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Hi Rick, I used a ford 2310 for about three years. A friend owns the tractor and uses it in his personal hay business. I've used it to rake and move 5 foot round bales weighing up to 1200 pounds. The lift had no trouble lifting that weight. It also pulls a 6 foot brushhog real well. This tractor has power steering, a differential lock which is a small lever at the back of the I think right hand running board that you step on with the heel of your foot if one wheel starts spinning, and a foot throttle which is really really handy. This tractor had about 900 hours when he bought it in about 1996. I think he paid $7500 or $7800 for it and it was in near perfect condition. No implements came with it. It's very similar in size to the 8n and doesn't seem too much bigger. If your looking for someone who doesn't have one bad thing to say about the 2310 then I am it. The price doesn't seem too unreasonable to me. Your post on the ford board said 2000 hours and hear you said 1200. I don't think a diesel engine starts getting tired untill about 3000 to 4000 hours so you should be good there. I have a ford 2000 diesel about a 1973 year with over 3000 hours and it's still going strong, although it doesn't burn as clean as it used to. The hour meter also stuck for a year just after 3000 hours and then started up again so I don't know what it has now. The 2310 will seem to run forever on a tank of fuel. You will have none of that one gallon an hour when working like the 8n. If the tractor hasn't been abused, I think you will be pleased. Just my oppinion. Darrel.
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