[AT] Ever have one of those days? :-(

[John Hall]

I used to run a 660 , I believe it was an 88 or 89 model. I was thinking it 
was made by Yanmar.  That was undoubtedly the toughest piece of equipment I 
ever ran. It belonged to a homeowners association. It was all they had but 
it was enough. Like someone else said the 3 pt was stronger than the machine 
had weight to handle. We ran a full set of weights with a log chain wrapped 
around them all the time. I had numerous hills to navigate on the nature 
trails and that 5 foot bushog could make life interesting.  To get out of 
one of the trails I had to back up a hill in 4wd.

John Hall
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From: "Dean Van Peursem" <deanvp at att.net>
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> Larry:
>
> To tie this down a little tighter the JD 650, 750 and 850 were sold from
> 1981 to 1989. Yanmar made them for JD. I own a 1981 JD 750.  A good little
> tractor with some weaknesses such as poor brakes and a weak hydraulic
> system. The Yanmar 3 cylinder diesel is noisy but bullet proof.
>
> D & G Van Peursem
> In Apache Junction, AZ - Escaping from WA rain, snow & winds
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Larry & Barb
> Dotson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:15 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Ever have one of those days? :-(
>
> John,
>>From about 1983 John Deere made an agreement to purchase the 650, 750, 
>>850,
> 950 series exclusively from John Deere. Yanmar had to quit marketing there
> own brand during this agreement. They eventually  made other smaller 
> diesel
> garden tractors for Deere, but have now ended the agreement. I have the
> Yanmar equivalent of the 650 JD, it is a a very good tractor.
> Larry Dotson
>
>