muskyhunter7
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- Sep 17, 2002
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Hello All,
I've been away from the discussions for several years now. I was active around the time I bought a JD 855 and then some attachments. Now it seems that I have the need (itch?) to move up. My job list has expanded and so have the acres. Instead of 5 acres of mowing, trimming, grading, etc. I now have about a 100 acres to take care of. My 855 has been a great "all purpose" tractor with its loader. I have a 5' box scraper, 5' tiller, 5' rotary cutter, 6' landscape rake. I'm thinking of moving all the way up to a JD 4710 or NH TC 45D. If I go that big I'm thinking that all of my attachments would be too small. If that's true then I'll have to go with all new attachments which I'm not thrilled about. Also, I use the 855 with a 5' belly mower for the lawn. If I move up I'll be looking at having to buy a separate lawn mower (maybe a ZTR). This is a dilemna. My thought re: bigger tractor centers around the need to mow with a larger cutter (6' or 7') which means more hp. Also I need a tractor with a couple of rear hyd. outlets for operating a drill (food plot planting). But I really like the small profile of the 855 getting in under trees, etc. Your advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.
I've been away from the discussions for several years now. I was active around the time I bought a JD 855 and then some attachments. Now it seems that I have the need (itch?) to move up. My job list has expanded and so have the acres. Instead of 5 acres of mowing, trimming, grading, etc. I now have about a 100 acres to take care of. My 855 has been a great "all purpose" tractor with its loader. I have a 5' box scraper, 5' tiller, 5' rotary cutter, 6' landscape rake. I'm thinking of moving all the way up to a JD 4710 or NH TC 45D. If I go that big I'm thinking that all of my attachments would be too small. If that's true then I'll have to go with all new attachments which I'm not thrilled about. Also, I use the 855 with a 5' belly mower for the lawn. If I move up I'll be looking at having to buy a separate lawn mower (maybe a ZTR). This is a dilemna. My thought re: bigger tractor centers around the need to mow with a larger cutter (6' or 7') which means more hp. Also I need a tractor with a couple of rear hyd. outlets for operating a drill (food plot planting). But I really like the small profile of the 855 getting in under trees, etc. Your advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.