Boy, you all have good advice. What makes my decision so difficult is, while still being partial to a manufacturer (who isn't), I like ALL tractors (who doesn't). They are all good machines. Around here there are mostly JD's, a Cub Cadet here and there, and a couple New Hollands. I don't even know where the closest Kubota dealer is around here. A New Holland dealer is about 50-60 miles from here, and a JD dealer is about 15 miles from here; almost right across from the JD dealer is a Cub Cadet/Case dealer. In my neck of the woods, Kubotas are almost non-existant. The thing that discorages me about Cub Cadet (I know I mentioned this before), is they are so expensive with only moderate HP and performance. JD, on the other hand, has more HP and performance for almost the same price. I think I'd have to put my "2 cents" on JD if I had to choose something other than CC. Although, I'm sure I could find a Kubota dealer somewhere, a change may do some good. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif It is a super hard choice to choose just ONE tractor/manufacturer. My neighbor has a New Holland. Haven't gotten a chance to see what the model is yet, but I know it's their Boomer line. He has a very small yard. Doesn't need anything more than a small lawn tractor. His driveway is like 50 feet or so. He has little property, yet he has a FEL and back blade. It's strange I think. Maybe it's the tracoritis bug. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I've "grown up" with John Deere. All the toys, my grandpa's. He has a couple JD's. One, I think, is an H model and forgot what the other one is. On the one I forgot, someone offered him 10k and that was probably 10 years ago or more. He's got many, many tractors. Even an old Oliver dozer/w blade. Most, if not all, still run well. He turned an old 4x4 Jeep into a tractor. Was gonna put a new engine in, (a Wisconsin 36 HP, I think). He made his own tractors from scratch. He restored old tractors, maintained them and still used them. He had a stroke about 2 months ago and I think his tractoring days are over. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif Paralyzed on whole left side and confused. He even has a Cub Cadet that is 24+ years old and still runs very strong. He just rebuilt the mower deck too, before the stroke. Didn't even get it put back on. JD was his favorite with Cub Cadet following right behind. I can safely say he knew everything there is to know about tractors. He could probably still be able to talk tractors with surprising accuracy. He has also rebuilt many tractors as well. He knows so much because he used to work for the city garage. He worked on everything from city vehicles, to cop cars, to heavy equipment. I could ramble on and on, but probably should stop. If you made it to this point without falling asleep by now, I'd be surprised. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
