Deere 755

[WinterDeere]

My mower deck is showing it's age, it's getting pretty soft in a lot of spots. There are no surplus decks in inventory and no alternative part numbers. My only option is to either retire the deck, cut out the rot and weld in new metal or look for an equally old deck that will likely have similar issues in a couple years.

My 855 came with a 72" deck, but it was so much slower and less convenient for mowing, than a 60" zero turn. So, I never really used it, and sold the deck a few months or a year after buying the tractor. If your deck rots out, and the tractor is still in good shape otherwise, I'd sell the deck for parts (spindles, idlers, etc.), and put the money toward a zero turn!

 

[dinoedwards]

Gonna jump in here. Looking at a 755 w/FEL and 60" deck.
700hrs and looks very clean.
Will not mow much just to move stuff around and bush hog some.
4' bush hogs are rated at 25hp so how about the 755 rated at 15pto?
I've seen lot's of videos of guys running the heck out of bush hogs and even tillers, which I can't even imagine.
I've looked everywhere for a cash tractor and still can't afford anything worth a darn.
This one is 7k and may fit my needs. All new hoses last yr.

Who uses bush hog and what size and any trouble?

 

[WinterDeere]

No direct experience with the 755, but I ran a 4' Woods M4 brush cutter behind my old Deere 855 MFWD, for mowing trails, and that worked great. The 855 was rated 23 hp engine / 19 hp PTO, if I recall correctly.

Even the 855 was a little light in the nose when I'd remove the loader, so it'd want to pop wheelies going up hill with that small but heavy 4' brush cutter. Wasn't a huge problem, I kept the brush cutter low (or down) when going up hills, to avoid the issue.

Note that the belly mower lift is the 3-point control, but you can lock the mower in the up position, using the height control wheel, when you need to use the 3-point without removing the belly mower deck.

 

[airbiscuit]

I cut 8' tall brush with a 15hp Shibaura and a 4' rough cut mower.

 

[dinoedwards]

Thanks!
Anyone ever try to use deck cylinder for a single circuit such as Add a Grapple? Single arm on top of FEL?

 

[gstrom99]

Thanks!
Anyone ever try to use deck cylinder for a single circuit such as Add a Grapple? Single arm on top of FEL?

Never seen one using that. The 4' rotary cutter will be fine on a 755. I use a 5' on my 855. Yes, keep the loader on (and the belly mower) for counterweight. At $7k, that looks like a good deal.

 

[dinoedwards]

Assuming the 755 is very close to Kubota B7500.
Looks like parts are easier to get for Kubota. B7500 is lighter

 

[gstrom99]

For tractors, more weight is a good thing. When I got new rear tires, I had them filled with RimGuard.

 

[Carl_NH]

You can get one of these bucket thumbs,The Thumb - Add-on Grapple Attachments for the $ not too bad. Then add a WR Long 3rd Function is $900 or so, all in for $1500.

Otherwise you will need to get a QA attachment, a QA set up for your loader, and a grapple and a 3rd function - probably $3K or so.

 

[WinterDeere]

Assuming the 755 is very close to Kubota B7500.
Looks like parts are easier to get for Kubota. B7500 is lighter

Not sure where you came up with that. You can still buy every single factory base configuration part ever made for all of the Deere x55 series, right down to major castings like the front axle. I just sold my 855, and had no trouble with parts availability.

The only thing they’ve discontinued is some of the accessory parts, like the custom-bent tube assembly required to add Power Beyond function to an old tractor. Then again, it’s a 40 year old design.