Alaska Sunrise
Active Member
Who has a Deere or Hitachi mini (like a 50 size) What are the Deere "D" series like to own? We are looking at a unit that has about 2700 hrs on it.
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Deere or Hitachi minis
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Alaska Sunrise
Active Member
??????? Anyone? I see lots of them out there! ????????
Price range for that many hours ins running anywhere between 25-35K.Depending on how its equiped,condition and hours. Main things I see are quick coupler ware and undercarriage. Its usually cheaper to either buy another qc or just do away with it if you don't plan on changing it much. You can find some 50Czts for cheap..
As far as deere vs hitachi they r pretty much the same in the mini;s. Just pick a color. Deere just tends to bring more on resale..
As far as deere vs hitachi they r pretty much the same in the mini;s. Just pick a color. Deere just tends to bring more on resale..
I have a JD 50D The only problem I have had it he top track rollers both wore out at about 1600 hr. They were about 500.00 for the pair. When I ordered the new ones the dealer told me the numbers had been changed so I assume they made some modifications to the rollers. I have about 1800 hr. on mine now. My lower bucket pins are getting sloppy but I do use a breaker and a plate compactor on it quite alot. Overall I can't complain.
what size D-series Deere did you have?
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
a 50 what a peice of junk,stay away buy a yanmar and be happy
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ointheadyanmarman- give it a break. no one else is slandering other brands. espescially coming from a yanmar guy..please. the deere is a fine machine and i know they ...well enough said.
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ointheadyanmarman- give it a break. no one else is slandering other brands. espescially coming from a yanmar guy..please. the deere is a fine machine and i know they ...well enough said.
hvy 1ton
Senior Member
Wow. Digging up a six month old thread to rag on deere.
yanmarman
Well-Known Member
john deere does not even make a good lawn mower,if it wasn;t for yanmar jonh deere would be out compact tractor bussiness.Try getting parts for jd ,around here all the jd dealerships have been bought up by 1 dealership maple mountain equipment and you have to order all parts they carry no parts. one time i needed parts for jd 317 mower deck bearing
john deere does not even make a good lawn mower,Yanmar has kept them in compact tractor bussiness.Around here Pa. all of the jd dealships have been bought by 1 dealership maple mountian equipment.You have to order all parts ,they keep nothing on stock.One time i needed parts for jd 317 mower deck waited over 3 months to get my parts,summer was allmost over.I guess if you dont need your equipment running all of the time i would go with jd.Around here jd is a swear word,i could go on for ever .jd is junk ,would you buy chevy truck with a ford motor in it,i think not you would buy a ford do you understand me now colorado wigger BUY A YANMAR jd does all the time yanmarengines are in lots of other equipment must be true
john deere does not even make a good lawn mower,Yanmar has kept them in compact tractor bussiness.Around here Pa. all of the jd dealships have been bought by 1 dealership maple mountian equipment.You have to order all parts ,they keep nothing on stock.One time i needed parts for jd 317 mower deck waited over 3 months to get my parts,summer was allmost over.I guess if you dont need your equipment running all of the time i would go with jd.Around here jd is a swear word,i could go on for ever .jd is junk ,would you buy chevy truck with a ford motor in it,i think not you would buy a ford do you understand me now colorado wigger BUY A YANMAR jd does all the time yanmarengines are in lots of other equipment must be true
hvy 1ton
Senior Member
Maybe you should take up you dealer issues with Deere Corporate. I've never had to order a part for my F935 lawn mower, always instock. My german built 6400 has taken a week to get maybe 5 parts. Since your the one being hostile, why would you wait 3 months for a bearing? One trip to your local industrial supply shop and they could cross reference it. They would have a timken in your hand no later than the next day.
also might be relevant to remember that you have a 25 year old lawn mower (junk as you say, but still going after that long unlike 90% of the mowers that age) and that parts availability for a piece that old might not be the same as for something built in the last 10 years. Also looks like you'll be limited to Kubota and Deere on a skid steer if you ever need one since all the others run somebody else's engine......
yanmarman
Well-Known Member
needed the double pulley. as for 317 it was my dads motor be replaced twice along with many other parts..but dont get me wrong its a old tractor and i like it ,but cosy a lot of money to keep it running. we quit running jd farm tractors 30 years ago went international ever since.
mxridernrth
Well-Known Member
Ok we get it yanmarman, you like Yanmar. Good for you. Unless you can provide some explicit proof of Yanmar's superiority, please keep your opinions to yourself. Tell us why the Yanmar is soooo much better than all the rest?
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
colorado wigger BUY A YANMAR
yanmarmanointhead once again. if the first time does not workointhead
what size yanmar do you have? how many hours? why is it so bad a...? my main dealer sells yanmar and i won't even take a free demo. i may even run a jcb before a yanmar. when you actually have some substance and something worth talking about get back. otherwise whatever p.o.s. you think is so superior..use it, run it. does it have a turbo>??? oh i forgot.. yanmar doesn't have a turbo..no thanks.
the only time a ran a yanmar it was so slow that i could drink a cup of coffee while i pulled back on the stick..another cup for the swing around to the stockpile. then walking over the stockpile i needed a spaceblanket to keep me warm for the overnight trip.
yanmarman
ointhead once again. if the first time does not workointheadwhat size yanmar do you have? how many hours? why is it so bad a...? my main dealer sells yanmar and i won't even take a free demo. i may even run a jcb before a yanmar. when you actually have some substance and something worth talking about get back. otherwise whatever p.o.s. you think is so superior..use it, run it. does it have a turbo>??? oh i forgot.. yanmar doesn't have a turbo..no thanks.
the only time a ran a yanmar it was so slow that i could drink a cup of coffee while i pulled back on the stick..another cup for the swing around to the stockpile. then walking over the stockpile i needed a spaceblanket to keep me warm for the overnight trip.
yanmarman
Well-Known Member
well well my yanmar has 4300 hrs with no major breakdowns our jd had lots of major problems ,has never had a oil leak not too bad for a 8 year old excavator . this machine has proven itself over and over ! used allmost every day not part time ,and not digging 1 foot deep like some. we'll be buying a new it the near furture remember you can;t change stupid
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
yanmarman- what i fine impression you have made in your first few posts. i wish you the best of luck here on h.e.f.