buy a package deal than it is to add on an FEL later... lots cheaper. The FEL is the most useful implement you can own, in my humble opinion, of course.
There are many Indiana based TBNers here. What's the closest major city to you?
Again, welcome to TBN. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif