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Read articles →This is an owner's early-impressions review after 10 hours of real work, not a dealer walkaround. Steve covers purchase price (~$20-22K out the door with backhoe and loader), quick-attach loader system, PTO options, backhoe seat-swivel mechanism, and firsthand results digging boulders and clearing land for a gun range project. He also flags one gripe about wheel size. Good fit for shoppers wanting genuine hands-on impressions rather than spec-sheet marketing.
An owner-operator documenting his own new tractor's performance on his property, so expect enthusiastic first-hand impressions rather than a dealer or professional review.
The owner paid about $20,000 out the door, possibly $21,000 to $22,000, including the backhoe attachment and front loader.
Lift the lever on the seat, raise the whole seat, and rotate it around to face the backhoe controls, then lower it back down.
Diesel engines under 24.9 horsepower avoid emissions compliance devices like regen that larger tractors require, which the owner calls a pain.
It pulled torso-sized boulders right out of the ground, balanced one on the arm, and lifted it with power to spare.
