Is your John Deere worth it?

[Kingwood990]

My X520 was worth it.
I went from one of the worst looking yards in the area to the best looking one.
Also this is the highest quality machine I have owned. The fit and finish is excellent and so is the cut.

 

[valley]

I just got on this site today. What I have found to be true is ,if you buy from an John Deere dealer
rather than an big outlet store,you will be buying a lot better machine. Yes it will cost you more,but it will be built better than from an outlet store.Then have the machines built to their standards so they can sell them cheaper and sell a lot of them. it boils down to you get what you pay for!I bought my Deere from a deere dealer,it was used but a very good machine. if you can,you would be better off buying from a dealer as the mower will be built to John Deere standards. just my humble opion.

 

[Bison]

I bought my first JD 112 lawntractor used for $50 in 96,not because it was Deere,but because it was cheap.It turned out to be a good tractor cause it never failed to cut my 3 acre lawn but once(blew engine) in 14 years of mowing.
I bought the sec JD 112 last fall as parts tractor for $500,it came with a spare engine, tiller and snow blower.
But i decided to restore it instead.$150 later i got now 2 good running tractors for total investment of $ 700.(not included repairs and maintenance on no 1)I do all the fixing myself.

Was it worth it??,....i let you decide:smile:

BTW i will never lay out money for any brand new tractor! Big or small...Never did,...never will.:wink:

 

[MC]

Wow, sounds like you got a nice deal... only $150 to restore? I assume it was just a superficial restoration?

 

[Bison]

Depends on what you call "restore"
I restore to "in good running/working order".
Fix and paint as needed

 

[twall]

.......BTW i will never lay out money for any brand new tractor! Big or small...Never did,...never will.:wink:

I 100% agree! :smile:

After all, the first time you mow with it, becomes used anyway......:wink:

BTW, nice job on that hood!

WELCOME!:biggrin:

 

[valley]

Wow Bison,you sure got your moneys worth out of that mower and then some.
They are good mowers.

 

[Gil]

The "Green" will pay off in years to come. Grew up on a farm and John Deere was by far the main tractor brand for all the neighbors. With "Red" a distance second. ("Red" was Farmall/International). When retired and returned to the farm purchased a used John Deere 2030 tractor. It is now almost 30 years old and still running great. Paid more for it used 10 years ago than it cost new. Have owned 3 JD riding mowers. In upgrading have sold 2 of them. Got a good price at sale due to the "Green". Yes, they cost more but hold their value. Buy from a dealer, not "big box" store. Much better quality. For instance "big box" mowers do not have grease fittings for the blade spindles.

 

[pooquer]

I purchased my John from a dealer, my "one-up" bought one from a big box store the next summer. His is gone after 2 years, mine is still running strong after 9 yr's!

 

[Bison]

The "Green" will pay off in years to come. Grew up on a farm and John Deere was by far the main tractor brand for all the neighbors. With "Red" a distance second. ("Red" was Farmall/International). When retired and returned to the farm purchased a used John Deere 2030 tractor. It is now almost 30 years old and still running great. Paid more for it used 10 years ago than it cost new. Have owned 3 JD riding mowers. In upgrading have sold 2 of them. Got a good price at sale due to the "Green". Yes, they cost more but hold their value. Buy from a dealer, not "big box" store. Much better quality. For instance "big box" mowers do not have grease fittings for the blade spindles.

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