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I had a few different 855s in the late 1980s and early 90s and all were equipped with the optional mid-mount mower lift kit. This allowed the mid mount mower to be raised and lowered with the dual selective hydraulic control lever. There was an additional hydraulic cylinder that was attached to...

Many years ago I was offered a similar hall pass and delayed the move. One week later the hall pass provider rescinded the offer thinking the funds should be deverted to another use. Bad mistake on my part. Hall passes must be acted upon immediately.

I had a TC40D, and later a TC40DA, and loved both. I traded a John Deere 4400 compact for the New Holland. They both had the SuperSteer front axle which is great for tight turning but also has a few "quirks". It also had Sensitrack which is an on demand 4 wheel drive system. If you got the...

May we ask what was the cost for the decarbonization service?

I always enjoy hearing the "Yoopers" talk about minimal snow accumulations when we see them driving in anything less than about 8". When I see Arly post those beautiful pictures of either his back yard, or on the trail, and I think this is only what we from Minnesota can dream of. Oh well, as...

My 2019 Ranger started doing that back in September. It got progressively worse and would be slow to shift into 9th or 10th gear. Problems with the Ford ten speed is well documented although it appears that an upgrade was included with the 2021 models. The response from Ford was to do a...

That was my intent. I actually had owned a couple of the old gators back in the 90s. They were slow back in the day with the 4x6 side be side being capable of about 15 mph top speed. It was an incredible workhorse however. Deere took a long time to move to a more "sportier" version of their...

I just wanted to share the picture of the Can Am Defender painted in John Deere colors. I know that John Deere makes some very competent side by sides.

I saw this posted on Facebook Marketplace today. Of course its a Can Am not a John Deere, but I was thinking that if John Deere had actually produced a side by side UTV like this with their dealer network that would have moved very close to the top in sales. The Can Am Defender is a very...

Radtech, a Canadian manufacturer, makes the blowers for John Deere (Frontier). I have the inverted 64P on my 2038R.

I have the 1164P on my 2038R John Deere. With the lack of winter I only used it once when we got about 3 inches of snow so I have very limited experience with it. I liked the ability to back up to the garage and pull foward not leaving the "lump" of snow in front of the door. I hope this...

Two weeks ago I picked up a new King Kutter carry-all. As others have said, the welds are awful and the paint rubs off if you walk by it. Now, it was $229 and doesn't have to do much. The plan is to make a platform to carry the chainsaws, gas, oil, etc to the woods to cut. So for what it is...

Yes those 50 series compact tractors were Yanmar all the way through. I think they had a pretty good reputation for being tough, albeit a little less refined. I am actually looking for a nice 650 or 750 to add to my arsenal.

I must respectfully disagree with the statement that the 55 series compact tractors were built by Yanmar for Deere. These tractors were initially built in Horicon Wisconsin by John Deere. Of course they had a Yanmar engine and I am sure some other outsourced assemblies. I had the good fortune...

The later GX345 models had the differential lock. My GX is an earlier model without the lock and I wish I had one. I bought mine for our one acre lawn and for snow removal at our property in Wisconsin. This is the first vertical shaft Kawasaki engine Deere I've owned and I am actually quite...