my1stjdwasa455
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I paid for and will pick up on Saturday my first JD. It is a '95 455 with about 600 hours. A friend has a 4510 JD and he took me to the place where he spends all his money, I mean buys his equipment. The 455 seems to be in good shape and my friend speaks highly of the dealer. I have about 1.5 acres to mow and I was hoping to use the cat O-3 point hitch for tilling my wifes garden (this gives me some cover for making the purchase), plugging, seeding, etc. I typically do not buy used but I did not want to spend the $$ on a new machine. My friend tells me that I should be OK because of the 3 cyl. diesel engine, which once I heard it crank I was sold. I have ordered a owners manual because I am obsessive about maintenance which is another reason my friend thinks I will be OK with the used 455. My problem is that I have been searching around the internet for some implements for the 455 and have not been very successful in finding any. Am I just looking in the wrong place or are they scarce? I hope to pick up a tiller, 3 point plug aerator (so I can lift it when going over the driveway and such), spreader, and maybe a front blade for some light duty work. Based on this website, which is great by the way, I understand the FEL is inadequate and costly but I might still be interested in one depending on the cost. Additionally, I paid $2,500 for the 455 and although the deal is done I was wondering if that was a reasonable price.