Why I bought a Yanmar SA325 tractor instead of a skid steer.

This isn't a walkaround or spec review but a personal decision-explainer: a new owner, eight hours in, on why he chose a new Yanmar SA325 over a used skid steer. He covers financing hurdles on older equipment, maintenance risk on unknown-history machines, fuel consumption comparisons, towing weight, and warranty terms. No demo of loader or PTO work here, useful mainly for buyers weighing new-small-tractor versus used-skid-steer tradeoffs.

An individual property owner sharing his own purchase reasoning and early ownership impressions, not a dealer or professional reviewer.