Christmas tree grower - funny! No that is the county requirement for septic systems, they must be of the mound type and have pine trees on them.
This tractor is my 8n replacement. I need some additional HP for hogging and hopefully the diff lock will make this tractor more useful for snow plowing. It'll be used in general for hogging, mowing, discing, light plowing and maybe some future bailing or hay work.
It was a tough choice, but this tractor seems really beefy without being too much bigger than the sweet spot I was looking for between a Ford 2000 and 3000 in terms of power and usefulness.