GFarmer13
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Hi all,
I am from a small town in South Mississippi, Columbia, it is located in Marion County. I own five acres that I have seven bee hives, and a shed that I keep my tractor under. When I bought the property twelve years ago, I found out very quickly that I was going to lose control of the place. I was optimistic and bought a Stihl Brushcutter. This was fun for about a month, and I knew that I needed a tractor. I shopped and found out that the size tractor that I thought I needed was the most expensive (pound for pound). I ended up getting a Yanmar YM2500 with a four foot King Kutter and a box blade. I got a lot done with that little tractor over the years, and had to do very few repairs. There were times that I wished that I had bought a newer, bigger tractor with a loader and four wheel drive. I wanted power steering and orange paint, or green. I looked back and thought, I could have had a new tractor paid off by now. Over time I watched the tractors change and the colors were all different but it seemed they were all the same under the hood. Not much changed in my mind about what I wanted though. I kept up with the models and prices and really thought that I would end up with a Mahindra. They seemed to have the models with the power and weight, lift capacities, and all the little extras that I liked. Every time I priced one of the orange or green tractors with every that came standard, I was blown away. In 2012, I started looking at the LS tractors. I decided that the price was good and that I would work on upgrading. I got new tractor fever. I was mowing on the Yanmar back in the spring when I decided to take some pictures and place an ad on CL on a Saturday evening. After a few potential scams, I sold the tractor and implements the following Monday to a local man for 500 dollars less than I paid for it in 2002. I saved a little more money and bought an LS XR4040 and a Bushhog BH15 in blue. I am very happy with my purchase and hope to get many years of service from my tractor.
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