Yep it's held up real well. Manual 9x3, 4WD, Ford bucket, Woods backhoe. Very simple tractor to work on. Had the various typical repairs needed over the years, nothing expensive or unexpected.
Very shortly now the EPA regs will start effecting these lower hp tractors and you won't be able to buy anything without an ECU, DEF etc. This size will certainly do for most home owners and gentleman farmers.
Quality tractors are made to last 50 years, one of the reasons I don't hesitate to consider used machines, usually the care or abuse they have received is pretty evident looking at them. Most have very well documented pros and cons that online research easily turns up.
Evidently the used market is kind of like the used car market right now. On a bare tractor you don't save much money ... but on a used tractor with implements the savings can add up fast.
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