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Thanks for those thoughts, Dave. I agree completely with your list of necessities for a tractor. Our church actually bought a nice little Kubota BX2660 with a FEL and loaded tires. It's a 25 HP compact tractor that we use to mow a 4 acre property we own and I am the one who most frequently runs it. I've played around a little with the FEL, and you are right that it can be a very awkward experience!

You make a great point that the cost of a tractor is something I may well never be able to fully justify, but that's something I'll be willing to live with when the time comes for all the great reasons you stated. I think the convenience and efficiency factors that you talk about are the biggest reason to own one, much like owning your own land and ponds. Plus, I look at the chance to raise my kids to know what a tractor is and, as they get old enough, to know how to operate one. That's a pretty cool thing that seemingly fewer and fewer kids these days get to learn. Heck, I wish I had that opportunity when I was younger.

Anyway, thanks again for your input.