Sorry JD fans

[GBeck]

start by saying great site...and great information on here

I am personally new to anything land based, now living in the country on 5 acres from the standard 50x100 lot.
I inherited a JD 400 with a 60 inch deck, not sure the exact year but I think a 78..still runs great but can't find any attachments for it, was basically just looking for a factory loader to move the odd pile of dirt or snow, etc
so I just purchased a kubota, bx1850.
so a couple questions and not sure if I should spread them out over the different forums
how much should I ask for the JD 400
and what kind of loads will the pto on this new lawn mower take?

 

[ChuckinNH]

The PTO on your new BX1850 will handle anything designed for that size machine, 50" snowblower, rotary broom, tillers, rear finish mowers, etc. It might be a little light horsepower wise for a 4" woodchipper, and might have pretty slow performance with something like a woodsplitter, but otherwise, you will be fine. Use the advanced search function in the Kubota owner/user forum, and search for BX1850, and you will find lots of info. Good luck with your new tractor!

 

[GBeck]

thanks Chuck

 

[ddivinia]

I am not sure what JD 400s. You might want to check machine finder and tractorhouse for prices.

D.

 

[Rara Avis]

John Deere 400 series Garden Tractors

 

[GBeck]

thanks Paul, I found that site, and when I was looking for prices I have seen everywhere from 1000 to 8000...

 

[jimgerken]

Why are you saying "sorry" to us? You are the one stuck with an orange tractor.

 

[RollTideRam]

Why are you saying "sorry" to us? You are the one stuck with an orange tractor.

Just what I was thinking. JC

 

[Rara Avis]

thanks Paul, I found that site, and when I was looking for prices I have seen everywhere from 1000 to 8000...

$8000 for a JD400???...If someone offers you that get that cash...

 

[ddivinia]

Around $2K is what 400s seem to be going for.

D.

 

[BlackRaptor]

Why are you saying "sorry" to us? You are the one stuck with an orange tractor.

Thats funny right there.

 

[TimS]

Sad to say, the 400 is an oddball in the Deere lineup - attachments are specific to that model due to the frame size and the 840 RPM rear PTO, so that makes them hard to find. For that reason, you don't get a very good price for them - probably looking at $1500 or so.

Tim

 

[ddivinia]

That 400 with the 60" deck is one heck of a lawn mower.

D.

 

[LBrown59]

start by saying great site...and great information on here
1*how much should I ask for the JD 400
2* what kind of loads will the pto on this new lawn mower take?

1*I'd keep it.
2*A lot more than the JD400.

A note about tractor types:
You don't have 2 lawn mowers here !

The JD is a garden tractor .
The kubota, BX1850 is a SUB COMPACT TRACTOR.

There is A world of difference between those tractors.

 

[LBrown59]

Would probably cost him 2 to 4 times what he got out of it to replace it with something comparable.

*That 400 with the 60" deck is one heck of a lawn mower.

D.

*That's why I suggested he keep it.

Makes a nice spare / back up auxiliary mower.
Especially when he got it for free.