What's the highest mileage JD sled you've seen?

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What's the highest mileage JD sled you've seen?

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Just curious what the highest mileage John Deere sled you guys have seen out there?

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What's the highest you've ever seen a sled hit a tree?
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DA LOL ! Mark Staut has a Deere w 13,000 something on it. Hard to beat that one im sure. I have one w 5466 on it.Brock
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Several years ago I talked with a guy from IN or OH that had two Spitfires that he and his brother bought new.
One had just over 13K on it and the other had 12k.

Is that Mark?
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This was my new ride in 75 :lol22: , we sold it with 12k on it. :sled:
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In St Germain last year, Mark was claiming the highest mileage figures I'd ever heard of, for his 78 LF. BTW, Mark is from Iowa.

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Yep Brian ! Thats him. Brock
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I have a 1981 liquifire with 17,621 miles on the speedo.
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Do we have a winner here? 17K is impressive. :sled:
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How many rebuilds on that engine? Just the one outlined in the picture?
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I don't have an odometer :(
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Keep that thing going lol
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