Duke
Those rears are ok, not like the ones you, me, and mike are going threw,
Someone has to give us credit for trying to put up with them, LOL
1000 with 600 hrs seems to be too low for that. If Im not mistaking those are about 6k machines if they have all the options. You can put a plow behind them snow blowers, tillers. Most al the 3000 series tractors Ive worked on are true garden tractors. Some have a mid mount pto that drives the deck. The dealer in the next town from us for years was number 1 in the usa for the number of 3000 series sold every year. He wont even work on anything less than the shaft drive 2500 series.
Hope it looks good cause those are nice machines! Please post some pics when you get it. Motor alone is worth 500. Oh and some have power steering!