I had a Minneapolis Moline Big Mo 500 TLB in the past. I rarely used it because it was more of a monster than I cared to deal with. It could dig a hole about 13' deep and the hoe bucket was so wide, that with very little trouble, it would dig a how wide enough to put a casket into. One of the reasons for this is that it, like my truck, also came from a cemetery. Whenever I used it, it would go through 5 gallons of gasoline very fast. I didn't like the feel of the machine traversing over rough ground, with the front swing axle that could pivot 2.5 feet up or down from center line. Overall, it was a great machine if you wanted to do serious digging or loader work, but was an overall nuisance to do any small work with it. I had originally purchased it in 1982 when I built my home and it served me well. After seeing the BX22 at the Woodstock Fair, I decided that the smaller BX was more practical for my use and promptly sold the "monster" on e bay. It sold with "buy it now" for $2500 in 48 hours. Some may say that I sold it too cheap, but I also realize that it wasn't that desirable with the the associated parts shortage for a 1964 machine. Big tractors are nice if you have the work for them, but the smaller tractors are easier to do that small job when it comes. I think nothing of pulling the BX out for a 15 minute job.