Ok, so I now have 27.2 hours on my new T273..damage so far..ripped out 2 3/4" sprinkler pipes..knocked over my olive tree, tried to scrape next to a concrete walkway and pulled it up and cracked it 5 feet away with the FEL. Was trying to push some dirt with the front wheels turned and broke the bead on the left front tire...when I went to lift the front wheels off the ground with the loader to reseat the bead, I hit the eaves of my house with the ROPS...this tractoring is harder than it looks ! Is it part of the learning curve...or am I just not cut out for the tractor life ?