JD 455 With JD40 FEL?

[LBrown59]

1*Any one have a JD455 with either a JD 40 FEL or a different FEL? I am curious how it functions? Good or Bad? how much weight can it move?
2*I am looking at a 455 with the FEL already.
3*I have not purchased anything yet. I looked at the Bx's and they are nice
4* but I just don't think i will ever use them. I also looked at the 2305 but I just don't think i will use them that much.
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1*Not as good as a Sub=compact.
2*What kind of a price is on the JD455?
3*I thought in this post
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/1230750-post23.html
that you had about made your decision on what to purchase.
4*What has swayed you back over towards the JD455????

 

[LBrown59]

Sometimes people want a really powerful lawn/garden tractor and not a micro sized true tractor.

TimS /said something bigger. I just mentioned a few of the something biggers is all!

 

[LBrown59]

You buy those BX yet?
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Talked to the dealer on the phone yesterday evening.
He is supposed to call me back with a price on the following Package.
1 New BX1500
1 Used BX1500 with only 350 hours on it.
He sys it's really nice and parked beside the new one it's hard to tell them apart.
I MMM
1 used Front Blade
1 used rear tiller.
IF the price is right and everything else clicks I will take both tractors and the 3 attachments.

 

[LBrown59]

1* As far as I can see, the rear PTO is only really useful if you want to use a mechanical tiller -
2*they make a hydraulic tiller that runs off the mid-PTO too.
3*The PTOs come up fairly often on eBay, but they're not cheap - usually go for about $500.
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1*Or a rear finish mower or a brush hog.
2*At anywhere from 2000 to 3500 bucks.
3*Plus 2 or 3 hundred dollars to install it.
plus you also have to spend another $500 to 800 for a 3 point hitch so you can attach the Tiller finish mower brush hog or any other rear mount implement to the tractor.

 

[Rlbol]

The prices I have gotten on the BX2350 with 60"mmm and FEW is 11.5k I then found a 455 with FEL and 54"mower for 3600 so that is a big difference. But I am just get the 2350 and be done with it because I am thinking about running a bush hog as well and I dont think the 455 will handle that to well. decisions decisions

 

[LBrown59]

The prices I have gotten on the BX2350 with 60"mmm and FEW is 11.5k I then found a 455 with FEL and 54"mower for 3600 so that is a big difference. But I am just get the 2350 and be done with it because I am thinking about running a bush hog as well and I dont think the 455 will handle that to well. decisions decisions

I guess there should be a big difference in price between a 10 year old used garden tractor and a new S=Compact but there is also a huge difference in what you get for your money too.
Does the JD455 have a rear pto and a 3 point hitch if not you will have to add them both at a cost of around $1200 to $1600 before you can use a Brush hog ,rear mower or Tiller on it.