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Gabe, I can't say if that is possible and I sure don't want to discourage you from getting a tractor to help with the chores. Heck, I don't even see anything wrong with someone taking spring break off to be with family, but I do have some observations about the Yanmar tractor RCO is selling for $5595.
First, $5595 is enough over $5000 to buy a rotary cutter or PHD. Also, that price includes a loader on a 2WD tractor. That's fine for a tractor that weighs 6,000 lb or more, but this little Yannie that weighs just 1600 lb is gonna be on it's nose in a hurry if you are going downhill, and that's if you are lucky. Your rear wheels will most likely come off terra-firma and you won't have any front braking to stop you as you plummet toward an unfortunate fate. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
After experience with a 2WD tractor weighing 4000 lb, I would never recommend putting a loader on a tiny 2WD tractor to a friend. If you want to scrape a shovel full of manure out of a stall or lift two bags of concrete, go ahead. But $5000 to be able to do that sounds pretty darn expensive to me. I just think a good 8N with a dirt scoop and a boom pole will run circles around a 2WD Yannie with a loader for far less money. There are plenty of old Internationals that will run circles around that 8N too if you have your heart set on diesel.
Again, just make sure you know what you are getting into before plunking down your hard-earned cash. Don't get your expectations too high.
I think you could do alright with a Yanmar, but if it's 2WD, I'd tell him, "No Thanks!" on the loader.
