Farmer neighbor at hunting cabin area, now has a mid size LS w/loader. Guessing it's probably 50-60 HP? He uses it more than any of their "big stuff", because it's handy.and has a cab. So that's what he uses to move round bales, clean out the snow, etc. Matter of fact, almost every farmer around there now has some sort of mid size utility tractor.
Joked with one who has a dairy operation and also a pretty good sized beef herd, how it feels to get off one of his FWD Case/IH turbo diesels and on the utility? He said there's a tractor for every chore.
Run a Kubota track loader SVL 75, that has the regen cycle. Can be a pain now and then if you're in a hurry to do something and it needs to regen, but not all that bad? Think next size up requires DEF? Use the 14 yo Kubota L3130 HST most of the time. About to turn 2,000 hours and has been a good machine.
