What is the right size tractor?

That's pretty dang close to what he had...plus a hoe attachment. Very handy. If you go this route make sure the undercarriage and tracks are in good condition. Neither are fun or inexpensive to replace. EDIT: looks like MM made that point already.

 

No such thing..................

 

truth...choose your compromises well

 

My Oliver (70hp) 1974 model with the loader was $7,200. I wouldn't be able to near as much loader/grapple work without the size/weight. It really save time to be able to just pickup the tree & move it to an open area to cut/load. Then just push the brush into a pile to burn or into a brush pile out of the way for the wild life. Load mill sized logs, no problem!

 

Given the right deal, I think a 110 might make sense. Since getting rid of the 410, I have figured out how much I used the commercial loader to do a whole bunch of things you shouldn't do with regular loaders Seems like most of the failures have come from backblading, an activity the 410 laughed at with the front wheels in the air. Set up with R1s and a winch, am I good in the woods with a 110?

The 4x10s and 4x20s appear to be way more than what I want to spend. How about a 1070/990? I think I want one newer/low hour machine that requires less work to keep running rather than a bigger machine that can do things that arguably don't need to be done.