On another note, with the major brands (at least) of tractors, parts are usually available for years and years. This is certainly the case with JD, Ford/New Holland, and (to a slightly-more-difficult-to-obtain extent) Massey-Ferguson.
Front end loaders are simply wonderful, great for a whole horde of uses.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling