Sir;
I found the prices to vary widely not only between brands, but between dealers. Just to give you an idea, I priced several different makes; my criteria was:
at least 60 pto hp, fel, 4wd, shuttle shift, and an engine I knew something about (like the Perkins).
I checked the comparable JD's and NH's (I forget which JD, the 5420 or something like that) and they were almost 30 WITHOUT the fel. I priced the new Farmtrac 675 DTC, and it was only $1,200 less than the MF (a brand I know and grew up with). and I priced the McCormick C70 and C80, which were comparable in price, but didn't have the flat operator's platform.
Anyway, back to MF - I checked with two dealers in my area, and got prices from dealers outside my area. I had a min. price of 24k, and a max of 28k.
needless to say i went with the 24k price - then added the fel with a bucket, pallet forks, combining valve, and bushhog 287
total: 31k