Oh. You probably should have led with the "I have an 80hp tractor already" in your initial post. I was thinking, and I'm sure others were too, that you were some first-time buyer looking to get the tiniest possible machine to handle your 40 acres of woods. I retract most of my comment...
There will always be outliers, but it sounds to me like you got an incredible price from your buyer. I would much rather spend an extra $500 or so to get a new machine than take the risk of not having the new warranty or knowing how well the previous owner took care of it. The instant you...
...I just think you're going to be one of the many guys selling a low-hours, year-old 25hp tractor to get something bigger; there are always a bunch of them on craigslist trying in vain to recoup their investment. If you really want to go that route, buy a used one from one of those guys that...