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    JD455G with 4in1 bucket and winch

    Thanks for your reply Welder Dave. You make some excellent points. I actually heard back from a seller on a different 455G that I sent a message to several weeks ago. This machine is a 1997 JD455G with a 9310 hoe and a 3 tooth ripper. It has standard bucket with good teeth. Overall condition...
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    JD455G with 4in1 bucket and winch

    Thanks for weighing in boaterri. Sounds like the balance isn't an issue when you don't have the hoe on, which is good to hear. How do you like using hoe, are you happy with it when you use it?
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    JD455G with 4in1 bucket and winch

    Thanks Diesel Dave I'll definitely watch the videos. With switching back and forth from winch to backhoe sounding like a pretty big job, I'd likely just go without a backhoe on this machine. I've had someone tell me that the backhoe on a crawler is "just okay" for digging, and when your not...
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    JD455G with 4in1 bucket and winch

    Forgive me fellas, this is my third thread and my third big idea, still have not purchased a machine. That said, I really appreciate the opinions and wisdom I get from those of you on this forum. I have 40 acres of wooded land in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. It's very remote and not having...
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    Opinions on 1984 John Deere 555A

    Update: I’ve gotten nothing on my separate post about rear hydraulics on a JD450C. Does anyone know if this just a matter of installing the lines or is there a lot more to it?
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    Opinions on 1984 John Deere 555A

    Thanks the input. That certainly does make a CAT sound attractive. I just don’t see a lot of them available in my area. The Deeres come pretty regularly and lots of dealers around here.
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    Rear hydraulics for hoe on JD 450C

    Hello all. Looking at a JD450C but it doesn’t have a how bracket or rear hydraulic hook ups that I can see. I can get a bracket and that just bolts on, but what about the hydraulic lines. Is this relatively painless to set up? Or would I be better off waiting for a machine that already has a...
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    Opinions on 1984 John Deere 555A

    Thanks for all of the responses. I’ve decided to pass on the 555a. Just seems too risky. I’ll keep holding out for a JD 450C. I have one in my area, but not set up for backhoe. Does anyone know what is involved to get the hydraulic lines set up on the rear of the machine? Is this a major job...
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    Opinions on 1984 John Deere 555A

    Thanks Steve. Just to play devils advocate and put my mind at ease, is this something that occurred in all of the JD555As? What about these old machines with 5000+ hours trouble free? Are they just a time bomb ready to go at any minute. Seller has had 8 or 9 years and just used it around the...
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    Opinions on 1984 John Deere 555A

    Hello, I searched the other threads and not found what I looking for, so I’m asking you all for your wisdom. I’d like a crawler loader with hoe to clear some land and dig a basement for a cabin. I like the JD 450C and everything I find online says get a 450c not 450 or 450b because the C has...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Correction it's a 1995. I was going off of memory. Thought I should make the correct before someone let's me know they didn't make the 555D in 1996.
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Sad but true Wille B. It doesn't matter what type of machine your looking at now of days, ATV, snowmobile, heavy equipment, etc...Once they hit 20 years old manufacturers stop production on parts. Not every part, but model specific stuff that can render an otherwise good machine useless without...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Your right Swetz, and though I have some attraction to Deere's I am open to others brands. Definitely makes sense to buy the best machine in the price range you want to be in. I happen to live in an area where, John Deere, New Holland, and Case dealers are located so parts and service are...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Thanks for your response, those are excellent points. Incidentally, the seller got back to me with answers to questions I had. Despite how clean it looks in the pictures, it has 10,800 hours, so it was a NO for me. At the time I saw the response I also noted that the ad status had changed to...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    I agree. Given enough time things will break and it's hard to know when that will happen. I'm well equipped to tackle most repairs, however, if any major catastrophes happen, I'd likely liquidate and sell it for whatever I could get as a parts machine. Hopefully I would get my projects done...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    This is true. Not likely to experience a time when I wish I didn't have 4x4 or extend-a-hoe...well maybe except for repair costs.
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    Buying an older backhoe

    These are excellent points. Thanks for your input!
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Amen to that!
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    Buying an older backhoe

    That's true, as long as there are backhoes to rent few people actually need to own one. So as I admitted ownership is more of a want than a need. I would find enough to do to make it worthwhile, and could sell if I needed/wanted to recoup some of the investment. Renting machine can add up quick...
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    Buying an older backhoe

    Hello everyone, I have a hobby farm with acreage and some wooded acreage up north at the deer camp. If I'm perfectly honest I could live without a backhoe, but what fun would that be? I do have some projects to do and would rather buy an older machine versus rent or hire the work out. That's my...
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