Bought a 1999 NH 445D

dk8019 · Aug 27, 2019

Needed to replace our very old, and nearly worn out Case/David Brown 990. The farm is a hilly place, so something lower to the ground, 4x4, and with a little more weight behind it was desirable. This one has 369 hours on it

Seven Gables · Aug 29, 2019

Real nice find with that low of hours, do you know the history of its use at all? I've got a couple 545d's bought used each with about 1600hours. Like them a lot, very heavy duty for there compact size. Does your torque converter lock up button on the end of the forward/reverse lever work? One of mine didn't so I replaced it, little pricey but absolutely worth doing. Saves a lot of fuel by dropping your rpms when traveling, noise too. There's 2 zerts on the 2 u-joints on the front pump driveshaft from engine. I think they get overlooked on a lot of those tractors, I access them from left side below alternator, cramped quarters but a job to replace if they're not greased. What kind of jobs will u be using it for?

TSO · Aug 29, 2019

Nice looking machine! I had a 545d that o really liked. Ended up selling it because I wasn't using it enough. Tough machines.

dk8019 · Sep 6, 2019

So it was used in PA to load mulch during the summers at a garden store. Apparently they didn't sell much mulch. I need to test the torque converter lockup when I'm back at the farm. I had them truck it down and my dad drove it up the mountain to park it in the barn. Should be back in a few weeks and give my full review. I'll be sure to hit those zerks, as well as all the others, user maintenance guide should be waiting for me at home. I have one of those great Dewalt 20V greasers and it makes it so easy to do it right. We also own a Schaeff HS41M (Terex these days) spider excavator, and nothing I've ever owned remotely compares to the number of grease points on that monster!

dk8019 · Sep 6, 2019

In terms of it's use, it will be used a good bit with a scrapper blade and land plane for gravel road maintenance. I maybe using it with a 88" flail mower from time to time to mow our pastures to keep weeds under control etc. Otherwise some general loader work.

I'm thinking it could be very useful to have a grapple on the bucket, does anyone know if that was a factory option?

TSO · Sep 6, 2019

dk8019 said:
In terms of it's use, it will be used a good bit with a scrapper blade and land plane for gravel road maintenance. I maybe using it with a 88" flail mower from time to time to mow our pastures to keep weeds under control etc. Otherwise some general loader work.

I'm thinking it could be very useful to have a grapple on the bucket, does anyone know if that was a factory option?

There was a valve option as they had a 4-in-1 bucket option. The joystick for that valve would mount on the right side of the steering column (raised up off the floor).