[Dave01]

That's my "next to buy" tractor, either a 1782 or 1772, whichever I find first.

The plastic, if in decent shape when you buy the tractor like that one, should be ok if you are very careful when removing the panels. Even if a tab breaks you can repair it, or in my case the panels are just fine even with a missing tab.

It says 5 ft. plow, mine is 54", I think 60" is beginning to push the limits (if it really is 60").

I think 3 grand is a bit much though. Yes, to replace it with a tractor of similar heft would cost twice that, and I'm not sure you can find a diesel that compares to it, but in the end it is still an early '90's tractor. But (contradicting myself!), I'm not sure I've seen a 500 hour tractor like that, seems like all the diesels I've looked at have 1,000 plus hours on them. I realize that's not much help on price! I guess I'd say if you can afford it, you'll absolutely love the tractor.