I ended up with a 4WD Kubota L3400...34 HP only pulls 5 ft. implements but reasonably priced and feels solid compared to others I "test drove." No bucket even thought it'd be handy if I did have one.
I went to a website tractorbynet.com for some helpful information and a forum to get some generic and specific info before I bought mine in 2006
Note that tractors were in short supply in south Mississippi just after Katrina so I had mine shipped from Kentucky.
