Went ahead and bit the bullet this morning and got me a new Mx5100 with a loader! I put about 1.5 hours on it today and it ran absolutely fabulous for what i needed it for. I think I will be very happy with my new machine and look forward to hanging out on this forum and getting some valuable info in the future! I definitely think this thing is gonna be capable of everything I plan on using it for and I am confident that I made the right decision buying it over the mahindra 5035. Thanks for the input on my previous post, it really helped me pull the trigger on the Kubota!!!