I traded in the sweetest little 8n on my new 5525. I sold an AC185 with an
FEL. I'll miss the 8n for the little chores, the 185 is like last weeks newspaper, forgotten.
I have 11 hard hours on the new 5525. Bush hogging tall thick weeds & brush, dragging some big trees to the doze pile, making a few deer plots, using a 7' Rhino blade to do the 300 yard drive, used the 6' box blade around the house, moved some dirt with the
FEL and drove over to the neighbors for a glass of water. He looked at me like I stole something when he asked the price.
My brother bought a 6520 and smiles a lot too. Years ago I don't remember either one of us smiling with loads of hay behind Dad's old VAC Case tractors.
Next chores are digging corner posts with the 3 pt digger, more box blade work and smoothing some top soil on a neighbors yard. I've been telling my wife this is hard work, she busted me, calls it having fun. I guess the smile gave it all away. :-)