I grew up using an old 8N Ford that we converted to twelve volt. That old tractor was a work horse and we used it for everything that we could.
I have a Branson(South Korea) 4X4 with 47HP. It has a front end loader that it has plenty of horsepower for anything that I need here.
You can get a Branson for the money you are looking for with a few implements to-boot. I guess this tractor has been a good value but there has been a few things that have broke that probably should not have. It does have a good warranty and they fixed everything so far.
I'd still start out with an old Ford. It'll be easier to assess what it doesn't do that you need done.
