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I received the same letter today, and also wondered why I have to fix it.

Brent

JD recall on FEL
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Brent Bargfrede

I bought a 4200 hystat 4wd in November with 420 loader, 72 inch belly mower, and
45 rear blade. I like the tractor very much,and it does everything I wanted
(haven't mowed yet). I have observed that it is underpowered for roading. I
cannot fully depress the hystat pedal in c range without lugging the engine
rpm's down below pto speed on any slope whatsoever. This isn't a big deal to
me since I'm not roading it more than on a 1500' driveway.

I'd also like to point out that drawbar pull is a function of tractor weight and tire traction, not horsepower. Higher horsepower does not let you pull more load, since I believe by design all tractors can spin their wheels in 1st gear.
More horsepower does let you drive faster, though. This can
be important to how fast you can drive while pulling the load.

Regards,

Brent

JD4200 VS0JD4300
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Brent Bargfrede

3 Point hitches use the equivalent of a single acting cylinder, so they can be
powered to raise, but rely on gravity and the implements weight to lower. Note
also that where the linkage attaches to the 3 point arm there is a pin with a
little rotatable plate. If you rotate the plate then the arms can float a little bit independently of the other arm. If you leave them so there is no
slack then the implement remains locked parallel to the tractor.

Brent

Does a 4300 3pt quot float quot
Tractor Projects
Replies 4 Post by Brent Bargfrede