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Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Washington state 
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2004-08-28 94776
I just bought my first tractor, a John Deere 870. It has ~1500 hours on it and new main and PTO clutch. This is better than a new car! I can't wait to get it home and start getting some work done around here.
We have an 11 acre horse farm and will hopefully put in a little training track for our racehorses next spring. Any advice or info on these tractors would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee 
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2004-08-28 94777
Unless the previous owner can show you proof of the maintenance or give you a good confidence the machine was well taken care of. I would suggest starting off with replacing all the fluids and filters to establish a good maintenance baseline. Going over the machine and greasing all of the zirk fittings would be a good idea as well. ....
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 | grassgod
Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 566 ct 
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I have horses also. You may want to check out the TR3 rake. Go to Tr3rake dot com & check it out. ....
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| dpr818
Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4 Oxford, CT
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2004-09-07 95827
I bought a used 970 this past spring with 300 hours. I spent over $100 for the operators' manuals for tractor, loader and backhoe. They are worth getting if you don't have them already.
Good luck with the machine. I can't believe the work it can do. ....
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