It never hurts to ask.

[COM86]

So I did. And was given this. It's a John Deere 770. 3cyl diesel, 4x4 tractor. The previous owner said  that it smoked badly and the flat tire is a bad wheel. I replaced the hoses, fuel and vacuum. New fuel filter, clean out the fuel tank. And it fired right up. And hasn't smoked at all.

I put in a new valve stem in the flat tire, and it still holds air. This little tractor has been beaten to death. 

[COM86]

The brakes were not hooked up. So today I pulled off the cover and found the brakes were rusted. So I'm in the process of cleaning the rust off and refurbishing the drums.

[Pete M]

nice!  always love free stuff that turns out to work great after some minor maintenance. 

[Drahcir495]

Nice score! Now, I have heard of John Deere. At first I thought this was the 1972 Bolens Husky tractor that 89 MJ has posted here. I like learning what other things you guys are tinkering with. 

[89 MJ]

9 minutes ago, Drahcir495 said:

Nice score! Now, I have heard of John Deere. At first I thought this was the 1972 Bolens Husky tractor that 89 MJ has posted here. I like learning what other things you guys are tinkering with. 

Understandable. So many smaller tractors within the last couple of years (compared to the past).