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Yep, it's hard to argue otherwise, plenty of space for it, but those two essentially pernament bolts make it impossible. I honestly kept thinking I was missing something, it couldn't be that hard, but it was without cutting one of those adjustment bolts off. They didn't need to be that long. Thanks for watching.

Depends on condition mostly, but that is less than 100 hours a year, so not terrible. But I would want a cheaper price if I could get one. Thanks for watching.

@@FloridaDeere thanks for the reply! He is asking 1500 Canadian for it. The seat is in bad shape but the rest is decent.

@@Standardbredrescue That's like $1100 or so in USD, I'd say that's a good price for what you're describing. Go for it if it runs and operates well.

Haha, yes, it is a bit like a cult, but a good one if such a thing exists. And you ain't lying either, it's a steep learning curve. The dealer sends you out with little to no training. They rarely mention ballast, which is critically important. Rollovers kill more people than any other issue on tractors and are often easily avoided. But having said all that, they are a force multipler for sure, making it possible to get unreal amounts of work done with little effort, so they come with a positive as well. You just have to mitigate the negatives. Thanks for subing and watching, I hope to see you around. They have a good Facebook group too with the 1023/1025 guys as well, lots of good guys on there.

@@FloridaDeere They kicked my off Face Book a few yrs back for ragging on the Covid Vaxx!😜

Thanks for the sub man and watching the video. It just shows you that procrastination rarely pays off and in thi case costed me big time.

I keep it AWS, I switched the axles and resinstalled a "new to me" center diff with those axles. I think I have the switch over in the next couple of videos after that one. Thanks for watching.

I like the Kubotas too, also a good quality high resale tractor with a very good name. Thanks for watching, I won't tell your Orange buddies you are watching a Green channel🤣🤣👍

That or having a Woodland Mills Stump Grinder would work also. They certainly have their advantages. Thanks for watching.

@@FloridaDeere I have the Woodland Mills and a quick hitch and it’s definitely got a good bit of reach.

@@BigDaddyAddyMS I do like that feature of the WM, but it also is a negative at other times. Sometimes I work in terribly tight spaces and any longer and it won't work. However, the best thing about the WM that is not a negative, only a positive is the higher kick stands, the B's stick down too far and there is NO upside to that.

Good eye, yes that is not standard or even an option, but that was a buddy's tractor and he upgraded it with a 420/430 hydraulic system, so he has three circuits. Thanks for watching.

So the double pulley runs an additional belt that turns the fan/propeller in the leaf collector unit you can add. The power flow is the mechanism that mounts to the end of the deck and then a chute goes/leads to a bagging unit for collection. It's a pretty efficient system. I have had several videos showing various systems if you wanted to browse a few more videos. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching.

Awesome, thanks for watching.

It being taller may have more guts in it to prevent a surge to the transmission. As I understand it, without this particular relief valve, you will eventually blow the transmission.

@@FloridaDeere would you happen to have a part number for it? I have has a loader on my 455 since I have owned it and it does not have one and I do not want to take any unnecessary risks

The 4720 is a super nice rig, but the 425's are great as well. The GT235 is an entry level garden tractor, but a darn good one, if taken care of, they can easily last at least 21 years and counting as my father-in-law is still using my old one that I bought brand new in 2003. Thanks for watching.

They are awesome, big enough to do big work and small enough for the yard in general. Thanks for watching.

Yeah, I think they aren't as overbuilt as they were, I think that is designed engineering to a certain extent, meaning they realized at one time, they were over built and didn't need to be. But you are right about the focus of quality and them trying to reach a different consumer. Many of these used to be built as capital products as opposed to throw away consumer products. I still think John Deere builds a good product, but if they are not careful, they are close to building stuff in which people will start looking elsewhere for replacements. Back in the day, they didn't have their "consumer lines" like they now sell at HD and Lowes. Yes the company got more sales, but I think these products tarnish their name a bit. I'm a purist too to a certain extent. I mean Porsche used to sell sports cars, now they sell sedans and SUV's, it's just weird. These products I guess allow them to make more money and stay in business, but to me, it waters down the brand a little. Thanks for watching.

Sometimes Deere can track down the VIN if you give them the engine serial number. If one dealer doesn't want to help, try another, I've heard of people getting the VIN's this way. I hope they help you out and thanks for watching.

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I appreciate the comment. I agree, maintenance goes a long way in keeping vehicles for a very long time. And scheduled maintenance is almost always better than unscheduled maintenance, I say. Thanks for watching.

I haven't noticed that on Amazon, but have on eBay. Although, I don't doubt your experience with Amazon either, I can certainly see that being the case. Buying from the dealer can be pricey, but is often the sure way to get what you exactly need. Thanks for watching.

For sure.

Yeah the decks are harder to remove on these tractors, harder than the newer ones, but still easier than the older ones like from the 70's and 80's. The problem with the 455 is they are usually a 54 or a 60 and the 60's are 300lbs, so nothing is easy. Love my 455, but the drive over on my 1023E is super easy...as long as all the equipment is aligned correctly, if it's not it's a mess. Thanks for watching.

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Yes I love mine and I also loved my 445 as well. Thanks for watching.

Simple and solid, two great words to describe those tough tractors. Thanks for watching.

HAHA, yes the market is certainly different in different areas of the country. And of course, the cost depends on condition as well. It always seems in Florida, this stuff is cheaper, but it's also more rare and less buyers willing to pay the large amounts of money. Last year, i picked up a 455AWS for $1900, it did need about $300 or so of work, but it's in pretty good shape and operates well. It seems they are the most expensive in the Northeast and Mid-West is what I gather. Thanks for watching.

I haven't tried that product yet, I will have to give it a shot, thanks for the tip. And thanks for watching.

Man, you are not wrong, it is a terrible location and no shut off makes it a lot worse. Thanks for watching.

Yes, thank you.

They can be a few different things. The first thing I would do is change the fluid if you haven't yet. That fixes a great number of issues with hydraulic machines. The second thing I would do or if you already have done the fluid is check the slop in the linkage for the hydro levers. Remember these tractors are now quite old and may have a fair amount of wear and tear on them. I'm assuming you have a 300 series tractor with the hand controll lever?

What model do you have?

I might can do that, and you're right I did, or in another way of putting it, I got rid of most of my tractors that didn't run😂. I still have the 1023E of course, as well as the 322, 455 and a 140 and 316. The last two are being sold as soon as I get a chance to finish them up and let them go. And I keep thinking of trying to trade out my 322 for a 332 to keep all my tractors with the same fuel type, just figure that will make things easier, but the opportunity has presented itself. And I will be looking for deals in the future, but a few years ago, I let things get out of controls and as my kids age and do more things, I find myself with less time as well. But in less than 5 years, I'll go from 3 kids at the house to 1, so that may make a difference as well. Thanks for watching.

If I should happen upon another 755 Mark, I will take your advice, always looking to steal other people's methods when they are better than mine👍👍. Thanks for watching.

Yes dealers sell all kinds of Deere, but they are the only ones that sell the higher quality and priced ones. Thanks for watching.

Raise random heights, like something beyond your control? I mean they should raise at a rate and speed you like and lower the same. Of course the lowering is simple gravity as it drops, there is not any hydraulic force to push it down, unlike going up. Also, you can adjust the speed at which it raises and lower by adjusting th eknob under the seat. If any of this is stuff you already know, I apologize. Thanks for watching.

@@FloridaDeere what I mean by random heights is one time using the lever I raise it and it suddenly stops raising at 2”, after lowering, next raises 1”, repeat 6”, repeat May be complete lift. Once the lifting stops the only way to get more lift (maybe) is to lower all the way and try lifting again. I did notice today that over a period of a few hours my loader lowered itself? Thanks for your assistance with this. Cheers

I solved the problem by selling my pick-up, now the height of the bucket doesn't matter... as much😂. But seriously, this tractor is rightly too large already. Thanks for watching.

Thanks man, I appreciate that. It started as a slow video, but eventually got rolling pretty well. Thanks for watching.

Yeah, sadly, we didn't live up there longer, those were some of my formative years, age 4-10, then to Florida as a Navy brat, been here ever since and truthfully I belong in the mountains of North Carolina or Virgina, probably only place I could move my Florida-born wife if I can even get her there, maybe we need to live in different states. 🤣 She can stay here and melt and I can enjoy a state with real seasons.😎

Yep my experience in Maine was an a kid, I'd assume that would be similar to Canada, but I was young enough to enjoy the snow and not have the "work it" so to speak. Our winters are nice, but honestly, I hate doing any work outside from May until November, it's terrible but in a diffferent way. I dislike being soaking wet, and if you stay outside any length of time, you'll go through several outfit changes to stay dry. Problem is, I love working outside.

That's awesome, I imagine you maintain it very well too. Thanks for watching.

Oh wow, that's opposite of what I have seem , getting paid before the job I mean. I guess I have been lucky in the sense of never having an issue getting paid. I would love to make money doing snow removal...says me from Florida never having had removed snow😂. Thanks for watching.

That's a good plan, I'll have to try that on the next one, as this has been through two more owners since. I guy I bought it for, like went and retreived it for, had to do a few more clean outs and he got it working good and has since sold it I believe. Thanks for watching.