jd 855 front blade

[joepermuko]

i posted a msg about a mth ago about the good deal i got, it got better, i found the #70 loader in the weeds with a malta-flora rose bush growing up thru it, but my question in on the front blade, does anyone have a pic of how the blade mounts to the tractor, im assuming that you use a different bracket then what you use for the belly mower bc theres no way of securing the blade that way, the previous owner doesnt know where any of the parts are at,which sucks big time the 3 pt hitch was removed and lost at some point too :-( theres a bit of confusion where stuff is at bc the guy that used to cut her grass said its in the garage and she says that he stole it... lol, so anyways any yinz guys got some pics of the front plow set up so i got an idea of how it mounts also is there any jd tractor salvage yards that sell used parts, i hate to break down and pay 1500.00 for a new deck shell, craigslist isnt much help right now since no one wants to sell just the deck, the wife doesnt wanna hear that im buying another tractor just to get a deck lol especially since i have an old ac im tryin to restore at the same time.... thanks for the help

 

[F-I-T]

Have you looked at the exploded parts diagrams for your blade and tractor at jdparts.com? Those are pretty helpful. As to deck shells, I bought a decent used deck off of eBay and used it hard for 14 years. I kept a search going on there and one day a new deck shell popped up, though it was for a newer model (like a 4400), the mower/spindle is the same. So I got that for under $300, cut off the mounts and welded on the set from my scrap deck. Then I found three brand new spindles on eBay, rebuilt the best of thegear boxes, re-bushed all the stuff, and I have a new deck for lexx than $500. Look around. They are out there. You can even get a fairly cheap rear mount to use until a belly deck shows up, but I have to say that I have one (First Choice 72") and it does not do the job of the belly deck.