 JA, I've got a 1020, so I'll try some of your questions. First double check that a 300 IS a 1020, I've read that a 300 is a 1010, and a 301 / 301A is a 1020 / 2020. The '68 year makes it a 1020, as 1010's latest date is '65 -- but double check. 1. About 38 gas or Diesel.
2. 1950 hours is light use. 3. Is on a 1020. You should see two bottom draft bars and a center top link. This picture might help. 4. PTO, should be a lever on the left side below the seat to engage the rear PTO, and there should be a steel PTO shaft under that rubber cover. Check this one out carefully, you won't be doing any bush hoggin without a PTO.
5. Shuttle shift sounds ok. Can't find anything in 1020 manual called a compensator. It should have power steering. 6. Good model. Parts still available. At 1950 hours, should be a long, long time before you need any major work.
7. Saw a 1020 w/loader go for 8,000 this spring.
8. Double check on the 3pt and the PTO. You'll need them to bush hog and run a snowblower. We've never had a blizzard so bad that the 3pt swivel blade on the back of the 1020 couldn't make short work of it on the driveway -- but we're not in Minnesota. Blades are a lot cheaper than snow blowers. We traded 40 bales of hay for our old Dearborn blade years ago. The price was right. On second though, here's my 1020 with the old blade on the back. The green bars holding up the red blade are the 3pt.
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