Heck I know guys who grew up around tractors and PTO's who were seriously injured or killed by PTO's, most often because they took short cuts. But I do agree that live PTO is much safer.
UD is correct too. I run a 5 and 6 foot hog with 2 different tractors, one 23 HP and the other 33. That's 56HP to run them combined. Setup and ground speed are the factors.
Personally, if I had the money to spend I'd have a modern compact MFW at about 35HP for the smaller stuff and a 60's or newer at about 45-50 HP to replace the current 33HP bigger one.
While something like an 8N at 23 HP will do the task listed by the OP when lifted both the disk and mower are going to make it very lite in the front and the lack of live PTO is a safety consideration. An ORC will make it safer but the ORC is not an answerall. A slightly larger tractor with live PTO will be much safer for any operator and much safer for a novice.
While it's OK at least in my books to give small "passengers" rides in smooth areas you should never, ever ride one when you are using a rotary cutter or something like a disk. The safest thing for tractor rides is a modern cab tractor with a buddy seat.
One factor no one has addressed. For a new guy starting out is service and support for what ever he buys. On poster recommended a Massey Ferguson. Good tractor. But here where I live poor choice should you need dealer support. Here the best support would be for JD, IH, Case and Ford because JD and CaseIH are the closest (at 25 miles) decent dealers with decent parts support. The AGCO dealer is poor at best so MF, White, MM and Oliver are poor picks. So not mentioning a brand check your local support before dumping money into something.
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