no Chinese tractors, please
Kubota, JD just fine, even some other main line tractors such as Massey- Ferguson or Case-IH could work too.
But please do not not buy a Chinese-made tractor. All the ones I've seen have been absolute marvels in rough-running engines, leaky hydraulics, bouncy instruments, decaying seat foam, and so on. They really don't look worth the apparent savings.
Not sure about the Indian-made ones such as Mahindra. I must admit Mahindra does make a lot of tractors, and Indian and other Asian farmers do like them. So they might be worth checking out.
But I'd wager Kubota and JD will likely still be top picks, swear by them instead of at them, etc.
Tractor-drivin' TargetRick
PS I learned to drive on an International WD9... a few decades ago.
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