David, thanks for the kind words, but I sure don't claim to be an expert on tractors (of any kind). I put nearly 500 hours on my 1995 B7100 and so far 140+ on my B2710 (don't remember how much time on my dad's little old 1938-40 John Deere when I was a kid), but I've learned a lot on this forum, and from a lot of neighbors, most of whom have big tractors; John Deeres, Oliver, Farmall Super H and Super M, White, a few with old Ford 8N and 9N, etc. (and I had a lot of fun helping one of them for a couple of years with his hay cutting, baling, and hauling). And of course, two John Deere, two New Holland, and one Kubota dealer (as well as a White, Massey Ferguson, Cub Cadet, and Case International dealers) are customers of mine and my brothers. And I spent some time visiting and getting acquainted with Zetor, Mahindra, and Belarus dealers. And the more I learn, the more I realize how little I know./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif And then we all have our personal preferences, and I don't mind shooting off my mouth and telling folks about mine (I do try to remember to let folks know whether I think I know what I'm talking about or whether it's purely personal opinion; don't know that I always succeed in doing that)./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif But for a personal opinion (on compact tractors), I do believe that Kubota is first choice, New Holland second, John Deere third, Case International and Cub Cadet tied for fourth, and I wouldn't even think about owning any of the others. And before someone comes down on me too hard, I know there are some other good products out there, and several people have reasons for ranking the brands differently./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
And David, I actually live about 12 miles south of Frost, which is about halfway between Corsicana (on I-45) and Hillsboro (on I-35) about 60 miles south of Dallas./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
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