Take your time and buy the tractor you want to buy, no matter what make or model. Try to visualize what you want it for, then usually add a size or two up from that. Think on it some more, wiggle stuff, and kick some more tires. You have to remember that that extra few hundred or thousand you will be spending is spread over a long time period, and that buying something that you will not be happy with is not worth fretting over a couple dollars in the long term.. Not saying you will end up buying the perfect tractor, if they make such a thing, but do your best... and enjoy the process..