OK, I don't understand a lot of things, but that's another thread.
How do you spend $20,000 or so on something you use so little?
Me, I would be more concerned if, after 20 years, there were no hours on the tractor at all! While buying a $20K tractor and keeping it for 20 years only works out to about $2.74/day, every time you get on your tractor and it does a job for you that saves you either time or money, that in my estimation is worth the investment.
In my case, what I purchased was a steal. To this day, every time that I use it, I thank my lucky stars that I found the deal. I even have found that the routine upkeep and maintenance costs are minimal. Other than routine oil, filter, hydraulic changes, the most expensive cost that I have incurred has been diesel fuel.
As a former computer IT person, I have also owned and used computers and accounting software for years. Both can be used to call me **** at times, but it works well for me other times.
For instance, over the nearly 20 years of tractor ownership, I can do a 'search' on 'diesel fuel' using my accounting software and 'report' that I have only paid "$684.60" over that period of time. I can also report that I have only paid $2975.94 for incidental 'add-ons' and only $1090.29 for routine 'maintenance'.
Today, my tractor alone is worth at least, if not more than, what I paid for it 20 years ago. Taking that into account, what I have paid for maintenance, add-ons, and fuel only amounts to about $237.50 per year.
Then consider what I would or could have paid someone else to do the nearly 900 hours of seat time. Has anyone hired 'man and equipment time' recently? Enter the amount and do the math.
Was it worth the investment? Absolutely!