JD 850?

JayinNY · Feb 11, 2012

Maybe I should ask on another forum, but ill try here first. My father in law bought a JD 850 compact tractor and wants to put a remote scv on the back to lift his Tedder up with. He called the deere dealer and they were of no help. Can he buy a kit or something to have a hydraulic outlet back there on this kind of tractor. I haven't looked at it yet. I bought a kit for my ford 1720, so I would think there is something for his. Thanks

Mike (WA) · Feb 11, 2012

You gotta assume that if there was a factory package available, the JD dealer would have known about it. And been anxious to sell you one.

If it has a loader, you can plumb into the lines that control the bucket, and use those hydraulics for rear remote outlets. If you're lucky, the loader is a quick detach, so there are connectors in the line, and it will be easy. If not, put a "T" in the line and ball valves so either the bucket works, or the rear outlet works- you won't be able to tilt the bucket when you're tedding, but that shouldn't be a problem.

PJH · Feb 11, 2012

In addition to what Mike(WA) suggested, one of these selector valves would be handy, assuming that nothing better is available from Deere.

Paul
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LJD · Feb 11, 2012

We sold those little green Yanmars when they first came out in the 70s. Even though we were a Deere dealer - many of the "add-ons" had to be aftermarket. I had to put Brinley power steering kits on many.

It's just an open-center hydraulic system, unlike the closed-center Deere tends to use on Deere-made stuff. Ought to be easy to rig something up with generic parts.

JayinNY · Feb 11, 2012

Ok,thanks for the info.

Dan in North Houston · Feb 11, 2012

At one time you could get the remote kit for the JD 850 from the dealer, as well as a power steering kit to install. They were expensive back then and they've been unavailable for quite some time. I've had my eye out for a used remote kit for mine for years. I've seen them on ebay occasionally, but the price was way out of line.
I've also talked to someone on this forum about using aftermarket items to do the job. Apparently it is a pretty simple job for someone in a good hydraulics shop to fab something up. The service manual has a good schematic of the hydraulic system.
It's on my list of things to do someday. By the way, the 850 is a great little tractor, I've had mine for almost 14 years with only routine maintenance. Very fuel efficient.

LJD · Feb 11, 2012

Just to clarify on some things I stated. Deere did not offer the add-ons when the 850 first came out late 70s. Not even power steering. That's why we had to use aftermarket - mostly from Brinley. After Deere had sold the 850 for a couple of years - over-the-counter accessories from Deere became available.

Mathias NY · Feb 11, 2012

My dad also has an 850 without remotes, we did some research for adapter kits a couple years ago.

Woods actually makes the hydraulic adapter plate, so that you can mount one of their loaders to the tractor. It comes with a couple of hoses and costs around $250. After the adapter plate, you will need something like a log splitter valve (for use with an open-center system) and a couple of quick disconnects.

The total cost should still be less than the $1500 that Deere used to charge, although it probably won"t be as tidy.

Good luck.

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