I have purchased a new compact tractor from Compact Tractors & Machinery Ltd., in Somerset, its not a toy its extremely well built and is about the size of the old Grey Fergie, but this is bang up to date. Its 25hp, 8 forward 8 reverse with shuttle gearbox, 2 / 4 WD, and very easy to drive, 2 years full cover warranty - no quibbles - and they put that in writing!. I had hunted around for a year and initially decided clear of Chinese stuff based on what I had seen, but this one seemed better than what I had seen before - and so it proved to be. If anybody is considering a good compact tractor which is a real workhorse, I think you would be hard pressed to beat this, its a Mahindra 254, look at their website and compare.
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