Well after selling the 8N I needed a new tractor. After reading all kinds of forums, talking with a bunch of folks, and reviewing posts on various makes, I decided to get a Yanmar, which is a Japanese version of the John Deere. Yanmar made the power train for John Deere from the early 80's to early 00's. It is an incredibly durable tractor, tough as nails. The one I picked out is a Yanmar FX24D. It is a 28HP w/ 24 PTO HP, 4WD, power shift, power steering, and a 3 cylinder diesel. It had about 974 hours on it when I got it and I’ve put about 7 hours on it. I got a new Koyker front end loader, new 5’ king kutter shredder, and a new 5’ box blade. I’ve worked it hard so far and it has run like a top. It starts right up every time.