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If you have any physical disability you might consider how easy getting the MMM, front loader, backhoe on/off is going to be. The auto-connect deck sold me on the JD. Quality of MMM cut is a consideration too.

I thought this too, but upon calling USAA and specifically asking if they covered the tractor while I use it (running engine) they said homeowners only covers it during “storage” not during use. It is covered under USAA homeowners for things like barn fire, flood, or a tree falling on it. I...

I saw a JD 400 sitting along the road for sale by my house. I talked him down from $2200 to $1500 and bought it. Mostly original and the engine has been rebuilt 500 hours ago. No smoke and everything works. Hopefully I didn't overpay. I plan to pull it apart, clean it, paint the green parts...

I decided I better replace the 6204 open deep groove bearings in my X495 deck. 1800hrs before needing bearings is pretty darn impressive. I found some Nachi Japanese made bearings on eBay for half the cost of the Koyo Chinese versions JD sells. I had to order the seal kits (each comes with 2...

I have seen where some guys mount a ball hitch on a 3pt hitch. Anyone have advise on where to get one of these? I have a 24ft boat I have to squeeze into a tight space and moving it with the tractor will be much easier than with my truck.

Finally finished them both and posted the x740 for sale. I took the x495 to the dealer and they said there was nothing wrong with it and charged my $50 for an oil change/filter when I just changed both. Occasionally it doesn't want to start when cold. I couldn't get the deck to come on for the...

Here is the progress on day two. I got them both cleaned up. The hardest thing was the **** packing tape on the X740 hood. Took some serious scrubbing with 3M adhesive remover which incidentally worked well for the paint stencils. I still need to fix a small coolant leak on the top radiator hose...

Won two JD tractors this week on an online auction for less than $2k. I have to pick them up. No idea how many hours and if they even run. The X495 is a 2004 and the X740 is a 2009 and both were used by the Air Force for mowing on a base. They look to be all there except the 740 has a broken...

I found an early 1988 322 tucked away in an old hanger on a DOD installation for at least 5 years. It has been sitting for a long time evidenced by the numerous spider webs and doesn't have many hours. It no longer works, and is DOD property. Anyone think this is worth the trouble of trying to...

Not sure why they pitted a heavy duty garden tractor against the box store lawn tractors, but they did; and shocker it beat them all. :thumbsup:

I figured out how to disable the govt mandated nanny hassles on my GT2500 HD series tractor. To disable the seat nanny you can simply unplug it under the seat. Put electrical tape over the plug to avoid a short if you stick crap under the seat. The reverse nanny that randomly shuts down the PTO...