Hay Dude
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- Joined
- Aug 28, 2012
- Messages
- 16,523
- Tractor
- Challenger MT655E, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
I have only replaced one $950 prop shaft on the CX-15. It’s about 7 years old and has earned me a lot of gross profit (I do about $40,000/yr in field mowing).….of course a tractor is required, too.…..Good maintenance and a nickle's worth of grease saves a lot of money and helps for many trouble free hours of work.
The paint looks excellent, it’s mechanically excellent and would sell for about 3/4 of what I paid for it if I sold it tomorrow
I still don‘t know why it broke. The U-joint just heated up and locked up on fire.
Been a great mower. John Deere makes great stuff. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
I’d own more Deere equipment if I could.