Brand considerations aside, pretty much any utility tractor built since the mid 50s or so could be a good all-purpose chore tractor. Tractors from the 40s, 30s, and even 20s can also still perform a lot of hard work, but you would likely be limited to pulling something hooked to the drawbar, or using the power takeoff or belt pulley to power a piece of equipment. Newer tractors are likely to have more advanced and more flexible systems--so consider the type of work you plan to do and the types of implements you'd like to use, and then look for a tractor that will meet those needs.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Mon 1 Apr 2013, 16:00, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

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( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Mon 1 Apr 2013, 16:37, Reply)

Calculating tractive effort is notoriously difficult.
Brake Horsepower is the standard - but inefficient - method and relies upon ropes, pullies, counterweights, lollipop sticks and the current price of wool.

EDHP - estimated drawbar horse power - is a little more accurate as it takes into account the kinetic energy expended divided by benefits claimants, but requires an accurate Dynamometer - pronounced Dynamometer with emphasis on some syllables - to measure what happens when West African slaves are shown the power of fire.

Pulling ought to be carried out using the muscular power of the upper legs - far more resilient than the lower back and better adapted to the purpose in homo sapiens (assuming that you are such, and not a 20 ton crane).

The average human can pull three times it's daily consumption of pot noodles up a slope equivalent to Jeffersons' forehead on Mount Rushmore until it gets bored and goes away.

Hope this helps.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 1 Apr 2013, 16:53, Reply)