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 | David
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1999-02-25 1317
I thinking about buying a used jd855 with 70a loader and jd belly mount mower. the tractor has 500 hours on it and the asking price is 11,000. I plan on using the loader for moving rocks and boulders and will acquire a brush hog type mower for rough mowing and cover crop mowing. Opinions, concerns, things I should be aware of, is it a decent machine?
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| david
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1999-02-25 1318
added info: will also use tractor for tilling approx. 4 acres. total amount of acres to work with tiller/brush hog is approx. 7 acres. is jd855 too small is my concern. ....
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| SteveB
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1999-02-26 1340
David, I have a 655 4wd w/a model 60 front end loader and am very pleased with it. I have done some light bush hogging with a 5' bush hog and it handled it well. I would assume your machine is more than the 18hp mine is putting out. It sounds like you have a good piece of equipment for the price and task. I paid a little over 10k for mine, it had 312hrs on it. Good luck. ....
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 | dsg
Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 528 Franklin, Maine 
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1999-02-26 1347
David; I have a 755 and have had very good luck with it. It has a #52 loader and 60" belly mower. Its a 1990 and had 313 hrs. on it when I bought it for $12.550This past July.David G. ....
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1999-02-28 1390
If i was you Id look at a 870 or 970, I know first hand how it like if your tractor is to smallI do residential and commercial landscaping with an 870. I have a 430 it has hydrostat, they are good in lawn mowers but not if your goingto work them hard all the time. It better to have to big of a tractor than to small. you will be happy in the future. ....
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1999-02-28 1391
If I was you Id look at a 870 or 970, I know first hand how it like if your tractor is to smallI do residential and commercial landscaping with an 870. I have a 430, it has hydrostat, they are good in lawn mowers but not if your goingto work them hard all the time. It better to have to big of a tractor than to small. you will be happy in the future. ....
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1999-02-28 1392
If I was you Id look at a 870 or 970, I know first hand how it like if your tractor is to smallI do residential and commercial landscaping with an 870. I have a 430, it has hydrostat, they are good in lawn mowers but not if your goingto work them hard all the time. It better to have to big of a tractor than to small. you will be happy in the future. ....
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| david
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1999-03-01 1416
thanks for the advice and the concern about the 855 being too small. It's a done deal, I think the price I paid was fair and so now I can see if the 855 has serious limitations on the tasks ahead of it. If so, I hope to seek your advice again!!! ....
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