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
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