I'm too tired to argue but you are comparing apples to oranges here.
-Craftsman never made a "compact tractor" which is what some of your tractors are.
-craftsmans are junk....what isn't for $1500 but don't compare it to a JD. There are a few types of JD's the cheaper ones (formally known as Sabres and the ones you see at Home Depot) are made to compete agains craftsman junk. "real" JD's are much better but at 3x the cost though.
- that New Holland tractor is worth money...stop using it.
-one other thing is that you can NOT get parts for some of the older tractors. Trust me on this..I have hauled many to their grave after 30 years over stupid crap that is obsolete.
Just my 2 cents though from my experience working at a JD and NH dealer