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Tractors in the 5000- 7000 Range
Steve, the first things you have to decide is if 4wd and/or a loader are necessary to you. You didn't mention either and that makes things much easier. In fact, a 2wd compact with large belly mower and good 3pt hitch with a plow and blade will fall right in your price range. Many were sold in "mower configuration" and you should have quite a selection in the 18 to 30 hp market. Expect the tractor to be 10 to 20 years old with more than 1000 hours. If it is in good condition age and hours are not a problem at all. I'd stop talking right now, except I suspect that just because you didn't mention 4wd and a loader doesn't mean that you aren't hoping to find them on your tractor....
Stepping up a bit in desireability, you sometimes see older compacts with 4wd or loaders in that range, but the odds are against it. And to buy one you have to be able to move instantly when the advertisement hits the paper - which many first-time owners are not prepared to do. And you should be cautious because there is a lot of junk out there.
So what can you get? Outside of compacts, you can get an older American-made farm tractor with a loader in that price range....although most of them will be too large for lawn work. If you only want mid mount mower and the 3pt hitch you have a much wider choice in small older American-made farm tractors. These are now pushing 50 years old, but were remarkably well built and many have been restored - which should be just right for the purpose. The Farmall cub and IH pony are commonly used with mowers and 3 pt rear implements for reasonable prices. There are whole clubs devoted to them. $5000 would buy a lot of nice tractor and implements in that market. Turf tires are available for all tractors.
Back to the compacts in your price range, as I said you can get an older 2wd without a loader from one of the name brands. If you want a compact tractor with 4wd and a loader for that price range you can either spend a lot time finding a junker to fix up, or you can buy on the grey market. Frankly I'd recommend that you buy from a reputable dealer on the grey market. I don't know how large the grey market is...nobody does; that's part of being grey....But I'd bet that it is as large or larger than any single one of the name-brands. The grey market tractors tend to be about average for used tractors, the parts situation is about the same as the name brands, but the labor/repair/service portion of the grey market industry is way different. If you are an average mechanic, or have a reputable grey market shop near you I'd definitely go grey for your price range. If not, you may need to increase your price range.
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Brad, I don't know as much as I'd like about these gasoline-engined tractors that came along right before the diesel compacts sort of took over the world. Can you contrast them and tell a little on the history?
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