#1 safety rule is, USE YOUR HEAD! It's a tractor, not a bulldozer, not a battering ram, not an ATV, not a trophy truck.
Whatever tractor you get, BUY an owner's manual. Reprints for just about every tractor ever made are available online. You just spent $5000 on a tractor. Don't quibble over $20 for an owner's manual.
A 3000 would be the newest most modern tractor of the ones you named, and have the most modern features such as a live/independent PTO (there is a difference, not sure which it has), which is likely what your grandfather was talking about when he said it would drive you into the ditch.
On a tractor with a transmission driven PTO like an 8N, the PTO is connected to the rear wheels by gearing, so when you push in the clutch, any momentum in the PTO will drive the rear wheels. A bush hog is a big flywheel, and will push the tractor several feet before stopping. Planning your stops well ahead of time is necessary, and always be ready to pop the tractor into neutral should you get into a pickle.
On a tractor with a live or independent PTO, this does not happen because the PTO is driven separately from the transmission. When you push the clutch you stop.
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