[AJD] John Deere 650

Dean VP deanvp at att.net
Mon Mar 14 20:12:27 PST 2005


Lyman:

I own a 1981 (first year made if my memory is right) JD 750 which is the
next size up from the 650. This series of tractors was made for JD by
Yanmar. Mine has a three cylinder diesel engine in it. The 750 is just under
20HP so I would guess a 650 is a couple HP less. I bought mine with a 190
hours on it in 1998. It has essentially been trouble free with the exception
of the brakes which seem to be the weakest link on the tractor. I have the
rear ties filled with fluid and if I really wanted to make the tractor right
I would add more rear wheel weights. Mine came with a front three way blade
and a 50" JD brush cutter that were both like new. Unfortunately I have used
the brush cutter a lot and it no longer looks like new anymore as I was
mowing rocks here for awhile until I got the pasture policed properly.
Actually the thing that did the most damage was the PO left the cutoff tops
of 4 x 4 posts laying along the fence line and the first time I used the
cutter, when we moved here, the grass was quite long already and I didn't
realize the 4 x 4 cutoffs were buried under the maze.  As soon as I hit the
first ones, I policed the rest of the fence line but the damage had already
been done. 

The one thing I don't like about the 750 is the fact that it doesn't have
live PTO and I don't think that was an available option either. It is a bit
of mystery to me why that feature wasn't designed in and offered or standard
as the capability existed all the way back into the 50's. It hasn't hindered
my use of the brush cutter but there have been times when a live PTO would
have really helped. 

If the 650 you are looking at has a loader then I would recommend that it
better have Power Steering at the minimum and hopefully 4 WD as well. I'm
pretty sure both features would almost be a necessity with a loader. This
line of tractors has manual transmissions with a High/Low shifter as well.
Differential lock is via foot pedal. It seems to be geared properly for the
work I use it for. I do occasionally grind the gears when shifting for some
odd reason. Maybe because it doesn't have a Live PTO. The three point hitch
lift capacity is quite limited but for normal work does the job. I
occasional use a rear mounted scoop on mine and have had loads in the scoop
that it cannot lift but they were large rocks. The lift capacity seems to
have been engineered to equal the balance of a 750 with front blade. If I
can get it to lift the scoop with a really heavy load it will sometimes
instead lift the front end. Kind of scary on slopes. Using a boom on the
three point is an exercise in futility. It just doesn't have the lift
capacity required in that application. My JD 620 has to be used for that. 

All in all a very good tractor for it's cost today compared to the latest
and greatest JD offering with hydraulic transmissions and numerous other
bells and whistles. I really don't know what 650's with a loader sell for
but if it could be had in the $4,000 to $7,000 region I would think that
would be in the reasonable ball park.  Others on the list may be able to
give a much better educated value guess.

Hope this helps somehow. 

BTW:  Good to hear from you again. How is the station doing?   

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
lyman amsden
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 7:15 PM
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AJD] John Deere 650

Anybody on this list familiar with the 650 garden tractor?
Have located one with a small loader on it. 1986 model with low hours
and clean. Any ideas how much it's worth?
Any help would be appreciated.

Amsden, south by east Montana


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