Honest, it followed me home... in my trailer. (rural content)

Only 376 hours, brush hog, finishing mower, ballast bucket on the front. Let the slaughter commence.

Looks kinda like a little green monster.

Aw, hells yeah! Good price? Only reason I'm not jealous is because we don't live on a big piece of property anymore.

EDIT Fer luls:--lather up, man! They're out there, and they're hungry!

I hate ticks.

Nice little machine, you lucky dog you.

friedgreencorrado wrote: Aw, hells yeah! Good price? Only reason I'm not jealous is because we don't live on a big piece of property anymore.

I got it cheap... as in FREE.

It was my grandfather's. I technically share it with my uncle so I don't have it all the time, but he rarely uses it.

My dad has a similarly sized Deere, that he picked up in much the same condition. His is actually a rebadged Yanmar, which is apparently not a bad thing.

psteav wrote: My dad has a similarly sized Deere, that he picked up in much the same condition. His is actually a rebadged Yanmar, which is apparently not a bad thing.

This one is a Yanmar as well. It was one of the best pairings JD ever did in my opinion. Its only weak point is a small hydraulic pump, so if I get a bucket I'll have to be careful not to over do it.

curtis73 wrote:

friedgreencorrado wrote: Aw, hells yeah! Good price? Only reason I'm not jealous is because we don't live on a big piece of property anymore.

I got it cheap... as in *FREE*. It was my grandfather's. I technically share it with my uncle so I don't have it all the time, but he rarely uses it.

I regret that I can only vote this comment up once. Does it run OK? Perhaps uncle just knows you're the man that can maintain it..

(genuflecting to Curtis)

Cool! Anyone else think of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbk81X6WHA4

Deere rebadged both Yanmars and Kawasakis, both ways they are good stuff. My dirt bike club owns a Kubota 5300, about the same size, with a front end loader. Amazing what the little thing can do.

That's awesome! The guy who I got the Montessa from has been actively shopping for a John Deere (he already has two others). That's exactly what he's been looking for.

It is your DUTY to fabricate an attachment for your exhaust...something like this:

I'd love of those for our yard!

Brother bought a Massey badged 3 cylinder Yanmar. He loves it. I guess they are common enough in various colors that there is a pretty active aftermarket for parts.

friedgreencorrado wrote: I regret that I can only vote this comment up once. Does it run OK? Perhaps uncle just knows you're the man that can maintain it.. (genuflecting to Curtis)

Before Pappy died, I always did the maintenance for it. He insisted on oil changes twice as frequently as the manual. It runs like brand new. Its a little dusty, but otherwise perfect.

(no genuflecting required)

nothing wrong with a Yanmar. a lot of boats use their diesels

When I was a kid I remember a guy in Florida had a Yanmar diesel in his boat hooked to a jet drive. I didn't appreciate it then, but the amount of of fabrication he did to get his fishing boat to operate in shallow water impresses me now.

Nice tractor. Those little 2 cylinders (i think that is what the 650 had) are well known for fuel efficiency. Even though the loader for that tractor would be on the low end of capacity (a little less than 1000 lbs I think) if you could find one I bet you would use it alot more than you think.

As someone who just purchased acreage, this is relevant to my interests.

How hard is regular bush-hog use on a small tractor like that? We wont have a home on our land for a few years, but part of the land owners covenance is that the the property be bush-hogged 4 times a summer (4 times, at your convenience, between April 1 and September 30). It cost us about $200 to have our property done each time (3+ acres). I figure, if I could score a machine like this for a few grand, it will pay for itself several times over between the maintenance clearings, and regular use mowing once we build.

just do not attempt to shave any rocks...

logdog wrote: Nice tractor. Those little 2 cylinders (i think that is what the 650 had) are well known for fuel efficiency. Even though the loader for that tractor would be on the low end of capacity (a little less than 1000 lbs I think) if you could find one I bet you would use it alot more than you think.

Actually a three cylinder, but either way it gets the job done :)

The JD60 loader is rated for 600 lbs. The JD67 loader is rated for 950 I think, but either way the wimpy hydraulics pretty much limit me to 600-700.

4cylndrfury wrote: As someone who just purchased acreage, this is relevant to my interests. How hard is regular bush-hog use on a small tractor like that? We wont have a home on our land for a few years, but part of the land owners covenance is that the the property be bush-hogged 4 times a summer (4 times, at your convenience, between April 1 and September 30). It cost us about $200 to have our property done each time (3+ acres). I figure, if I could score a machine like this for a few grand, it will pay for itself several times over between the maintenance clearings, and regular use mowing once we build.

I have a 6' brush hog on this one and its just too big. It needs about 150 lbs of ballast on the front to be able to turn, and I have to be easy on the clutch. It doesn't have live PTO, so the mower quits when the clutch is in. 5' would be perfect.

You might look for a Massey Ferguson 35. They tend to go relatively inexpensively and they have the weight for a larger brush hog.

curtis73 wrote:

psteav wrote: My dad has a similarly sized Deere, that he picked up in much the same condition. His is actually a rebadged Yanmar, which is apparently not a bad thing.

This one is a Yanmar as well. It was one of the best pairings JD ever did in my opinion. Its only weak point is a small hydraulic pump, so when I get a bucket I'll have to be careful not to over do it.

FTFY. Nice pick up.

kazoospec wrote:

curtis73 wrote:

psteav wrote: My dad has a similarly sized Deere, that he picked up in much the same condition. His is actually a rebadged Yanmar, which is apparently not a bad thing.

This one is a Yanmar as well. It was one of the best pairings JD ever did in my opinion. Its only weak point is a small hydraulic pump, so when I get a bucket I'll have to be careful not to over do it.

FTFY. Nice pick up.

The bucket makes the tractor 10X more useful. I checked with my dad, he actually has a 650. Before that, he had a Ford 8N, which he used a lot, but had no loader....which is the only reason he replaced it.

He has beaten the hell out of his so far with no failures or complaints. All he has had to do was replace a couple of hydraulic hoses that were bad when he got the tractor.

Anyway, nice score. They seem to be ideal for landowners who don't actually farm but need a utility tractor now and then.