Who delivered your tractor
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tjkadar
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- Massey Ferguson 5609, Kubota GS1800, eXmark LazerZ XP
My dealer has a couple trucks and a driver or two for deliveries. Here is the truck that brought mine taking the Kubota away.
855Idiot
Bronze Member
I had to deliver my own.
I Borrowed a tandem axle trailer and the Dealer (service dept.) loaded it.
They used a chain to drag it up the loading ramp.
Then they used a real big JD with forks to unceremoniously lower/drop it on to my trailer.
It took them over 30 minutes to load it!
The trailer had high side rails.
I smiled the entire time.
...they thought it was broke...
They were wrong.
Best $200 tractor I've ever owned.
I Borrowed a tandem axle trailer and the Dealer (service dept.) loaded it.
They used a chain to drag it up the loading ramp.
Then they used a real big JD with forks to unceremoniously lower/drop it on to my trailer.
It took them over 30 minutes to load it!
The trailer had high side rails.
I smiled the entire time.
...they thought it was broke...
They were wrong.
Best $200 tractor I've ever owned.
mfreund
Veteran Member
855idiot, Well, let's hear the story and what was wrong with your 855 that you got it for less that scrap price.
LBrown59
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I don't think it was an 855.
855Idiot
Bronze Member
Here is a link to my story,
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-buying-pricing/110553-my-john-deere-story.html
It's true. I bought it thinking I would salvage the loader and part the tractor out.
I have about $600 into it now.
Alternator,
Battery,
Water pump,
Steering arm,
Still have not fixed the fuel shut-off solenoid...
I just put some rubber bands on it.
An 855 is a good solid tractor!
For a while after I bought it, a rear wheel was locking up.
Doesn't do it any more. Might have been a brake adjustment?
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-buying-pricing/110553-my-john-deere-story.html
It's true. I bought it thinking I would salvage the loader and part the tractor out.
I have about $600 into it now.
Alternator,
Battery,
Water pump,
Steering arm,
Still have not fixed the fuel shut-off solenoid...
I just put some rubber bands on it.
An 855 is a good solid tractor!
For a while after I bought it, a rear wheel was locking up.
Doesn't do it any more. Might have been a brake adjustment?
That's a surreal story, 855Idiot. I might actually have to stop in at a church for the first time in my life if that ever happened to me.
It's the diametrical opposite of the story I've had with my 318. I bought it for maximum market value a few years ago and now it's currently sitting in my barn sans a working engine. The P218 Onan is in pieces with a bad engine block (bad cam & crank bearing races due to some hackmanship in the tractor's tainted past). There are apparently few replacement engines to be found except for the $1500 Honda's on eBay or the 1800 hour junk smokers. I have far too much money and time invested in meticulous maintenance and service to just burp it away for its current $500 value; Sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Heck, I even bought a replacement John Deere emblem for the front of the grille as I was getting ready to repaint the sheet metal and a brand new battery which has now been sitting on a conditioner for the last year!
It's the diametrical opposite of the story I've had with my 318. I bought it for maximum market value a few years ago and now it's currently sitting in my barn sans a working engine. The P218 Onan is in pieces with a bad engine block (bad cam & crank bearing races due to some hackmanship in the tractor's tainted past). There are apparently few replacement engines to be found except for the $1500 Honda's on eBay or the 1800 hour junk smokers. I have far too much money and time invested in meticulous maintenance and service to just burp it away for its current $500 value; Sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Heck, I even bought a replacement John Deere emblem for the front of the grille as I was getting ready to repaint the sheet metal and a brand new battery which has now been sitting on a conditioner for the last year!
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nunyabinis
Gold Member
Picked up my 3038e myself. Had my truck and trailer with me when I inked the deal. It was raining cats and dogs. I'm talkin' Biblical Flood type rain. They gave me a five minute operator training and I was like, "Yeah, yeah... whatever. I'll read the manual. I'm getting wet here." LOL!!! Even drove it on the trailer myself because the mechinic had a look on his face that said he REALLY didn't want to get soaked!!!
First thing I did when I got home was read the Operator's Manual then order the Parts Manual and Service Manual from JD.
First thing I did when I got home was read the Operator's Manual then order the Parts Manual and Service Manual from JD.
bglz42
Silver Member
I drug my new 5045D home myself, guess I didn't know any better!
mfreund
Veteran Member
I went and got mine myself because I cannot get anyone to operate on my schedule