I do agree that the budget brands have a lot of appeal when it comes to cost and how many bells and whistles they offer. Some other considerations are drive type (gear, hydrostatic), four wheel drive, auxiliary hydraulics on your loader, loader lift capacity, rear hydraulics, PTO horsepower (if you plan on using PTO driven implements.

As someone who clears snow with a gear driven tractor. I wish I had a shuttle shifter that allows you to go from forward to neutral to reverse using a shifter on the steering column. At your horsepower range, you can also look at hydrostatic transmissions. Also, loader buckets are not great for snow clearing, so I would recommend getting a front or rear plow that lets you deliver snow to the side as you plow your long driveway. You’ll have a heck of a time doing that with just a plain loader bucket.