<font color="blue"> 755. What do you do with it, how many hours, any problems? </font>
chromecrow,
I bought my 755 new in 1986. It has around 1200 hours on it.
Primary use is mowing. I have about 1.5 acres of lawn to mow and 3 acres of pasture. The pasture gets mowed about every 4 weeks in the summer. I also use the 755 to clear snow in the winter. I have a 7' 3PH mounted blade facing forward. I pull the snow to the end of my 75' driveway and use the FEL to pile it off to the sides.
The 755 has been used for a variety of other misc. duties. Moving stone, dirt etc. for various projects, post hole digging, bush hogging, moving trailers, digging, carrying etc. both on my property and my neighbors.
In that time I have replaced the front tires, the water pump (twice), muffler, battery, glow plug relay, the tachometer and cable (at about 800 hours) and the electro magnet for the PTO lever. The engine and hydro transmission have performed flawlessly.
I have replaced the belt on the MMM (after more than 10 years of use), the bearings in the gauge wheels, the antiscalp rollers, the belt tensioning pulley assy (my fault the pivot arm zirk fitting was not very accessible and I did not keep it properly lubricated), and the tensioning spring (seems to break every few years probably due to fatigue).
I replaced the bucket on the FEL last year (after market as JD no longer offers the bucket for the 52 loader). I had to replace a hydraulic hose 4 or 5 years ago when a fitting broke during use.
That's all I can think of. The tractor has been a real work horse. The tractor has never been garaged. It sits outside, uncovered, year round.
But.........I just ordered a new 4310 and the 755 will be traded in.