Buying a John Deere 710

[ghscotty]

Do you think a John Deere 710 with 6788 hours worth paying 9K(CAD) for?

 

[Tx Jim]

I wouldn't give 1/2 that amount where I live. Only 710 parts catalogs I've seen are written in German language. 710 has 3.3L(202 cid) engine similar to 2020 but transmission is different from 2020

 

[ghscotty]

Thanks for the input, thought it was high as well...

 

[buickanddeere]

Do you think a John Deere 710 with 6788 hours worth paying 9K(CAD) for?

Putting $9000 into a 60+ year old tractor is not a good idea . You are probably in Canada .

Better to put $9000 onto a new tractor and make payments . Will Still have something useful in 10 years time .

 

[caterpillar guy]

710 Is that not a TLB machine. If so they were the biggest TLB machine Deere made for years and was a big machine in the TLB market at that time. Or is this something different. Probably would still not spend 9,000 on one unless it was cherry.

 

[buickanddeere]

TractorData.com John Deere 710 tractor information

www.tractordata.com

 

[Tx Jim]

Putting $9000 into a 60+ year old tractor is not a good idea . You are probably in Canada .

Better to put $9000 onto a new tractor and make payments . Will Still have something useful in 10 years time .

Evidently you don't read the threads concerning some of new tractors engines & trans that have stop operating due to some failure of electrical sensors or relays. That failure isn't too bad when tractors are under warranty. But after warranty expires & those electrical controls or emission parts fail then one's bank acct will get a debit sometimes very large debit

 

[centash]

Do you think a John Deere 710 with 6788 hours worth paying 9K(CAD) for?

You could buy a decent 30 series Mannhiem for that price....a much better tractor.
Ben

 

[ghscotty]

Thanks for the replies folks, I have a good lead on an MF 65 with loader for 7K might go with that one

 

[tom upton]

710 is a decent tractor but you should be able to buy a real good one for 5-6000. However some people are asking crazy prices for them I guess because they are JD? Actually more Lanz than John Deere! We have a couple of 710's ( one that was pretty much new when Dad bought it off the nieghbor well over 50 years ago now.) They have more going for them then some people give them credit for.
1/ excellent fuel economy
2/wide gear selection with very slow first gear
3/ engines that give very little trouble
4/ 2 stage clutch for independent PTO
5/ 540 and 1000
6/ differential lock
7/very handy tractor to operate and get on and off of.
8/foot throttle as well as hand
The main fault they have is hydraulic pump is on the low side for GPM, so rather slow on the 3 point, and loader.
The other problem is I am not sure how available clutch pressure plate is ? I know several years ago it was super expensive and long delivery at least thru JD.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

710 is a decent tractor but you should be able to buy a real good one for 5-6000. However some people are asking crazy prices for them I guess because they are JD? Actually more Lanz than John Deere! We have a couple of 710's ( one that was pretty much new when Dad bought it off the nieghbor well over 50 years ago now.) They have more going for them then some people give them credit for.
1/ excellent fuel economy
2/wide gear selection with very slow first gear
3/ engines that give very little trouble
4/ 2 stage clutch for independent PTO
5/ 540 and 1000
6/ differential lock
7/very handy tractor to operate and get on and off of.
8/foot throttle as well as hand
The main fault they have is hydraulic pump is on the low side for GPM, so rather slow on the 3 point, and loader.
The other problem is I am not sure how available clutch pressure plate is ? I know several years ago it was super expensive and long delivery at least thru JD.

People ask crazy prices for everything. Nothing new about that.

Most everything that's still for sale, is priced crazy. If it's a decent deal, the ad doesn't stay up long. Nothing sits there for sale for six weeks if it's priced right.

 

[Tx Jim]

High prices posted on things for sale begets even higher prices when a new ad is posted by ad viewer.

 

[Tx Jim]

Tom
Do you know why a JD 710 with 202 CID(3.3L) engine is any more fuel efficient than a JD 2020 or Ind 400 with a similar 202 CID engine? Ind 400 uses same injector as 710 I'll guess different style inj pump 2020 has closed center hyd system vs 710 open center hyd system which should save fuel according to JD branch sales meeting I attended when 2020 were sold new

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Are you sure you're not reading the oil filler cap upside down?

710 --> OIL