A lot of folks these days are seeking out to buy D-series 4x4 tractors and in general 4x4 is better for traction and added weight on the front, However having a 4x4 is also like any other 4x4 vehicle when it breaks down there will be costly repairs, I always try to stay away from things that might potentially have costly break downs, resulting in having a vehicle/tractor setting around useless to me because might not have the money to have it fixed,
I've only owned 2 cut tractors over the past 13 years both being rear drive and didn't have any need for 4x4 ...My land has a slight incline and my 2 wd tractor can handle most task, I certainly don't go mud bogging with it, and anyone knows you dont plow a garden while its wet and would need 4x4
..so anything on my 2wd that might break down on it would be to a minimal cost and could most likely afford to have fixed, example: so far I have only had to replace the Hydr pump costing 300 bucks, this amount I can absorb.
but if were in need of $2000 worth of work? I'd find it hard to justify to spend on top of the initial cost of my tractor,
while you are researching a tractor to purchased, you might ask about the cost of repairing a 4x4 drive system?, Not that ever you will have a break down, But just for the sake of knowing what it might cost if ever were to happen? I'm sure there are many members here that can chime in on the cost of such repair, I guess what I'm saying is I read more things being broken about the 4x4 drive systems of tractors then anything else of any other tractors,
yes 4x4 is nice to have when you need it, but if the 4x4 breaks down where is the tractor when you need it?
