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Anyone have any experience with 1 of these. I have found 1 with the base model transmission, 2 wheel drive. Just a good basic tractor. I'm used to driving old IH tractors, so I won't exactly be longing for creature comforts. Just needing a reliable tractor for loader work.

If you have owned or used one. I'ld like to hear your thoughts.

We’ve had one on our farm since it was new. 4wd but no loader on ours. It’s been a great tractor. Something like 8000 hours on it with zero issues other than a couple o-rings needing to be replaced on the oil lines that run over the top of the oil filter.

what about snow removal ?

Snow removal doesn't even cross my mind in SW MO. We get some here and there, record snowfall for a single event was 22 inches a few years ago. I still got around and it was gone in maybe a week. Ice can be a bitch, but a tractor won't help there either. A "bad" snow here is 8 inches, people go crazy.

Just a general, feeding, loader work, chore tractor. Pulling a No-till will be the most demanding job.

Only reason I am looking at all is my doctor told me I can either quit farming or stay out of the dust... And i'm not going to quit.

That'd be handy little pre-emissions tractor. I'd have no use for the loader, but it'd be good for pulling a rake, tedder, and wagons.