Buying Advice John Deere 3720

[JDneophyte]

That's what we're likely to do. I bought this home/land for my Dad .......and he's likely to want to get involved with the farming (keep him busy and healthy).....though cutting grass and plowing will be a good start. My chief concern is he's getting older and I won't be available to do farming until I have more time (many years from now). It's always been a dream for me (now my Dad) to do this....and we're taking baby steps.

In the back of my mind, I remind myself that farming is extremely hard work with variable economic benefits (ebb and flow......farm aid sticks in my mind like yesterday)......and these guys bust their asses to make a living.

 

[charleyfarmall]

Farming: One of the most fun, rewarding, hard, difficult and poorly paid things you can do.

 

[JDneophyte]

Here she is......like a new daddy.

And my first "child" ....the Bobcat (feeling jealous now sharing the barn with the Deere)

 

[JDneophyte]

Thank you.....took your advice and went all in.

 

[Martian]

Look like a pair of really nice pieces of machinery!

Sure you'll have loads of fun:thumbsup:

 

[sunnyside360]

Congratulations. Like I always say, work will seem more like play with "top shelf" equipment like that. Good luck. :thumbsup:

 

[JDneophyte]

I couldn't agree more.....you get what you pay for (in most cases). I was really impressed with how easy the 72" MMM came off and the blower went on. Now to remember where I put the two pins.

When the dealer dropped it off, he fired up the mower to show how well it worked, and of course....we found an area with the biggest hidden rock to mow over (and ****, did that mower take a beating).....but it kept on cutting.

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Rockgod]

Nice looking tractor. I really like the blower too, you'll have to keep us updated on how well it works :thumbsup:

 

[JDneophyte]

Did my first run of the "Deer" today, and **** it did a great job. I graded most of the gravel driveway (3/4 mile long, had not been graded in years) on our new property, and the box blade cut right through!!! After a couple runs in each direction, surface smoothed out beautifully.

I also raised the blower shoes to stay above the gravel (once we have a snow base down)......only concern is, are the shoes big enough to not sink in? I was thinking of welding on a couple larger plates for a bigger footprint...but is it worth the effort?

 

[Deere Dude]

Did my first run of the "Deer" today, and **** it did a great job. I graded most of the gravel driveway (3/4 mile long, had not been graded in years) on our new property, and the box blade cut right through!!! After a couple runs in each direction, surface smoothed out beautifully.

I also raised the blower shoes to stay above the gravel (once we have a snow base down)......only concern is, are the shoes big enough to not sink in? I was thinking of welding on a couple larger plates for a bigger footprint...but is it worth the effort?

I have a 47" blower and looks just like yours, only narrower. On your driveway I wouldn't start blowing until you have driven on snow for awhile to get a nice layer of ice first and the rocks maybe graded off to the side.

Concerning your shoes on the blower. I set mine an inch or two up and that works very well. But the problem I have with one side is the bottom of the blower bends near the top of the shoe because it is only sheet metal holding the shoe on. I must have hit an edge of concrete or something and put a sideways force on the bottom of the shoe. I straightened it out once, but withing a few blows, it was bent in maybe 20 degrees at the bottom.
To fix it for this year I got some 4 or 5" x 3/16" steel and ran it on the side of the bent blower at the bottom and then another piece welded to that vertically up the side near the rear of the blower. Basically it is a 4" wide L. This served as a heavy duty backing plate for the shoe. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't. But from being bent it was a weak spot.
Maybe you won't have to do anything, but keep an eye on it. I was using a X740 and it won't put as in much stress as your 3720.