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I just got back from the World AG Expo in Tulare, CA. Wow, what a show....1600 exhibitors, 100,000 attendees.<br>
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Anyway I saw my first Mahindra tractors, and I was especially impressed with the 3015HST. It used a 3-cyl Mitsubishi engine and it was turbocharged! It was the quietest CUT I have ever heard.<br>
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Anyone know of other 25-45 hp CUTs that use turbos?

Mahindra tractors
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Replies 7 Post by dfkrug

Interesting story about the solenoid. It is nice to hear of a good vendor story. Who was the vendor? If it is the fuel cutoff solenoid, like on my JD 955, I do not know how oil can even get into it. My engine is the 3TN84RJ, which I am told is the same or similar to the Yanmar unit on the JD4300. Maybe the 4300 has another solenoid in the FI pump?

According to my JD sources, the 4300 has had lots of problems, perhaps attributable to the many different suppliers of parts on it. Yanmar is only one supplier for this tractor!

I will have the opportunity of acquiring several JD4300s in the future, so I am quite concerned with its reliability.

Hard to believe JD 4300
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by dfkrug

I do not know what you can get in your area for a 3130
with gear trans. I assume it is 4WD and in good shape.
A new L3130 4WD with HST and 513 loader is just under $18K, less tax.

Maybe $12K-13K? Not having HST hurts when you are selling.

MX5000 with LA852 Recommendation and Pricing
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by dfkrug

Outrageous. Two short hoses (vs steel pipes) and quick couplers should be $50-75. JD likes those steel pipes. I prefer flexible hoses.

Maybe the $1150 includes labor to install?

Years ago when I bought my first Kubota, I walked into my
local Kubota dealer and asked for a price on the kit to add an auxilliary valve. They said $1200. Turns out I could just plumb a few lines to the power beyond port of the loader valve and add my own 2-spool valve, which I got for $75. I found out later that I could buy a Gearmore adapter block for $90 to connect to the hydraulic circuit back by the 3-point valve. A few hoses and I was set. $1200? Makes no sense.

Hydrailic repair
Parts and Repair
Replies 11 Post by dfkrug

OK, I took some measurements. My JD 955 (33 hp one pump tractor) delivers about 5.6 GPM to my backhoe at the rated RPM of 3100. The JD spec says 7.2 GPM. Some of the hydraulic flow definitely seems to be diverted. I would still like to know how this is accomplished in a one-pump open center system. Anybody know?

I took my measurements by timing the operation of my largest cylinder, the 3" dipperstick cylinder on my Prairie Dog 7.5 hoe at two different RPMs. Actual volume of the cylinder was measured to be 90.7 cubic inches.

I find that I get plenty of cylinder actuation speed at about 4 GPM, measured. This equates to about 2200 engine RPM, significantly below the 3100 full RPM for this machine.

who makes the a good back hoe
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 24 Post by dfkrug

The Montana Tractor site shows at least 13 dealers in MO. It does not give the names or towns, however.

http://www.montanatractors.com/

Hey, Hillbillyjim, have you tried any of the Montanas? Looks like you've got dealers on every corner!

montana tractors
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 8 Post by dfkrug

That's a funny story about the X5. Keep 'em comin'.

Big wheels with skinny tires
Autos SUV Trucks
Replies 25 Post by dfkrug

I found the additional after-market valve installation to be much easier than accessing the power beyond circuit. Of course, some factory remote valves are much more involved. My after market valve is just bolted to the top of the fender.

hydrolic hookup
Operating and Attachments
Replies 18 Post by dfkrug

Yeah I thought the 420 was a bit big. I did not know it would even fit. The 855 only weighs 1900 lb naked. I will bet that the 420 loader is over 1000#, though I can not find any loader weights in any of the JD manuals. :-(

88 JD 855 4x4 Price
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by dfkrug

>> So what you are saying then is when I pull on the lever of a 'regen' type valve, it doesn't matter which way I move the lever, the cylinder will ALWAYS extend only since there is a rod on the pull side? <<

No, I did not say that at all. You operate your valve handle to extend the cylinder. "Regen" is a method of supplying more fluid to the cylinder extension side than the pump can supply by itself. Hence the cylinder moves faster. Where can the system get fluid under pressure other than from the pump? Only one place: the other side of the cylinder. The down side of all this is that the net force exerted by the cylinder is quite low.....the difference between the extend and retract forces. This method of "regen" works only in the extend mode.

Backhoe Help Please
Kubota Tractors
Replies 18 Post by dfkrug

Does not have a water pump??!!

Who is the seller on Ebay?

Bad Ebay Purchase 1500D
Yanmar Tractors
Replies 19 Post by dfkrug

Well, that is very interesting. I have no experience with the BX series, but I have seen numerous small Bs with top-n-tilt setup, always aftermarket. You can get hydraulic toplinks of various open and closed lengths. They are not hard to make from general purpose hydraulic cylinders either. You have to weld on your swivel ends. Cat 1 swivel ends are available at any tractor supply. If the BX toplink bracket is too narrow for the swivels, then that is a different story. I don't know the range of swivel end widths available.

As for Carver's reasons #1-4, I do not buy any of them.

Top link suggestion
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by dfkrug

4310 eHydro fully working for $13.9K? Around here (NorCal) that tractor would go fast. I would buy one, and the electronics don't scare me. It seems the unit it replaced, the 4300, had lots of mechanical failures, which have been corrected in the 4310.

As for the engines in the 4300, 4310, and 4410....aren't they the Yanmar 3TN84? that's the same 33hp unit in my 1996 JD955.

JD 4310 with Woods FEL
John Deere Tractors
Replies 32 Post by dfkrug

There are a three ways to go: You can buy a 2-spool aftermkt valve with open center and power beyond and connect its IN port to the PWR BYD port of the loader valve. Or you can connect your new valve to the three point lift hydraulic block near your seat with an adapter. Or you buy the very expensive Kubota valve and adapter.

Hydraulics - Power Beyond
Kubota Tractors
Replies 5 Post by dfkrug

The nomenclature for the "Grand L" series, currently being sold by Kubota has nothing to do with the nomenclature for the B or BX series. All the current Grand L series machines end in 30: L3130, L3430, L3830, etc. The first 2 digits relate to the tractor's gross engine hp. The last Grand L series, which was replaced by the current "30" series was the "10" series (L3010, L3410, L3710, etc). Before that it was the "50" series. During all those periods there were "00" tractors (L2600, L3300, L4300, etc) that were 25% or more cheaper that the similar sized Grand equivalents.

RE the starter key coming out with the engine on, I mean that the switch is turned off first.

Kubota Switch and key
Kubota Tractors
Replies 14 Post by dfkrug

Interesting that the 4310 gains only a few inches of width (track) with wheels at their widest setting. The R4 wheels must have different offset from the R1s that I have. My JD955 benefits by maybe 10-12" rear and 6-8" front. On hillsides around here, the widest track is always recommended.

The only reason I can figure Kubota does not recommend widening the front is because of the mounting face of the front wheel. The wider track does cause more stress on the wheel and steering mechanism, but there are no U-joints in any of the 4WD CUTs I have or have seen. And most have power steering.

Widening Wheel stance on JD 4310 hst 4x4
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by dfkrug

Note that rammed earth house construction employs soil with Portland cement added, pressed (rammed) into molds for the walls of these structures. I imagine you can get concrete of as much as 500 psi compressive strength. Rebar is also used.

DIRTY CEMENT
Home Improvement
Replies 6 Post by dfkrug

I certainly am a fan of the newer Kubs and JDs, too. I have seen very few of the Korean makes, and none with Hydro. (That Kioti CK30 is very rare, apparently.) I have little doubt that LG makes a nice machine, and 34 and 39 hp hydros are going to be very popular if they sell for much less than the L3130 or the JD4320.

OB1, can you tell me what you sell the 3440HST with loader for in CT? How about the LG backhoe...have you seen one? Who makes it an how much is that?

Let's make this the LG-Montana thread.

Looking 4 info on LG Tractors
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 8 Post by dfkrug

Anybody seen the recently announced LG-Montana tractors? They use a Daedong engine like the Kiotis.

Branson vs Century
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 39 Post by dfkrug

If you want to add remote hydraulics to the back of your tractor, you need a $3 power beyond plug, and two hoses with fittings. The connections are made to the top of the casting just under the seat. Unfortunately, you have to take a lot of stuff off before you can get at it. If your tractor has an "SCV" (aka loader valve), it is attached in the same general area. Unlike the Kubota loader valves, there is no simple power beyond attachment to the JD SCV.

Ask your JD dealer if their service dept has the instructions to install the plug and hoses.

I have done this job on 3 955s and it is a PITA. 755 is probably the same.

JD 755 Power Beyond
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by dfkrug