Trust me, I and the others "feel your pain" and many can sure identify. I have driven tractors for over fifty years and it is still hard to pick just the right tractor without a LOT of research and climbing on and trying them out.
We have tractors from 22 to 85 HP and when I went looking for a mid size tractor in between, I took a very similar path and one day went out with my wife on a Sunday when no salesmen were around to look at a B3200 as I was pretty sure that's what I wanted. I ran up the adder just like you until I got to the Grand L Series and decided that was the one for me; fortunately my wife agreed.
We really liked the L32/3540 and thought they were for us. My wife told me we really needed a cab due to my age and allergies, so I figured with the extra weight of a cab and pull of a AC compressor I needed more HP, so a L3940 made sense.
We saw a used L5030 on the lot, but I deemed it "too big" though my wife liked it. By the time I got home, I had decided to order an L4240 so I wouldn't have to run tractors back and forth all the time between farms.
By the next day I decided to get the L5030 and replaced it last year with a L5740; long ways from a B200 and a LOT more $$$$.
I know my situation is different than yours and I am not saying you need a 50 HP machine, but I wouldn't recommend anything less than the L3540 and once you use the HST+ transmission you will be glad you got it. This will probably be the last tractor you ever need to buy, so a few bucks more here and there probably won't make a big difference if it gets you the right tractor.
One thing I have found is that for new tractor buyers and even a lot of us who aren't, a tractor tends to "shrink" once we get them on our property and start using them.
Good luck in your shopping; hope I haven't confused you.
