Grumpy Old man Says Hello !

[Grumpy Old Man]

Hello Everyone, glad to be here ! Today is the day I pick up a 1992 john Deere 855 4wd tractor with the factory loader .I recently purchased several acres of land and we are building a new home and starting an apple orchard in the foot hills of east Tn . The driveway is in and a I have been clearing all the brush and under growth for the last year using a Case 446 with a small loader it was a good little tractor but no where near what I need and I found my "new to me " tractor and after some days of negotiating today is the day to pick it up ! It is a locally owned tractor and comes with all the books and service records from the dealer it was purchased from new , Any info as to what to watch for or special maintenance I should be aware of PLEASE LET ME KNOW ,The 855 looks and runs well and appears to be well taken care of BUT I know each machine has it's own needs and you all have way more experience than I do running and maintaining it the right way and I would appreciate any info I can get ,I'm SURE you will see me in here daily seeking info and ideas and I have all the equipment to fabricate just about anything ,I have access to a cat 941 b for the really heavy work and I think this tractor should work just fine for the rest of what I am doing , tree work /dragging logs /firewood /and a lot more brush clearing:cool2:

 

[MIKE R]

Welcome to the forum. Have fun with the new tractor.

 

[brin]

Hey - welcome...you as a grumpy old man will fit right in here ...there are a lot of us here...:laughing:

 

[kf4uda]

Welcome to TBN Grumpy from middle TN. Sounds like you found a good used tractor. With all the work that you described, you will get to know it well. Good luck with all of your projects.

 

[GPintheMitten]

From one grumpy to another, welcome. Enjoy your new property and your new to you tractor.

 

[TripleR]

Sorry, but all I know about that tractor is the color, but welcome to the TBN forum, I'm not particular grumpy, but I am old.

 

[Bob77064]

Welcome Grumpy

 

[heviduty]

Welcome, Grumpy, from the other side of the mountains.

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[creekbend]

Good to have you aboard. Best wishes.

 

[kensnelling]

Welcome from Oklahoma. Congratulations on your new purchase. I don't know much about green tractors, but if you go to the JD Owning Operating forum you can probably find out more about your 855 than you want to know.

Ken

 

[The kid]

Welcome to TBN Grumpy. Being the Vols dismal season I sure can understand you being grumpy all right. We are all glad to have you here.:thumbsup:

 

[DKCDKC]

Welcome to the forum. The 855 is a pretty good little unit. Unless you know the previous owner and his service record, I'd go on and do a full oil-change, service inspection. If you have brush to clear on control, you may want to consider a Ratchet Rake or some other tooth bar for the loader. It makes pulling out brush a breeze on a small tractor. Have fun.

 

[zonta223]

Love the user name......thats what they call me at work.....:cool2:

Welcome to TBN

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Love the user name......thats what they call me at work.....:cool2:

Welcome to TBN

I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome and for the times you all will be reading my posts and saying to yourself " Whats grumpy gotten himself into this time ? Does he ever stop with all these projects ? " You will see that I come from the old school of thought that just because a tractors 20 years old does not mean it should not work the way it did brand new OR BETTER ! and I keep all my toys in the best condition I can .I read one thread "in the woods " ? I believe from obed and will try to entertain you all in like fashion by sharing some of the trials and tribulations of self building a property , Home /out buildings and orchard ! The man I traded the 855 from ( thats right I TRADED MY CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE FOR THE 855 ) was a real country gentlemen and I think I saw a tear in his eye when I loaded the tractor . He cleaned the tractor ,changed the oil and all filters and greased everything before I picked it up ,also gave me 2 cases of hydrive and a case of oil along with an extra set of filters he had for the 855 , I will post some pictures asap ,Thanks again everyone !

:thumbsup:Grumpy old man