JD 47 Snow Blower for x595 Question

[1savoy]

Hi Dutch and mfreund, Thanks for all the help and advice. I will have him check the hydraulic fittings. I mentioned the hydraulic shut off to him, and he thinks he already has that since he added the 3 pt hitch. Send along anything else that you think he might need. I will post back when he gets it set up. Thanks again, Russ

 

[1savoy]

Hi Dutch and mfreund,

Just a quick update. My father did not buy the blower that I posted the question about. I ended up finding just a quick hitch on craigslist that came off a x595. It was a divorce and the seller never got the tractor back from the ex but had the quick hitch. He was able to get it for $280. New ones are now over $700 even though the build it online still shows $615. Then I found a really nice 47 blower with the implement drive and upstop, along with the main PTO shaft, missing the quick hitch the previous owner kept, for $1,500 at a local JD dealer on MachineFinder. The only problem was he still needed the shaft that I was questioning that runs through the front axle. The dealer with the blower sold him the complete 2000 Front PTO Kit for $293 and then discounted it $50 if he gave them the old PTO shaft back since the kit came with a new one. So all said and done he has $2,216 w/ tax into the setup. The blower looks like brand new and had maybe been used once or twice according to the dealer. Though not a steal, he ended up with a really nice blower for at least $1,257 less than a new, with the tax figured in, setup. The savings is probably a little more considering the dealer said prices have gone up on the new since he got the original quote last year. Thanks again for the help and info to know what he needed to get a 47 blower working on his x595.

Take care,
Russ

 

[Dutch445]

good deal,
thanks for the update
let it snow. . . .

 

[bigtiller]

good deal,
thanks for the update
let it snow. . . .

ack,,, icksnay on the owsnay.

 

[1savoy]

good deal,
thanks for the update
let it snow. . . .

For sure!! I think he figures it is good insurance so it does not :cool2::cool2:

 

[1savoy]

For sure!! I think he figures it is good insurance so it does not :cool2::cool2:

Well, so much for insurance, but he is awful happy that he bought the blower. He lives in Attica, NY, which is in the snow belt, not too far from Buffalo/ Lake Erie. Had lots of snow last week. I was back home for a funeral and got to take a look at his purchases. He got his plow truck stuck a couple of times and used the JD to help clean out around it. He also did alot of cleaning up with the blower. He really likes it and glad he made the purchase. He did get the JD stuck at one point, so we added an old elevator weight on the 3-pt. Hopefully it helps. Here are a few pic's. Thanks again guys for the info and help.