Well I finally got my tractor a 2006 JD 790, so after a month or so of lurking I thougt I might as well register. It has the 300 loader and came with an LX-5 field mower and a 6' Frontier box blade. I bought it about one month ago but didn't even bring it home, took it straight to Sumner Tractor to leave it there to have a Woods BH 70-X subframe backhoe put on. So it came home this week and this weekend got its first couple of days of work in. For a complete TLB rookie I think I did ok. I pulled all the large rock out of some property that will be added to the yard, about 1/2 acre. I couldn't believe the size of the boulders that the Woods backhoe could pull out of the ground. 3 were too big to fit in the loader so I chained on to them and drug them out. I also dug up for transplanting 5 fruit trees and 3 lilac bushes. After I got the rocks and trees out I dropped the backhoe off (much easier than I thought it would be) and put the box blade on. Again I was very impressed with what this attachment could do. In just under three hours I had ripped off all the sod, pulled up a large number of rock that I missed with the hoe and made the land substantially smoother. I still have quite a ways to go. There are a lot of rocks that need to be picked up and I have 3 big piles of sod and topsoil that need to be loaded into the dump trailer and hauled off. But that will be the next weekend. I have to say I am completely sold and my only regret is that I didn't make this purchase 15 years ago.
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dcyrilc
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Welcome to TBN and congratulations on the new tractor.:thumbsup: As you've been lurking...you know we all like to see pictures.:thumbsup::thumbsup: Time to break out that camera!
Also, take some time to fill out your profile so we can learn more about you.
RoyJackson
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Alway happy to read about another satisfied 790 owner/operator!! Good for you!
Which Woods backhoe did you buy, and may I ask the price?
Which Woods backhoe did you buy, and may I ask the price?
TommyJD790
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Gotta love the 790.
I've had mine only a few months and the amount of work I've done is remarkable.
Congratulations and Good Luck with yours and welcome to the forum.
TommyJD790
I've had mine only a few months and the amount of work I've done is remarkable.
Congratulations and Good Luck with yours and welcome to the forum.
TommyJD790
sunnyside360
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Congrats and good luck with your tractor. Lots of expert help here on this forum for when you need help with issues. :thumbsup:
Thanks for the welcomes. I know I need to get some pictures taken and up but have had too much fun on the tractor itself to take the time. Roy, the backhoe is a Woods BH 70-X with the 4 point subframe mount. For the hoe and the subframe it was $6,400 but I did add the manual thumb for about $550. It was the best price I found for my area. Like I said in my earlier post the tractor came with a loader, box blade and field mower but I would like to get my hands on a good used PHD and landscape rake but no luck so far. I have missed out on about 3-4 on Craigs list that were sold within 24 hours of being posted. By the way how do you fill out your profile.
dcyrilc
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Click on "My Home" at the top of the page. Then click on "Edit Your Details" on the left side of the page. As you scroll down the will be various items you can fill out under "Additional Information" such as where you live, type of tractor, Attachments, etc.
I've heard good things about Sumner Tractor. I assume you must be down in that area somewhere. I'm a little north of there in Woodinville.
spruce Deere
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Welcome and congrats on the 790 set-up. Some day I would like to get a backhoe for my 790. But for now, I have been using the heck out of my shiny, new frontier box blade ripping compacted ground, unveiling rocks, moving yards of dirt, filling and leveling holes. Here is a pic of some of before and after box blade action filling and leveling holes, and a pic of my 790 with the BB2048 box blade.
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I love my box blade almost as much as the backhoe but I'm still getting the hang of what it can really do. I'm actually in E. Washington around Ellensburg but the savings was worth hauling the tractor across the pass to Sumner Tractor. The salesman said that they get a fairly good discount due to volume on Woods equipment. I called 7 different places for hoe costs and they by far were the best. I would definitely recomend them.
dcyrilc
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I work for the City of Bellevue over here on the west side and we buy our big loaders and the tractors for our mowers from Sumner Tractor.:thumbsup:
Barely Smokin'
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Barely Smokin'
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BTW, see the grade cut into the hill to the left of my dozer? It's about 3' deep? That's one edge of a building pad ~ 60' x 60' that I graded entirely with my 790 using the box blade and FEL. Most of it was the thickest, densest clay you could imagine.
The little 790 will get it done!
The little 790 will get it done!
Phineas7
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Congrats on the new (to you) 790. This September will be 3 years for me. So far it's been a great balance of size, power and manueverability, not to mention a good value and reliable. It was my first (and only) tractor, I'm sooo glad I did not go with a smaller (or larger really) tractor.
RoyJackson
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Nice pictures, Smokin'
Barely Smokin'
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Thanks, Roy. I've been making myself stop on occassion and take a picture so you guys won't think I'm just making this stuff up!
The 790 is a pretty darn capable tractor, considering it mows grass great---and you can put a decently-sized backhoe on it, too. Hmmm....backhoe....anybody know where I can get a used Woods?
Phineas----I was just using my dozer to shape up a motocross track around my place. I'll get some picture together when I get a chance...
The 790 is a pretty darn capable tractor, considering it mows grass great---and you can put a decently-sized backhoe on it, too. Hmmm....backhoe....anybody know where I can get a used Woods?
Phineas----I was just using my dozer to shape up a motocross track around my place. I'll get some picture together when I get a chance...
Phineas7
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I don't have room for an MX track. I have about a mile of trails zig-zagging around the property. I've used the 790 to place chunks of concrete, logs and RR ties that I use for my trials bike.
Mudfarmer
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Have had my 3005 for about four months now (JD3005 is the renumbered 790). I like the gear shift. I have read two main negative comments about 790/3005's:
1) Only two rear speeds, one two slow the other maybe a little high. I think I would like another gear in the middle, but it is certainly not a deal changer. Eight forward speeds is enough for me. Last tractor had 12 forward and I didn't use at least four.
2) The hydraulics are set weak so you need to put in the "shims" to increase the lifting power on the bucket and three point. I guess you can do that (there ar strings on TBN that tell and show you with pictures how to do that), but there's nothing to date I've wanted to lift that my 3005 wouldn't handle. Can't imagine lifing anything heavier than I've already used it for. So I'm not bothering with the shims.
I guess I am another satisfied owner.
So now I have a question: I've never had a box blade, but it looks like just the thing for some hill smoothing and road fixing i want to do. What is the optimum size for the 790/3005? I see above a six footer mentioned. Is that what you all would suggest?
Mf
1) Only two rear speeds, one two slow the other maybe a little high. I think I would like another gear in the middle, but it is certainly not a deal changer. Eight forward speeds is enough for me. Last tractor had 12 forward and I didn't use at least four.
2) The hydraulics are set weak so you need to put in the "shims" to increase the lifting power on the bucket and three point. I guess you can do that (there ar strings on TBN that tell and show you with pictures how to do that), but there's nothing to date I've wanted to lift that my 3005 wouldn't handle. Can't imagine lifing anything heavier than I've already used it for. So I'm not bothering with the shims.
I guess I am another satisfied owner.
So now I have a question: I've never had a box blade, but it looks like just the thing for some hill smoothing and road fixing i want to do. What is the optimum size for the 790/3005? I see above a six footer mentioned. Is that what you all would suggest?
Mf
spruce Deere
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Well mud, I went with a 48 inch box blade due to width limitations. But for fixin' roads and general earth moving, the 60 to 72 inch range for box blade is well matched for the790/3005. There is a lot of 60 inch box blades on 30'ish hp tractors around here. I found a 66 incher brush hog brand box last year that really had my eye. Very well built, priced good and brand new. Just was too wide for its intended use in the tree farm.
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jeffster
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dcyrilc, not to hijack the thread, but Bellevue is nuts. I am South of you a couple hours, but I have to run up to Bellevue every few months and I swear it gets bigger and bigger each trip. We almost bought a small farm in Duvall a couple years back when I was going to relocate permanently. Love that area up there outside the city...
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