Very helpful info SB, thanks. I'll check out that other site as well.
And as long as you guys are giving me free advice :D , how about some tips on what to look for as I look at these tractors this weekend? For the record, I'll have my favorite JD mechanic with me for input from him. Since...
Thanks SB, already have Tractordata.com in my favorites. :D
I was buying corn "al granel", or raw in the field a couple of weeks ago and a guy pulled up on a JD 4455. My guys jumped on board to take a look and loved its simplicity. And down here, keeping it simple is a must.
Anyway, I'll...
Indeed. Spoke with a parts dealer this evening who specializes in John Deere and he told me parts are far easier to find for the older model tractors (like the ones I'll be looking at this weekend) than the newer models. I've got an 85 HP JD 5705 I bought in 2005 and yeah, it's tough to find...
Hey FH! I've been doing great, thanks for asking. Lots of work fortunately and never seem to be enough hours in the day.
Hope everyone here is well and still kickin'.
I'll be looking at several John Deere tractors this weekend as I plan to buy one before the end of the year. There are much newer models on the secondary market here but I think for the money I can get the best deal on something of this age and model.
I'm interested in a tractor on the order...
Still kickin! Just been really busy these days in the coffee business. Yeah, the ranch is doing fine....plowing right now as the rains are finally falling and will plant grain sorghum again this year. I promise to stay in touch and if the fat man asks, tell him I've got his packet right here.
Here at my bodega when a Chavista asks if I've got TP, I tell them I've got revoluationary TP, and then show them a corn cob. Most laugh, some don't though they realize I'm right, of course.
I spent 20 years in the oilfield and all I remember about it was this:
That was 15 years ago. I see that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Don't know about the world as a whole, but, as evidenced by the last two presidential elections in the US, the majority of American voters have clearly lost touch with reaity.