Just Bought a 35

I looked at a few that he had outside that he said he would be running through his shop. He invited me in to see the current one in the shop. It was a 1957 Model 35. Then engine was still out, but it was the most beautiful tractor I'd ever seen. It was nicer than what I'd seen in shows and at the fair. It had been completely stripped down to bare metal everywhere and repainted. The seat was new, with new upholstery, new lights, new exhaust, new battery, new starter, new guages, the list goes on and on. It also has brand new front and rear tires and wheels. A body man straightened out and painted all of the body work and it looks better than it must have new. It has a live PTO, two stage clutch, and power steering. I saw pictures of the entire tractor dissasembled, and he says that everything that needed to be replaced was replaced. He has resleeved the engine and is completely rebuilding it and will have it in next week some time.

With no implements, I paid $4,500 for the tractor. Giving the condition of the tractor, and the rebuilding that's been done, and all of the new parts and tires it seemed like an extremely fair deal? Am I right?

What really cinched it was the guy that I bought it from. He was easy going and obviously really knew his tractors. Since this is my first tractor I thought it would be nice having someone close by that was a parts and information source.

Now I need to figure out the best implement to use to clear a fair amount of sage brush. The soil is a perfect sandy loam, it digs very easily and the sage brush is mostly 2" or less at the base and can be pulled or dug out quite easily.

What do you think for getting rid of it? I think maybe a good 7' back blade would do the trick, but maybe a chisle toothed type of cultivator might dig it out a bit better? We have about 20 acres to clear, fairly devoid of rocks. Any advice would be really appreciated.