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I do still own the Ford. It needs a new hydraulic pump, I think. Unfortunately it's currently 500 miles north of me and I don't have a shop up there to work on it. I will probably bring it back south this fall to work on over the winter.

I think you are all giving good advice based on your own experiences. I will certainly wish for a bigger machine at times and perhaps often. However for the last 7 years all of my land improvement (aside from mowing) has been done with a chainsaw, wheelbarrow, shovel, and splitting maul. Even...

500 miles.

Are those larger tractors really maneuverable in woods? I love the improved specs, but when I see them at the dealership my first thought is always "where would I even turn that around?" For the cost difference on some of them I feel I could rent/hire a lot of the heavier work done. I may have...

Thanks. This will be my second tractor after the Ford 860, which is a nice machine but can't do loader work. It's currently down with hydraulic issues that are going to take me some time to figure out how to fix (which is why I don't need another project tractor). I don't doubt that additional...

I have reached the stage of overanalysis paralysis. Please help me out. Background info: Properties: - 20 acres where I live (flat and ~90% wooded) - 120 acres "up north" (Flat to rolling but there are ravines ~97% wooded) Needs: - Lifting and moving logs and brush as I clear more space for...