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8850dave

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What tractor would be the best replacement for an old JD 8850, starting looking at JD 8960,JD 8970 and JD 9400 tracors. Any pros or cons on these models and what should we be watching or looking for on these models?
 
We to have been upgrading tractors. We have mostly 40 and 50 series tractors. Then the boss bought a new corn planter with liquid and the 4840 was not to happy. So the 4955 fwd went on that and bought the old man a 9400 HOLY CR@@ !! WHAT A TRACTOR. Only problem now the 9400 floats on water and the 4955 finds all the soft spots. The 9400 is used for disking,chiseling,and pulling the 4955 out. Our only complaint is when we have to replace tires we have the 720 on it and the tire dealer say's 12-18,000 for all 8 . We do a lot of road travel so ouch! that 8850 is JD only attempt at a V-8 engine correct? We looked at one about a year before the old man said we didn't need a tractor that big.
 


I think Versatiles are hard to beat for big tractors.

What sort of luck did you have with the 8850?? How long did you run it?? Just curious what you thought of it.

A couple of the neighbors had 8850s, but I never ran one. I know the engine repair bills could be astronomical and that Kinze repowered some with Cummins...


Howard
 
Any of those are very good tractors. The JD 8960 and JD 8970 both have Cummins motors. I like The 89 series as they are just a little more simple than the JD 9400. The JD 9400 has more electronics: electric SCVs, and three point hitches. Have ran a JD 8970 quite a lot, good friend has one. You can sure get a lot of work done with it.
 
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