Recent content by DanielDD

It shouldn't be since I'm really only doing it once a year. I'm trying to save my neck in the coming years. I don't want to compromise my ability to articulate my neck. The neck fusion was due primarily because I sat in front of a computer to many years. Now that I'm retired, I guess I should...

I just bought a flail mower for my Grasshopper mower, but I don't think I can mow 40 acres with it. It will mainly be used to do the 5 or so acres around the house and in the tree canopies. Side mount is a possibility, but I would prefer something out front. I had JD demo their skid steer but...

Maybe 40 acres. With a 12 foot batwing it would take me two solid days to cut. Lots of rolling hills. Nothing around here seems to be level or smooth. I had a 90hp JD with an air ride seat which made things easier, but it did not swivel. As I mentioned earlier, I had mirrors but I would...

Looking for suggestions, if there are any. I've had 2 tractors in the past, both of them are gone now. I am contemplating my next purchase, but I fear there is no good solution. 1st tractor had a 6 foot brush hog and I found myself turning my neck way too much trying to keep the cutter in line...

You are absolutely correct. Happiness to me at the moment is no debt. Just signed the papers this afternoon. I'm sure at some point I will get another tractor, but it will be a used tractor or maybe a used skid steer. I was so paranoid when we first moved here 3 years ago that I felt like I had...

Thanks for the offer Roustabout but I have decided to sell the equipment back to the dealer. They increased their offer price a bit and I'm comfortable with not having the issue of selling it myself on the open market and dealing with JD Financial. In selling to the dealer, I sign some forms...

JD dealer called me back on the option of them buying both the tractor and the rotary cutter. They're offering me $5K more than I owe on it. Told them I would sleep on it and let them know tomorrow. This seems to me like a no hassle arrangement. They pick it up, settle the account with JD...

Just goes to show you I know nothing about consignment fees, so I must apologize for my naivety in these matters. Thanks for the education.

Spoke with the dealer this morning.. Here are my 3 options: - Sell it myself (I haven't yet talked to JD Financial about this process yet) - Consign it to the dealer. I still control the transaction with seller. I pay the dealer 5% of purchase price after the deal is done. Two ways this can...

Stay tuned. Will update tomorrow.

Financial situation is fine as a retiree. House and land are paid for, only the tractor is financed. Since I've owned the tractor and batwing, I've paid roughly $15K against the loan. Not willing to pay more to sell it. If that's the case, then I'll hold on to it. Since agricultural equipment...

Thanks. Gonna call them tomorrow and see what they have to say. Selling myself is an option, but I'll have to check with JD financial to understand how that process would work..

Bought a new John Deere 5090e cab tractor in 2021 with a 12 foot flex rotary cutter. Things have changed on our property that we can live without the tractor and the cutter. I financed the purchase thru John Deere financial, so I still owe on it. Do you think the dealer (trigreen) does these...

Lou - I'll try to check out the drawbar position tomorrow..

Eddie - I wouldn't drive it without one! My terrain is not all smooth. Its hilly and there can be some rather unevenness in the terrain. If you're not strapped in, you could very well get tossed about in the cab. Everyone I know here (and that's not saying much) wears a seatbelt. There is at...