You have asked for an encyclopedias worth of answers there. I would suggest looking in the grey market forum and use the search feature for certain things. Also check the Yanmar forum for many answers. Greys are not for everyone. Here are a few of my opinions. The tractors are not made any lighter for use in the rice patties. They are heavy enough for loaders, but what you do with the loader is another issue. Koyker, Kelly, Great Bend and Allied make brackets to adapt their loaders to many grey market models. You can break an American brand compact tractor with a loader if you don't know what you are doing. Tillers; the tillers work great in most American soils, but as with any tiller your mileage will vary. Rocky soil and soil with a lot of roots will impact performance. Mowers; Most people who buy these tractor use a rear mount finish mower. I have yet to see a mid PTO on a grey. There is one guy who frequents the Yanmar forum that put a front PTO on his Yanmar and runs a Yanmar belly mower on his little Yanmar. If my tractor were used only for mowing I would want a belly mower, but it is used for other task so I don't want the hassle of removing a belly mower or risk damaging the mower when using the tractor for other tasks. Turf tires; There are turfs that will fit the narrow wheels. As for tearing up your lawn. I used a Hinomoto 2304 4X4 that I believe was around the 2500 lb range for 2 years without damaging my lawn. I would suggest researching until you are sick of researching and you will discover that all the points have been touched on before. You will see solutions people have come up with. Like I said a before, a grey market tractor is not for everybody. In fact a tractor is not for everybody.
