These are great tractors, easy to maintain, and a pleasure if you have to work on them. I rebuilt this tractors Kohler K301S 2 years ago, truely old reliable. I use it mostly in the winter for snow removal but recently I used it to clear some debri, dirt and rocks from the side of my garage so now I can park more equipment there. It may take you longer than other loaders to do the job but it is very economical.