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Kevin,
Actually, I decided not to sell it. I'd had a line on an old ford 8N with a loader. Was thinking of selling the 790, buying the 8N and banking the difference. Thinking more about it I realized the old Ford couldn't do what the JD can. It's a nice little unit. I have no complaints(see my post on the battery thread). Your post says SE Ct. I'm in Southern RI. I bought mine from Howard Johnsons in Wakefield. Real good folks. I can recommend them.

Value of John Deere 790
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Tom Smith

My rantings on batteries: I just replaced the original leaking JD battery in my 790 with a NAPA gel cell. My John Deere dealer replaced both cables, the badly corroded battery tray and some misc. hardware that had also corroded pretty badly. When I went in with the problem, the tractor was one month shy of two years old and still under warrenty. The rep at the dealer said he hadn't read any service reports on batteries leaking but would call JD. I checked with him a few days later and he said Deere would replace any effected part. And he did, no questions asked. Real good folks. The battery however was prorated. The gel cell was $125, 84 month battery, about the same size as the group 45 battery that was in there. I also stuck those red and green coated felt washers on the posts. After I put the new one in I checked charging voltage at 1800 rpm. It's about 13 volts. I'm told gel cells don't like to be charged over 14.4 volts.
It's hard to tell where the original battery leaked. Lots of electrolyte on the top around the caps and down the sides. Don't think it was cracked or anything as severe as that. The dealer speculated it may have been overfilled when they prep'd it.

JD 790 Battery Corrosion
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Tom Smith