Love those pictures arkhillbilly. Thanks. I went today and tested out a used MF 481. It was just too big. I'm sure there are a lot of tasks that it would be better for, but for right now, it's just too much tractor for me.
That brings me back to looking at the 4720. I just wish I could get my local dealer to give me a more competitive price. He did agree to come down to $30,000 (from the $31,400 that he originally quoted). That was after I'd told him that I'd gotten quotes elsewhere for as low as $27,900. Of course, if I have the tractor shipped here from that location, the price gets pretty close to the same. I asked my local dealer if the difference in price was accounted for by the shipping and he said that's not it because all Deere dealers pay the same for shipping, regardless of where they're located. hmm . . .