Ray450
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- Jan 15, 2015
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- Location
- GreenvilleTexas
- Occupation
- Police Officer and offroad race promoter
After testing several out, mostly Takeuchi's (really wanted a TL10 cab, just too much money), I just pulled the trigger on a JD 333E ROPS with 2600 hours. First CTL. Traded in a 20 year old Ford backhoe that was just too awkward for most of what I do. Anyway, the only real issue I could find, was the sprockets look worn to me. Tracks look good, and since I assume you usually go through a couple sets of tracks before changing the sprockets, that I can replace the sprockets alone. They are less than half the cost of a single track, so I don't want to risk tearing up the tracks with bad sprockets. Of course the place I bough it from said they have hundreds of hours still to go.
What do ya'll think? There's a local store with them in stock for just a little over $400, not Deere brand. This is for my use on 144 acres, probably won't ever put more than a couple hundred hours a year on it. Also plan on greasing everything, usual oil/filters ect. Any other suggestions right off the bat? I don't even have a hour on it yet. Any good sources for parts, manuals and rock grapple? Maybe a tooth bucket and/or tooth bar.
What do ya'll think? There's a local store with them in stock for just a little over $400, not Deere brand. This is for my use on 144 acres, probably won't ever put more than a couple hundred hours a year on it. Also plan on greasing everything, usual oil/filters ect. Any other suggestions right off the bat? I don't even have a hour on it yet. Any good sources for parts, manuals and rock grapple? Maybe a tooth bucket and/or tooth bar.