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Thanks for all of the responses. You guys have given me plenty of information to work with and any questions that I had have been answered. Now it's up to me to make some decisions: A. What I really need from whatever I buy. Short term vs. long term. Short term I want help getting this...

It was built in 1885 so I am going to at least investigate the structure to see what kind of timber was used in it before doing anything else. It's also close to a row of mature evergreens along the shared fenceline that I want to preserve.

Thanks for the input, good to know about traction versus power on the B series, also about the MMM versus 3 point. I really don't have need for a brush hog but a 3 point finish mower would probably do fine for the large areas of ground I have to mow now and the JD's could handle the...

Thanks for the offer, understood about the weather for sure. We got another 4" of snow yesterday morning and there was a 20 car pileup on 75, I was out and it was sketchy for sure. It's been quite a winter, they said we usually have 9.5" of snow by now and we actually have 34.5", probably the...

Thanks for the input. I'm fine with gear drive rather than HST, if I don't know the HST has been properly cared for. I did somehow miss that the finish mower is not MMM, but I guess it would work for what I need. Other than the blade, the rest of the stuff will go up for sale or get...

I believe I found something that may work for me, but it is 3.5 hours away. https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/252430475/1990-kubota-l2250dt-less-than-40-hp-tractors More equipment than I want with the tractor and I'll pay sales tax since it is a dealer versus private seller. It...

I would skip over the idea of the MMM. Unless you always have it on the tractor you are not saving space in your barn. And just keep a the JD mower. Assuming they are ride on models. For that size I would definitely consider hydro over gear drive. Most smaller gear drive machines have a live...

I've been burnt enough on sight unseen purchases that I've decided that I want to see and drive whatever I decide on. I came across this about 1.5 hours away. https://www.tractorhouse.com/listing/for-sale/251258007/2003-kubota-b7500dt-less-than-40-hp-tractors I know it's not an L but...

Understood. There is a guy down the way who put in some field tiles for me out back with his backhoe and I'll ask him to do the digging when the time comes.

I grew up in NW Dayton, went to school in Cinci, spent 25 years in Brookville (Ohio), currently live midway between Tipp City and West Milton.

I'm 20 miles north of Dayton and the 70/75 interchange.

Thanks, can't have too much land in a rural area near a good school district. The house is pretty close to a fencerow of evergreens I want to save and I believe there is a lot of good 1885 lumber in there so I'm going to try to disassemble the top half of the house. I know there is wood...

https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/001/2/5/1259-kubota-b1550.html It's decent sized but 3 cylinder and only 17 hp. For years, I cut a few acres of ground with closely spaced trees, so close that a 38" deck was the only thing that would fit between and I used a JD 180 (that I still...

I am hoping for a 4 cylinder, would be delighted with a 5. I'll have a look at those models. I did something similar with options that come up on Marketplace, made an Excel file with selected data for each model, that's how I knew the B7100 was smaller than I wanted. I'm making the...

The people have spoken...an L series it will be. Just need to find a good one at/below $10k.