I loved that old 1811 and we have been through 8 years together. But I started flipping John Deere's about three or four years ago and realized that I really didn't need all the implements that I have to go on the 1811. A young guy showed up yesterday to look at two JD's I have for sell and we got to talking about how he was going to use whichever one he bought. He has acreage and need a tractor that will plow, till and carry stuff. Plus I had a johnny bucket for the 1811. He wanted to look at it to see what it looked like and then fell in love with it and really liked the power steering. So I sold it to him because I don't use any of the things that go with it. He will put them all to good use and that to me is the name of the game. Keep these old tractors running forever. I asked about the 3K series just to be loyal to the old brand. But I will probably stay with the JD's that I have learned a lot about. I have a 345 with power steering and a liquid cooled Kawasaki in it. 48-inch deck with hydraulic deck lift. And like Oak said, once you get used to the foot pedals it's really hard to go back. The new guy could not believe the thickness of the fenders and the TOTAL lack of plastic! He was really impressed. I told him about this forum and he said he would join. Help him out like you all did for me.
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