You do not sound experienced with tractors so that should factor in. No mater what make stay with a utility style that is low and with wide front for safty. Then I think the live pto like the ford 860 or 861 has is better than the independent type later tractors have as you get in a jam then you only have to remember to jam down the clutch pedal and everything will stop, on the independent you have to also remember to as well as the clutch pedal you have to simutainsley grab the PTO lever. Go with a 800 series as a 600 does not have enough horse power to reasonably handle a 5' hog, I have stalled out my 52 horse 3 cylinder Ford 4000 and the 860 is rated at 44 horse while the 861 is 48 horse, the 6XX series max out at 35 horse.. Yes in good clean going you can get by with the smaller units but in brush you need power. You want only the 660-661 or 860-861 as they are the only ones with live power and the 640-641 and 840-841 do not have that extra gear that you would need and also do not have live power The 650-651 and 850-851 series have that gear but no live PTO. The Grey series 4 cylinder 4000 would also fall into same catagoriy but cost a lot more and on that I cannot give specificate model numbers to stay away from but still stay away from any 4 speed as it will not have live pto. The only other tractor built in that class would be the Massey Ferguson 65 or 165 in being a low down wide front with the 5? HP engine and enough gears and I think (not sure on this) but I believe also have that 2 stage clutch you want for your safty. Good experienced operator would be OK with the independent PTO but sounds like you are not in the experienced cattagorie. The Ferguson TO 35, F35, F40, MF 35, 135, 150 or MH 50 all good but are in that 3?HP range, not enough to cut brush. Also stay with gas engine as some of the deisels at that time had problems and if you are not a mechanic are harder to mantain. John Deere never made that 2 stage clutch, Oliver not that frame size in the 5?hp range, AC also not the 2 stage clutch, Some MM might fit bill but are scarce and repairs might be problem, Do not know of any IHC low built 5?HP with good 3 point hitch or 2 stage clutch. I had 2 of the 3 cylinder 4000 and a 5000 with the independant PTO and did not like it, would have prefered the 2 stage clutch but I grew up with out any live PTO or even any hydrolicks.
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