Thanks for the input so far guys. I really don't have much of a clue as to what mowing 1+ acres involves. All I have here in Reno is a little patch of lawn that takes less than 5 minutes with a push mower.
I'd like to stay with the tractor format, as I want the versatility. I may find more uses for it than I can think of right now. The B is too big for almost anything on that size lot. I also want to have it as a "little brother" to the B. It's kind of funny that the X300 has the same horsepower as the B running on kersosene, and the X320 has more than it does on gasoline. Seems horses have gotten smaller over the years.
There is also $500 off and 12 month 0% financing on the X series until the end of the month.
A couple of people have mentioned that the 320 might be more than needed. What about the 300? 18.5 hp vs 22 hp, K46 vs K58 transaxle , thinner, less sturdy 42" deck vs 48". What do you think? It's certainly more affordable.
http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/prod...torwith42.page?
Here's a shot of a B exactly like mine, an early styled, deluxe(electric start and lights). Mine is currently in pieces all over the garage/car port. Block and head on the pallet over there. Finished sheet metal wrapped up and on the shelves up there. This one is properly done, and mine will end up looking exactly like it, except my lights will be black.
I bought it ten years ago and has been a back burner project since then. It turns out to have started life at JD as a BN, the model with the single front wheel. Sometime in its past it was converted to the much more versatile twin front wheel "row crop" version. I debated on converting it back, but those parts are very, very rare, and expensive. The twin front is the iconic farm tractor and when shown a picture of each model, 100% liked the current configuration better. I'll continue it's history as I got it.
For those who liked the house, here's a link to the original listing with more pictures. This was a real gem that fell into my lap. The owner died and I ended up paying about half of the original 1998 price for the land an house. Of course I'm going to get boned as bad when I sell my place here in Reno.
http://www.trulia.com/property/3047540518-170-Macawa-Trl-Sequim-WA-98382
Ed