Is your John Deere worth it?

[KennyV]

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Neither do the better build older JD's,i know mine don't.:wink:

I can't share your view on JD being the best for the money.They might have a higher trade in value but cost more to start with when new than most other brands,so you got more money locked in.JD Parts are trough the roof as well.

I started farming in 86 and bought a 72 Cockshutt 1855 for $3500 ,i'm still farming with it today.Bought a sec 1855 14 yrs ago for $3250.Both these are my main tractors on my 1800 acre ranch.
I have had minimal repairs with these over the years.They are worth double today what i paid.

I also have a 78 Belarus 800 loader tractor i bought used in 86 for 5 grand, i put 10.000 hrs on it since and use it daily for feeding.It was/is a good tractor,now it aint worth nothing anymore but i don't care.It can serve as parts tractor for the 93 belarus 925 with only 740 hrs on it i just bought last month for $4000.

Try to duplicate that with JD,heck one has to shell out at least 6-7 grand for a worn out 4020 today.

The only green on my yard are the 2 lawn tractors

Moving this thread a 'little' away from Green ...
Those Cockshutt tractors are tough good AG machines... can't seem to break them... They use to be very popular with the built up competition puller tractors...

Are there many of the Russian tractors up there, I have read that they are a Dependable and Durable Line,
But I have never been up close to them or known anyone around here that owned one... :smile:KennyV

 

[Bison]

Ah,we've got to give the green some competition here.:wink:

No,there ain't to many around,to few dealers left too.
The tractors weren't the problem,but the lack of knowledge about them was.

Here is one tough 75 hp belarus,my old feed tractor.She never complaints :thumbsup:
3000 LB on the front,3000 lb on the rear.

 

[JDgreen]

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Neither do the better build older JD's,i know mine don't.:wink:

I can't share your view on JD being the best for the money.They might have a higher trade in value but cost more to start with when new than most other brands,so you got more money locked in.JD Parts are trough the roof as well.

I started farming in 86 and bought a 72 Cockshutt 1855 for $3500 ,i'm still farming with it today.Bought a sec 1855 14 yrs ago for $3250.Both these are my main tractors on my 1800 acre ranch.
I have had minimal repairs with these over the years.They are worth double today what i paid.

I also have a 78 Belarus 800 loader tractor i bought used in 86 for 5 grand, i put 10.000 hrs on it since and use it daily for feeding.It was/is a good tractor,now it aint worth nothing anymore but i don't care.It can serve as parts tractor for the 93 belarus 925 with only 740 hrs on it i just bought last month for $4000.

Try to duplicate that with JD,heck one has to shell out at least 6-7 grand for a worn out 4020 today.

The only green on my yard are the 2 lawn tractors

The way I look at the issue is, can you still get parts for a '72 Cockshutt or '78 Belarus today? :confused2: Odds are, you can still get parts for a '72 JD...to me and many others that point is worth a lot.

 

[Bison]

The way I look at the issue is, can you still get parts for a '72 Cockshutt or '78 Belarus today? :confused2: Odds are, you can still get parts for a '72 JD...to me and many others that point is worth a lot.

Yes you still can get most parts for these brands,i would say on par with JD.

 

[JDgreen]

Yes you still can get most parts for these brands,i would say on par with JD.

Maybe I should have clarified the issue more, I meant near-next-day parts availability. There are a lot of online sources of parts for older and obsolete tractors but I am not aware if they give prompt delivery...if I was mistaken, my apologies. To be honest, I thought Cockshutt stopped producing tractors back in the 60's...

 

[KennyV]

I thought Cockshutt stopped producing tractors back in the 60's...

They also stopped making Minneapolis-Moline in the early 60... but parts are still available. The rears are still very popular in Tractor Pulling...:thumbsup:
I can not remember the time I had to have any tractor part the nest day, let alone the same day... Even during planting or harvest seasons.:wink:
Now if your using your tractor for aerial emergency/rescue and had a breakdown in flight... then you might want your parts now... but I think most of us can get by with "whenever they get here".:laughing:
Even Cat with the best world wide parts distribution availability, will not have all parts everywhere.

Heck ... with some of my restoration projects, if the parts get here Next Year, its most likely going to be TOO SOON... :smile:KennyV

 

[twall]

I can get parts for my '85 Snapper walk - behind, and chances are, anything I want is in stock (maint. / common items like blades, belts, drive disks, etc) and specialty items like the gas tank for my '91 LT1241 or the diff for my walk behind, can be had in a week. Just like JD parts.

As far as JD parts go, I asked about parts for my JD R72, and they had precious little stuff - and what they had was NOS, and when that's gone, it's gone. They laughed at me when I asked what else could be had. THAT mower is an '85, as well........Ditto for my '93 JD 14SB walk-behind, except they sold off all the NOS stuff, and they have no more....:frown:

But, Snapper is a premium brand, comparable to JD prices, to the point of this thread.

It's worth it if you think it is, no matter what someone else says.......

 

[Bison]

Maybe I should have clarified the issue more, I meant near-next-day parts availability. There are a lot of online sources of parts for older and obsolete tractors but I am not aware if they give prompt delivery...if I was mistaken, my apologies. To be honest, I thought Cockshutt stopped producing tractors back in the 60's...

Have you been at the JD dealer lately?? The store is packed to the rafters with lawn tractors and attachments.....And....JD.toys of any kind.

For the farmer!..:confused2:
They got nothing in stock for any farm tractor older than 10 years,only some filters and belts plus maybe some high failure items.
Chances are they most likely have to order it in.common items a week(if you're lucky enough they order you the right part first time around) :tongue:,not so common,can take up to 3 months.(BACK ORDER):wink:
Older than 1980!,a lot of parts are obsolete ,the wrecker yard is your only source.:frown:
Overnight delivery is a thing of the past,ever since they use computers it went down hill

I do a lot of fixing for neighbors with JD,so i have first hand experience. 3 dealers in the area

 

[JDgreen]

Have you been at the JD dealer lately?? The store is packed to the rafters with lawn tractors and attachments.....And....JD.toys of any kind.

For the farmer!..:confused2:
They got nothing in stock for any farm tractor older than 10 years,only some filters and belts plus maybe some high failure items.
Chances are they most likely have to order it in.common items a week(if you're lucky enough they order you the right part first time around) :tongue:,not so common,can take up to 3 months.(BACK ORDER):wink:
Older than 1980!,a lot of parts are obsolete ,the wrecker yard is your only source.:frown:
Overnight delivery is a thing of the past,ever since they use computers it went down hill

I do a lot of fixing for neighbors with JD,so i have first hand experience. 3 dealers in the area

My JD dealer has 6 locations in the mid Michigan area, which is farm country. They sell a LOT of farm type tractors.

 

[Bison]

My JD dealer has 6 locations in the mid Michigan area, which is farm country. They sell a LOT of farm type tractors.

Yes,our dealers too,lots of brandnew shiny green tractors ,combines and other implements on the yard.

But no parts for older stuff.:confused2: