855Idiot
Bronze Member
Continued from a previous thread.
I purposefully avoided answering the price question until the ad where I bought it was deleted.
I didn't want anyone to feel bad.
Here is the story...
I paid $200 for my 1995 JD 855 Tractor because it was "barely running" and "not worth fixing".
I was told it was "down at least 1 cyl" and the tranny was "a ball of metal".
They used a large forklift and tractor to drag and lift the Tractor, onto the trailer, because it was dead and FEL was down.
As I'm driving home, I realized, I had no way to off-load the Tractor
because it would not drag down the trailer ramps and the FEL would damage the trailer, I borrowed!
As I'm driving home, I'm wondering what I had got myself into...
I had no way to unload it and once it was unloaded, I had no way to move it.
If you live in the country this is not a problem, I live in the city.
I towed it to a friends house with a yard that had a slight hill to meet the trailer deck.
I had to remove the front bucket then drag it off.
Expecting nothing and just for grins I tried to jump start it and see what would happen.
The cables heated up and it barely ran.
Similar to when your car won't turn off (dieseling).
Moving the throttle did nothing.
Turning off the key did nothing.
On the good side, it did "move" and the FEL did work.
My friend with the yard, just happened to be a diesel mechanic.
He observed me fooling around then walked over and said...
It would work better if you did this...
He put his finger in the dieseling motor and pushed the fuel injector solenoid.
The Tractor screamed to life!!!
No more dieseling,
The throttle worked,
The engine sounded perfect at all speeds.
And when I turned off the key....
It went back to dieseling and would not shut off.
Eventually I'll replace the solenoid, adjust it, or rubberband it.
For now, I dismount the Tractor and manually flip the solenoid forward to kill it.
But I'm smiling when I do it!
And that's my Deal of the Century Story!!
kilobravo3 said:...Enjoy your new tractor. If you don't mind me asking...what did you pay for your 855?
I purposefully avoided answering the price question until the ad where I bought it was deleted.
I didn't want anyone to feel bad.
Here is the story...
I paid $200 for my 1995 JD 855 Tractor because it was "barely running" and "not worth fixing".
I was told it was "down at least 1 cyl" and the tranny was "a ball of metal".
They used a large forklift and tractor to drag and lift the Tractor, onto the trailer, because it was dead and FEL was down.
As I'm driving home, I realized, I had no way to off-load the Tractor
because it would not drag down the trailer ramps and the FEL would damage the trailer, I borrowed!
As I'm driving home, I'm wondering what I had got myself into...
I had no way to unload it and once it was unloaded, I had no way to move it.
If you live in the country this is not a problem, I live in the city.
I towed it to a friends house with a yard that had a slight hill to meet the trailer deck.
I had to remove the front bucket then drag it off.
Expecting nothing and just for grins I tried to jump start it and see what would happen.
The cables heated up and it barely ran.
Similar to when your car won't turn off (dieseling).
Moving the throttle did nothing.
Turning off the key did nothing.
On the good side, it did "move" and the FEL did work.
My friend with the yard, just happened to be a diesel mechanic.
He observed me fooling around then walked over and said...
It would work better if you did this...
He put his finger in the dieseling motor and pushed the fuel injector solenoid.
The Tractor screamed to life!!!
No more dieseling,
The throttle worked,
The engine sounded perfect at all speeds.
And when I turned off the key....
It went back to dieseling and would not shut off.
Eventually I'll replace the solenoid, adjust it, or rubberband it.
For now, I dismount the Tractor and manually flip the solenoid forward to kill it.
But I'm smiling when I do it!
And that's my Deal of the Century Story!!