Sorry about that.....just get a little perturbed when I see someone getting a new tractor and it isn't me! After 32 years with the same old blue one, haven't I earned it yet?
I say pull the trigger, and get the TC. I paid $8500 for my TZ24DA (more compact and weighs less), and it's been a great little tractor. I can get about 400# in the loader before the rear becomes loose, with no weights. Snow would be no problem for you.