After the dealer's discount, the 72" Deere 4-in-1 was going to cost me 1395 with manual valve and lever control; I paid 1550 for the 72" Long 4-in-1 with electric valve and joystick control.
Don--thanks much. I did some heavy duty use of the loader today consolidating a very large and spread out burn pile (created dragging downed trees with an old Jeep Cherokee) with many big trees and logs, and the tractor performed flawlessly with such ease. The hydro transmission is just great and the tractor is NOT oversized--I worried I overdid it, but I can now say the size for what I need to do is just about right.
That machine should give you many years of satisfactory service. I love the new 4000 Twenties. The HP for their class is unheard of. Deere seems to be carrying that logic to the new 3000 Twenties, too. Can't wait for them to show up. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Mike--sorry I didn't post these earlier. Non stop rain lately. I finally just went out in the rain, pulled back the cover and took a couple of shots attached here. Looks like flex hose from the valve to the 4 in 1, rigid to the bucket motion.