A good way to check the cost of replacement parts, is to look here on YT at the availibility and cost of parts for the brand and model of tractor you're considering.
The joke goes that old Ford parts are cheap and plentiful because the demand is so high they're still mass producing them. (ba-da-da-bump)
Of the dozen or so Fords I've used through the years, the only ones that had half decent brakes, was a pair of 6600's. The hundred series were bad enough trying to stop just themselves on the level, nearly impossible with a loaded wagon behind, or with a 'hog' pushing through a transmission PTO. The N series I've found are even worse. Had an uncle who was brush hogging with an 8n, backing up, and it took him over a bank. Broke his back. It's a miracle he survived, and even more so that he ever walked again, but that was the end of his farming career. NOTE: This can happen with ANY transmission PTO tractor, not just Fords.
I'd put in a vote for a Massey 35, 50 or 65, with a "live PTO" (two stage clutch, engine driven, not transmission driven) or if you can afford it, a 135 or 165 with the Perkins diesel engine. They're just about bomb proof, and if you're only using it during the summer, you don't need to worry about cold starting, or about gas going bad over winter. Most of the 1xx series had independent PTO (better than "live", and several orders of magnitude better than transmission PTO). Most parts are still readily available, especially aftermarket, at reasonable prices.
A Farmall H is not for an inexperienced operator, doesn't have live hydraulics or PTO, and often doesn't include fenders, even if it has a 3pt conversion. If you could find a Farmall 300 or 350 in usable condition at a good price, it would be a reasonable choice. A narrow front will turn on a dime. A wide front doesn't mash a third swath of grass before the hog gets to it. For your purposes, avoid the 340.
The Deere's? My experience is that while generally reliable, anything painted Deere Green comes at a very dear price, and parts seem to be going obsolete faster than with other makes of the same age.
I would avoid the imports: Same, Satoh, Nufield, Long, Deutz, Belarus, etc, unless you personally know how it was used where it came from, AND have friends in that brand's parts business.
My opinions only. Yours or others actual experiences may vary.
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