You guys kill me! My handle is mostly "legit" (my rank is from a few years ago). I am still active duty, and I would venture to guess one of the younger members perhaps, at the ripe age of 30. I have been around anything mechanical my entire life, I am a diesel mechanic by trade, and build high performance cars in my spare time for myself and others. My current project is a 2006 GTO with a twin turbo setup that should put around 1200hp to the tires.....I have more than enough expertise to get this tractor going.
In any case I am not upset for the onslaught of advice, it is much appreciated in fact.
I went to go look at the 1863 that I mentioned earlier and came to a conclusion for sure.
The 1450 will stay....
It operates much the same, doesn't have that vintage look, but just seemed....cheap? I looked at a brand new XT3 with fabbed deck, and it was sweet in a "new" way...but missed the brutness the 1450 has, the noise, the ride. Etc....