Comparison Deere 1070 vs Deere 790

[steve74]

I own 10 acres, about 4 of which is "lawn" about 4 of which is farmed by the neighbor, and about 2 of which has become a tangle of poplars, poison ivy, raspberries and other stuff I'm tired of trying to deal with with a chainsaw and a finish mower. Also have 600 ft gravel driveway that needs some grading from time to time, and snow plowing a couple times a year. And other miscellaneous tasks as they present themselves. So major tasks include some FEL work (clearing brush, moving gravel), back blade and a bush hog or maybe sickle bar.

I've run down two likely candidates, an early 90's 1070 (950 hrs), and a mid 2000's 790 (375 hrs). Both 4wd, both FEL, both geared. Both seem to run and shift well. The 1070 has synchros, the 790 does not. Neither looks abused, but the 1070 clearly has spent more time outdoors. the 1070 is about 500 more, but competitive.

Anything I should be watching out for, thinking about, etc? I think I'm leaning toward the 1070, just because a bigger tractor brings more possibilities. And I'm only going to put a hundred hrs or less a year on it so both should have long service lives ahead.

Thanks

 

[motownbrowne]

I have a friend with a 1070 who really likes it. They have about 100 head of cattle in northern California and use it for everything you can think of. It's been a good machine for them. Personally, I'd go with that one since it's the larger of the two, but that's just me.

 

[Rock knocker]

The only issue with 1070 will be parts in the future

 

[motownbrowne]

The only issue with 1070 will be parts in the future

Would that not be a problem with the 970?

 

[Rock knocker]

Would that not be a problem with the 970?

The choices were 1070 and 790. All these Japanese Yanmar Deere's suffer from NLA (No longer Available) parts with time. So your window is longer with the 790. That said, we still get adequate support and work-arounds for our older 950, which has a decade on the older machine that the OP is considering

 

[dusty3030]

On the 790 if it has the newer quick attach 300x loader with quick attach bucket that would sway me towards it, plus less hours and less weathered.

If the fixed loader with pin on bucket like the 1070 most likely has, then that evens it up a little between the 2.

 

[motownbrowne]

The choices were 1070 and 790. All these Japanese Yanmar Deere's suffer from NLA (No longer Available) parts with time. So your window is longer with the 790. That said, we still get adequate support and work-arounds for our older 950, which has a decade on the older machine that the OP is considering

Oh, whoops. My bad.

 

[steve74]

On the 790 if it has the newer quick attach 300x loader with quick attach bucket that would sway me towards it, plus less hours and less weathered.

If the fixed loader with pin on bucket like the 1070 most likely has, then that evens it up a little between the 2.

The quick attach bucket is a difference, but I don't really anticipate doing much with the front end other than bucket work. Maybe repurposing the bucket to push snow, but that's about it.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I had a 770, the foreruner of the 790. Nice well built machine but not a hydro, and just a simple sliding gear trans with only two rear speeds, one too fast, the other too slow.

 

[dusty3030]

The quick attach bucket is a difference, but I don't really anticipate doing much with the front end other than bucket work. Maybe repurposing the bucket to push snow, but that's about it.

Oh my friend, clearing the nasty if you ever use a grapple you will never look back.
Several places make lightweight 4 foot grapples that fit that loader.