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Markleville, Indiana | Friend looking at a 1984 JD 8450, 4000 hours, new engine, no PTO, no 3pt.
Whats it worth?
Pros and cons.
Thanks |
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ecmn | them john deere tractors always get a bad rap on here, but honestly for what they are they are a good tractor, you see many of them with 9k hours. strong axles and trannys, good hydraulics, comfortable cab.
the weak point is that the engine is the front frame, if you go through ditches go straight so it doesnt want to twist the tractor, like any tractor you load them 100-200 rpm lug any more than that and you shift down.
i have seen these tractors get treated how they should and not have very much trouble at all.
a bare back in real nice shape would be in the high teens or low 20's for price, |
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Roseglen, North Dakota | One positive thing for sure about the 8450 is the near bullet-proof 466 engine. Would buy 8450 over 8650 for that reason if 8450 will do the job. |
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southwest wisconsin | Sure you want a bare-back model? If just doing drawbar work it will do. They do lack some hp. but have a comfortable ride and lots of traction. Im a retired deere mech. and there was some improvements over the 30-40 series. The 86## series took a bad rap for the 619 engine. If deere would have built a frame instead of relying on the engine block for support, the engine problem might have been decreased. Over the years, it seem like the 84## held up better then the 86##, maybe because most farmers were trying to run 300 hp through a 86##, were the 84## you could only get about 225 hp on the pto. We never sold a 8850, so i cant comment on that model. I have run both models, and the only thing about a 84## is lacking hp, but will pull more then a 4840-4850, maybe not as fast though. I thought a nice weighted 4850 mfwd would out do a 8450, but the price difference makes the 8450 more of a bargain. Hope this helps. |
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west Nebraska northeast Colorado | 50 series has more frame support for front axle than 30 series did. 466 is good engine, keep an eye on the water pump "weep hole". If it plugs with dirt (and it will unless you keep a small piece of foam in it) when the seal goes out you will dump the coolant into the engine oil. jI have an 8450 with 11,000+ hours. Bought it for tillage, ran it on tillage first 9000 hours, now use it mainly for spraying (can get through wet fields better than a MFWD) and seeding (40' set of hoe drills). If I could find another one with only 4000 hours I would serously consider buying it. |
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| Couple comparable auction prices:
4/18/11, west-central Saskatchewan, 1983 JD 8450 w/4176 hours, good, duals, sold $36,500 (that's Canadian money...converts to around $37,960 U.S. at the time in mid April)
4/26/11, southwest Minnesota, 1984 JD 8450 w/4485 hours, good, duals, 1 owner, sold w/Degelman 6900 14' front blade, sold $45,500
11/30/10, southwest Minnesota, 1983 JD 8450 w/ 5524 hours, excellent, <300 on complete new engine 1 yr ago, sold $40,000
Pete |
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| I couldn't believe how tinny the frames on those tractors were until we pulled the engine from one...............How they ever left that design go out the door is beyond me. |
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