My wife and I just closed on 13 acres of land which we intend to build on next year. We will have a 9 acre horse pasture to maintane,2 or 3 acres of lawn to mow,350 foot driveway to snowblow in central ny. I was not planning to buy a new tractor till next year, but a friend of ours is selling her tractor, it's a ford model 1920 and was bought new in 1996. It has 49 hours on the engine, a ford front loader, a 60" rear snowblower,turf tires and a enclosed cab. It's 4 wheel drive and she says it has a sss transmission. It was stored inside when not in use. Her Husband was a mechanic and took great care of it, but he passed away two years ago and she would like to sell it now. She wants 18,000 for the tractor. Is this a good,fair or great price for this model. Is it worth buying this tractor a year in advance and store it or wait till next year and buy another tractor when I really need it. Since I'm a first time tractor buyer is the tractor to big for what I need to do at my new place? If you need additional information to come to a opinion on this matter just let me know and I will do my best to obtain it. We have first option on the tractor, but we only have two weeks to decide because she already has another person ready to buy.