You are absolutely not nuts, I bought my 1st tractor used (john deere 755 4wd) for my 3 acre property. I mowed with it for 15 yrs. It had a front end loader that removed with ease. You will find more uses for a loader, it's a must have. I recently sold it and bought a kioti ck3510. Bigger...
I have a 755. It should be at the rear of the tractor near the dip stick, kind of near the top there is a screw cap. Let me know if you still can't find it and I will send pics