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Machinery Forum Re: Should I buy a JD 8850? [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by Bill Becker on June 21, 2002 at 13:02:46 from (12.34.68.10): In Reply to: Should I buy a JD 8850? posted by Alex on June 15, 2002 at 19:50:47: Alex, I spent about 1600 hours over the past 8 years in an 8850 pulling a 7 shank DMI ripper. It never ran out of power, but sometimes I couldn't get it all to the ground. There were a few years that the fuel pump was going out every year, but the last 3 years I ran it, the fuel pump worked fine. The tractor was hard on fuel. I couldn't make 100 acres on a tank. The 9400 that replaced the 8850 saves enough fuel to make 1 payment a year. We never had to overhaul the engine, but it was getting hard to start on a cold day. When weighing the cost to overhaul the motor against what a 20 year old tractor is worth, the decision to trade became easy. Follow Ups: Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: Should I buy a JD 8850? Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.