john deere 302a

Hello, I'm a newbie and looking for information for my brother. He is working on his John Deere 302A backhoe, which is from the 70's, I believe. He said the problem is that he can do everything in reverse, but nothing in forward, and it's getting hard to get any work done that way. He...

Looking for opinions on a 302A. I have researched the data on the tractor and it looks like it will handle what i need. I need something to do genral work around 33 acres small farm. Move around the manure pile, drag the horse ring, work on the 1/4 mile drive, pull logs out of the woods for...