I'd be surprised if tractor sales are not down, prices are hurting everyone and not just tractors. If buying new, I think it prudent to buy something you can fix or at least have parts available. We are all hurt by these off shore tractors that come and go model to model with little parts support. The country is being flooded with Scuts and Cuts as property owners have smaller and smaller land sizes; perhaps these small tractors are looked at as throw-away units by their makers. If having a big enough place, I would get a popular 50hp tractor that is well supported by the maker.