Thanks all! I have been working towards buying a new tractor for 2 years. I looked at everyone I could find in the this area and chose Deere for many reasons, but in the end I just like green, the dealer is close and after talking with him last spring he seemed like the one I would like to do bussiness with.
At the start I knew nothing about buying a tractor, the model numbering system ment nothing to me. With the help of everyone here I learned what I needed to know to make an informed descion and I knew what was a good fair price, the dealer made it easy. I told him what I wanted and he gave me a very fair quote without any questions at all. He called back Tuesday after realizing he forgot to include the hood guard and told me he found a tractor at one of the other stores and wondered if I'd take that one with a bigger bucket and it had the hood guard..and he would eat the cost on both of those. Still have to wait for the mower and tiller to come in but I'm in no hurry at this point. All in all it's been a great experiance.