Pick a make and model. Full spec sheet, owner videos, and similar tractors on one page.
Find a model →Pit up to four models against each other. Engine, hydraulics, hitch, weight, warranty.
Open comparison →Written guides on choosing tractors, hydraulics, PTO, hitches, and maintenance.
Read articles →This is a one-year ownership retrospective from a homesteader on 150 acres, not a spec walkaround. He talks through real uses: spreading mulch loads with the loader (hours by hand down to 10 minutes), moving round bales with a hay spike, tilling, occasional backhoe attachment use, and gaps in his setup like no box blade or grapple yet. Best for buyers wanting honest long-term homestead impressions rather than technical detail.
An owner-operator sharing personal, unsponsored impressions from daily use on his own homestead.
A little over a year on 150 acres, mainly 20-25 acres used, for spreading mulch, moving round bales with a hay spike, tilling, and occasional backhoe work.
Yes, he bought a backhoe attachment with it and it was installed at no charge, which he says has been really handy for smaller spaces.
He wishes he'd gotten it installed at purchase for free. Adding it later costs extra for the attachment and installation, so he's unsure he wants it that badly.
Before the tractor, spreading one load took two to three hours using a rake, shovel, pitchfork, and wheelbarrow. With the loader it takes about 10 minutes.
