John Deere 790

[Crevnas1983]

Hello all. I wanted to get your opinions on a potential JD 790 purchase. My neighbor passed away and his wife is selling his tractor. The tractor is a 2003 790 with 300 FEL, 60 inch mower deck, rear blade, and I believe man basket add on. The tractor has approximately 750 hours and appears to be 4 wd... there is a shifter on the front left (when seated) that appears to have symbols indicating such. I have about 6 acres that I now with a ferris 2100z but have a long gravel lane that needs heading and plowed in the winter. I also have other landscaping and land management tasks I will use it for. My neighbor left instructions to ask the bundle for 12k. Thoughts? Thanks for the help!

 

[Peter 315]

If its in good shape not beat up 12k seems like a good deal..

 

[gstrom99]

$12k seems pretty good to me (and tractorhouse.com) also.

 

[tacticalturnip]

If this is the same fellow that posted on GreenTractorTalk, he ended up buying the tractor. Now we need pictures!

 

[jd670]

Correct. Pics or it didn't happen. That's the rule...

 

[Crevnas1983]

Sorry for the late reply...here it is...ended up having pallet forks too...nice surprise! Enjoying playing around with it so far. Thanks for the input.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Nice to see you back; that's one clean machine, and having that JDQA is a blessing when swapping out attachments for the loader.

 

[Crevnas1983]

I'm very happy with it so far. I actually just picked it up yesterday...and issues getting schedules to align. Already finding a bunch of uses for it. Pallet forks have been a nice addition.

 

[jd670]

Congrats. Nice looking 790. Having pallet forks is like having an extra pair of hands. Welcome to the family...

 

[jyoutz]

Sorry for the late reply...here it is...ended up having pallet forks too...nice surprise! Enjoying playing around with it so far. Thanks for the input.

Very nice for a great price.

 

[pretendfarmer]

Mind sharing what you paid? I have the same tractor with 500 hours and ag tires, and am considering selling it and buying something with a backhoe.

 

[Peterp105]

I just bought a 770 and absolutely love it!

 

[arrow]

Theses were some of the best tractors made in Japan that JD put their name to.
Way better than the equivalent plastic fantastic models commensurate of late along with the aluminum gear case somebody thought was a great idea at JD to pinch some pennies and lighten up a tractor?