Thanks to everyone for their input! I really like the Shipping Wars idea, but I am going to wait for another thread for that adventure. Please let me get the popcorn ready... The idea of buying a trailer, using it and then flipping it is also a good idea. The problem with this is finding a good deal quickly. The guy is holding the tractor a couple of days for me with just my verbal commitment to purchaser the tractor. Also, I don't know yet what size trailer I will ultimately need or how quickly I will need it. Someone else had a thread about buying a tractor sight unseen from Mast Tractor in Ohio. I just can't do that with being my first tractor. By the time I add shipping, airline ticket, car rental, etc., I am at $2,100+ to have the tractor delivered. I can rent a trailer for just over $100.00. Add another $500 for fuel, etc. I am willing to drive 1,000 miles to save $1,500 plus having the adventure of picking up my tractor. After all, isn't the whole idea of owning a tractor is to do the work ourselves instead of paying someone else to do it?