My dad bought at JD 1050? with a FEL so he can stack round bales and clean out the barn. It is an older one prob 85 model about the same size as the Ford 3000 we sold but with a FEL. I am looking at a Yanmar 1500 now. It is almost 2ft longer than my Mits and weighs about 350lbs more and has ROPS and will still fit in my woodshed. I don't want to go much larger CUT than that for now. I found a nice one with a brand new kubota 48" bushhog for $2800. Its a couple more hp also.
Yes, whoever wins the bid on the Mits will get a NICE tractor. No doubt. The Yanmar is a reconditioned one with only 57 hrs on it ( says the hourmeter ) but you never know with a recon. Recon could be paint and a new fuel filter. This Yanmar looks like original chassis paint and the sheet metal has been redone. I just don't like the "rice" tires and they are an odd 22" wheel size.
Bill