I bought a MF 1739 with a loader last august and have had no problems with it. I was looking at Kubota but they kept jacking the price around so i talked with a MF dealer in Dothan. They beat the Kubota price and even delivered it to me free of charge. It has done everything i ask of it and is solid built. No plastic hood on this tractor. I also own a 1963 MF tractor with a 3 cylinder perkins diesel and it is a great tractor. AGCO in Dothan