John Deere 997

Yourkie · May 28, 2008

I had to replace the decals on mine after I accidentally caught them with the pressure washer set on low. If you catch an edge they start to peel right off. Moral of story don't use pressure washer, and I should have known better.

If you have any interest here are some comments based on my experience with the 997. $8500 sounds like a good buy.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/jd-buying-pricing/119720-997-ztr-diesel-3.html#post1387513

Ramairfreak98ss · Jun 2, 2008

Nuru said:
Slinging clippings 20' Wow , seems the need for a gaurd is inb order - good luck with that machine!

lol, yeah some machines throw extremely far... I demoed a 997 and it was pretty powerful. Because i love the Ferris suspension mainly and am sort of brand loyal to them, i bought a gas 32hp 72" is3100z this spring. What sucks is mowing lawns wide open which have mulched tree bases... good luck, youll need to go around and circle them 2-3 passes before your out of grass clippings range of landing on em :/

I thought the JD 997 had a bumper built into the bottom of the radiator part, or your talking about if you hit something that sticks out and protrudes through the radiator part not just like a fence post or something solid and tall in height? My Ferris machines have their extreme bumper on em... not that ive ever really hit much with any of them but it would take a hard shot to dent in one of them.