JD 955

[jxhopper]

Hi all!

I just wanted to get your opinion on a new purchase I made. I just bit on a JD955 with 72" belly mower.

It's a 1998 with 540 hours on it. I'll post some pictures up of it next week when I pick it up, but it is very clean and everything works on it. It was very well taken care of. I only see a tiny bit of rust on the front cover at the bottom (likely a bit of corrosion from the battery located behind?). Other than that it's just about perfect.

Got it for $7500 cash. How did I do? I got it to perform duty on my current 4 ( possibly to be expanded to 7/8) acres.

So what is the general perception of this particular machine? Most info I found on them (couldn't find a whole lot) seems to point to a good piece.

Any advice/ gotchas I should look out for on this model? I understand it's 12 years old, but it appears to have barely been used, and has the power in a compact size I was looking for.

This is my first tractor. I have a lot to learn. I plan to spend time on this forum doing just that.

Regards,

Jx

 

[Ductape]

Congratulations ! You just bought a great tractor, and in my opinion perhaps the sexiest compact tractor ever made. I look forward to seeing the pictures.

 

[kennyd]

Welcome to TBN Jx

Like Ductape said, the x55 series tractors are great-very tough and well respected. The price sounds very fair also.

 

[glc24]

Welcome to TBN
I did alot of research on used JD CUT's, especially the x55 series before I decided to go new. If it is in the shape you say with those low hours,IMO,I think you made an excellent purchase

Greg

 

[jxhopper]

Thanks guys. I feel good about the purchase. Now I need to learn how to use it.

I looked around on tractorhouse ( not sure if that is a good place to compare), but I couldn't find a machine in this condition for near the price.

I do wish it had a loader though. My thinking is, that I'm not in a hurry for that. I hope to find a used one pop up for a decent price in the future.

 

[kennyd]

Thanks guys. I feel good about the purchase. Now I need to learn how to use it.

I looked around on tractorhouse ( not sure if that is a good place to compare), but I couldn't find a machine in this condition for near the price.

I do wish it had a loader though. My thinking is, that I'm not in a hurry for that. I hope to find a used one pop up for a decent price in the future.

Tractorhouse and Machine Finder are two great resources. Good luck finding a used loader...very few of them on the market. I do believe though that you can get the new 300CX loader with the proper mountings for the x55 series machines...check with a good JD dealer (one who is willing to search a little)

BUT: Does this machine have the joystick to operate the loader? If not, then a aftermarket unit would be a better choice.

 

[glc24]

I do believe though that you can get the new 300CX loader with the proper mountings for the x55 series machines

Ken,that,I did not know. All the info searching I did on those,and not once did I see anything about that being possible. Something learned every day

Greg

 

[kennyd]

Ken,that,I did not know. All the info searching I did on those,and not once did I see anything about that being possible. Something learned every day

Greg

I found it in JDParts...John Deere good about supporting older machines in that respect...one more reason they may cost a little more up front.

 

[jxhopper]

I thought the 300x would work on the x55 machines but I did not see where the 300cx would.

Thanks for the info Ken.

What do you mean joystick? Pardon my ignorance, but the seller showed me a lever on the right side he said was for loader operation.

 

[kennyd]

I thought the 300x would work on the x55 machines but I did not see where the 300cx would.

Thanks for the info Ken.

What do you mean joystick? Pardon my ignorance, but the seller showed me a lever on the right side he said was for loader operation.

The joystick is the lever that would operate the loader, it moves fore/aft and left/right for the loader functions. It is very good that is has this!

The X and CX would use the same mounting brackets, although they may not recommend the CX due to the higher lift capacity. But that doesn't matter now...the good thing is that it expands your possibilities in the future. When you are ready to spend more money...we will be here to help