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I had the same problem with my Bh 1st time I had it off. There is some adjustment in what the owners manual calls the movable latch plates (where the rockshaft pins lift the hoe up). I had to take a jack and lift the hoe up enough to get the pins in and then adjust the plates, haven't had a problem since then. My rockshaft arms don't seem to want to go down by themselves if there isn't anything attached to them, must not have enough weight. Hope this helps.

4310 with 48 hoe cannot get it to attach
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Carter

Had a chance to look at the JD service manual on the 48 hoes and they mention that the steps have to be mounted away from the tires (towards the back of the tractor), maybe it's something as simple as swapping the stabilizers side to side?

JD 4000 Ten Series-thread for all comments on new line
John Deere Tractors
Replies 49 Post by Carter

Ken
Sorry to hear about your experience with the dealer. The dealer i've been working with has bent over backwards to answer questions, help with problems whatever. Asked them about JD's out of warranty policy and they indicated that for something like what you are experiencing they would more than likely fix it and try to find out why it failed to begin with. You might want to try and talk to another dealer if you can and see what response you get.
These tractors cost too much to buy and repair to let the manufacturer get away with anything. BTW my 4300 has been relatively troublefree and the fewthings that did get out of whack, the dealer fixed right now.
Good luck and keep us posted.

47 BH Leaking down
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 9 Post by Carter

I had the same problem on my 4300 and the dealer replaced 2 of the panels (left side and grill). When the tab on the grill panel broke for the second time I fixed it myself and it hasn't broken since. I bought a fiberglass repair kit that has the resin and cloth and used 1 layer to glue and reinforce the tab then put a thin piece of sheetmetal and another layer of glass over that. You can't see it and it seems to have held up well even in cold weather. Hope this helps.

1999 John Deere 4300-cracking plastic
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by carter

I have a 47 hoe on a 4300. It cost about $5,200 which included power beyond kit and installation. It mounts using brackets which are bolted directly to tractor. After removing 3 pt you use rockshaft arms to lift it into place. As the previous post mentioned takes about 10 minutes. Most aftermarket hoes utilize 3pt arms and linkages and sometimes separate hydraulics to operate. Mounted on 3pt they don't seem to be as stable as JD hoe. It's been a very troublefree unit and I feel that it has basically paid for itself in the 2 years I've had it.

Model 47 Backhoe
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by carter