ok went and looked at the tractor tonight finally. all in all it seemed like a nice clean tractor. didn't notice any leaks, and it didn't look all banged up. there was a couple things I'm concerned about. the first issue was the hydraulic bucket on the FEL, it didn't want to stay in position when you let off the joystick. It would drop down on its own. not sure if that is a cylinder problem or pump. it looked like it had plenty of fluid.
Second was the joystick. it had already been replaced before, but it just seemed like it needed to be greased or something, it was very "sticky", didn't want to return to the neutral position when you let off of it.
and Third was the 3pt hitch. it went up fine like it should, but would not lower down at all without weight being applied to it. Is this typical?
just wondering your opinions on what I found out. especially on the bucket issue.