Runningbird, my very limited experience on my 2610D has all been good. It's done all that's been of it. I've cut-down numerous fullgrown pine trees and moved the fallen timber with no trouble at all. I've used the FEL and box blade on the half mile road we've cut through our property, with varying degrees of success. Still learning from posts on TBN. My wife is alittle afraid of it, even tho she hasn't driven it an inch. She wants me to buy a new one. One she says that will not give me ANY problems. When operating it, I give it my full attention and respect, seeing as how I'm a novice. I've not had to make any repairs that were not inflected by the operator (me). I know that it's not in perfect shape, but I'm trying to get it there by using this forum. The repairs it needs now are all superficial, according to the mechanic I use. I don't know if that is completly true, based on some of TBN posts(ie, the color and amount of the smoke it puts out sometimes). I'm compiling a shopping list now of things like sensors, filters, new grill,etc. that I'll be ordering from Hoye soon. Like I say, I love my tractor.
