Not me. My reason was the research I did before buying a tractor. I found WAY too many instances's of front gears trains being broken. Transmission cases/ flywheel housing being busted. Tractors literly being broken it two pieces.This happens across all manufacturers. I could never afford a catastrophic accident such as that. NO FEL for this operator. I've managed to do everything I've needed to do without one. I did however rent a small tractor backhoe / FEL to dig a water line in, that was about four years ago. I'm happy all you guys have one, They are just not my cup of tea, thankyou. bjr