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It had 171 hours on it. The Land Pride brush mower and box scraper are new. He said he hooked the brush hog up once to see it work.

Thanks everyone for your responses. I ended up purchasing a 2018 Kubota BX23S with several implements from the original owner locally. I will see how I do with the sub compact for now.

Thanks M59. I had not thought about prior damage to the subsequent failures.

When buying a used tractor from an individual, how can you ensure that the person selling it has the right to sell it? Not sure about all states, but from what I understand, Washington state does not issue a title for tractors. If I buy from an individual, I want to make sure any loans are...

Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and comments.

I really would like to see a T25 in person. Looking at their website, I think the controls and dash look the best. Loader 3rd function grip is pre-installed, just needs to be hooked up and valves installed. My biggest complaint about looks of the MT225S is the orange and yellow controls look...

Thanks for all of your comments. It bothered me that he had different failure mechanisms, pointing out that it wasn’t a single weakness and maybe operator error.

I am new to tractors and have spent time looking at Kubota, JD, Kioti and now LS tractors. i have 5 acres and have settled on a Compact TLB to help me maintain it. I need a brush hog to cut the back 3 acres and the backhoe to dig some water line trenches, pull stumps, etc. Due to the current...