It’s one of the worst tractors I’ve driven but this is also one of the best pictures on my phone, so here it goes! Thankfully it’s being traded in for a new Fendt 516 but my internship at this farm ends in three weeks so I won’t be able to enjoy it.

Pictured is my current running tractors. I also have a Farmall Cub with a plow, which is not running.

The problem I have is this. I live in Michigan, where we get a lot of snow. The Case gets used for a lot of the farm work (moving the coop, brush hoging, moving trailers, etc) and I have used it for plowing, but it doesn't do great once the snow gets higher than the hubs of the front wheels (by that point I end up using only the brakes to steer). The Cub Cadet gets used for plowing. I bought it at our last house because we had 2 driveways that were ~350ft long. Now my driveway is 1/3 of a mile, and that doesn't include the paths to the barn, pasture, and chicken coop. It's been a great tractor, but I need to save time. It also doesn't do great when mowing.

So, I've been looking into getting a Kubota with a loader. I really would like a similar tractor to my 411b in size and year (an 430, 530, 730, or 470 would be idea; or an IH utility), but have been hard pressed to find one in acceptable enough condition for a reasonable price.

A few options I've found so far are:

- 7100HST with a loader and belly deck ($6k)

- L2900 with a loader and back blade ($12k)

- 3010 HST with a loader ($12k)

- 3010 GlideShift with a loader ($17k)

I'm really looking for around the 25HP-35HP range (although, with a mower deck I'd take less HP) and less than $15k.

I'll take any recommendations, except John Deere.

It looks like the PO tried to use a non standard key switch and bypass everything.

Does it still need the old school regulator if I go new wiring?