John Deere 850 hours

[RoyJackson]

Yanmar engines are tough...I've seen more then one Yanmar engine Deere with >5000 hours and still running fine. This includes a couple rental machines that looked mighty rough...and, as you know, rental machines aren't babied.
That said, the 850 is a pretty old tractor. Engine rebuild kits are probably available through Yanmar (the engines used in the Deere tractors are also used in industrial and marine applications), but other components may be hard to find.

 

[Oakley]

Yanmar engines are tough...I've seen more then one Yanmar engine Deere with >5000 hours and still running fine. This includes a couple rental machines that looked mighty rough...and, as you know, rental machines aren't babied.
That said, the 850 is a pretty old tractor. Engine rebuild kits are probably available through Yanmar (the engines used in the Deere tractors are also used in industrial and marine applications), but other components may be hard to find.

That tractor sold quickly, the dealer just didn't bother to remove the ad. I can't do anything until mine sells, but I watch the listings to see what they're all selling for. For my needs, there have been Yanmar 3000, Long 360 and Ford's selling for $3500 and under, anything 4wd in my range sells immediately. Just finished putting on the power steering cylinder on mine, after having it rebuilt, what a pain. We couldn't get to the HST fan, so that will be for another day when I haven't exhausted all of my curse words! My Kubota B7100 and Massey 135 we're so easy to work on, guess that's why I'm fond of some of the older tractors, low maintenance like me, lol.