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Jon: I will not try to take away from the 484, a great tractor and every bit as good as you say. Where I do disagree is on the 434. Depending on where you live the parts supply can be great or poor. The brakes are basically same as Farmall mechanical disc brakes and if you know how to service them, they will give good service. The British built B-250, B-275, 414, 434 and 444 were all the same chassis and power train, and is probably one of the few tractors built continuously since the 1950s basically unchanged. It is still being built new by Mahindra of India. If you have Mahindra dealers in your area you can buy new just about any component for these tractors. If you live in Great Britain or Canada these tractors were sold new on mass by IH, and CaseIH dealers in both areas are very familiar with them and are very happy to service them. Here in Canada, I'll bet a CaseIH dealer will be more familiar with one of those British tractors than a 240, 340, 330 or 404. Back in the 1950s and 60s we could buy a British built diesel same hp, for about 20% less money, than an American built gasser. Those British built and Mahindra tractors are some of the very few tractors that incorperate, much of the same simple technology used on Farmalls of the 1950s and are probably one of the best buys out there for the guy doing yard work, basically less than 100 hours per year. Like the Super A, they will not break the bank account at the parts counter. Now if your looking at commercial production, parking your backside in the seat 8, 10, 12 or 16 hours per day, 50 days per year by all means go with 06, 26, 56, 66, 86, 74 or 84 series, they will reward benefits. Don't ever forget the users use of the proposed tractor.
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