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I've been using an old family 1949 TE20 ferguson to mow my 15 acre farm for a few years now and am tired of the constant maintenance required. After looking at this board for a while and study on my own I have decided to purchase a new tractor this spring. The JD 790 seems to be the machine I need to bushhog, boxblade, etc. with and the 70 loader would come in handy. My question is this. What are the comparable models to the 790 in blue and orange as far as HP, capabilities, size, price, etc. I have several options on good dealers for each brand all within 30 miles, so that is no problem. P.S. for all you guys up north that have to plow snow, Good Luck. I have to resharpen mower blades due to fire ant mounds all summer.

JD790 compared to NH and Kubota
Operating and Attachments
Replies 6 Post by Chris Rutherford

I have owned a 1240 for about 8 months. The tractor and loader cost about $16,500. I have used it with a scraper, box blade, rotary cutter, small ripper and FEL applications. The tractor has about 70 hours so far and has worked great. I like the 16 x 16 with the shuttle, even though most of the two slow ranges (creeper gears) are hardly ever used because they are too slow for most applications. My tractor has R4 tires, which give plenty of traction and do a great job with loader work and other earth-moving applications. The only thing I would do differently next time is to order the tractor with a block heater. I have not had any starting problems yet, but I believe that there is a lot less cold starting wear on the engine if it is hooked up to a block heater prior to starting in cold weather. I checked out a lot of other makes before buying, but I think the MF 1240 is good value for money and has a lot of features and performance characteristics which are superior to other brands.

massey ferguson tractor
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 14 Post by Markus Dammermann

My 3rd SCV controls the cylinder used to raise and lower my belly mower. Would it be possible to use the 3rd SCV hydraulic connectors at the back of my 4400 Deere to attach to a hydraulic top link on my 3 pt? (assuming I would first disconnect the hydraulic lines to the belly mower's cylinder) Would I need any additional hardware except for the hydraulic lines and cylinder? Mike S.

Third Selective Control Valve
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by Mike S.

Bird - Thanks for your reply. I don't have time of more now.
Jeff

Grading Power JD 855
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by Jeff Pizzi

Scott, both heaters were John Deere products. The heater elements look like very small versions of the elements in an electric hot-water heater. The block heater is installed towards the back of the engine, right-hand side, above the fuel filter. The heater element is only about 1 inch long, and is mounted in a flange that is bolted to the engine after a freeze-plug is pulled. The block heater kit consists of the heater element, the mounting flange & 2 bolts, a gasket for the flange, a power cord, and a clamp for the power cord. The Transmission/Hydraulic Oil heater element is about 6 inches long, and is installed in place of the drain plug on the bottom of the Transmission sump, behind the hydraulic oil filter. That installation location is per John Deere - someone told me in one of these posts that they had installed theirs in the filter screen on the back of the tractor, underneath the PTO output shaft. I plan to install mine in place of the drain plug, since that's the bottom of the sump, and I think the Hyd. Oil heater would be most effective there. The Hyd. Oil heater kit consists of just the element and the power cord. Both heaters are powered by 120VAC. The consensus seems to be that plugging in the heaters for about 30 minutes before using the tractor works very well.

Glow Plug Add-On
John Deere Tractors
Replies 19 Post by Dave Wells

As always, the problems are diagnosed and solved on this board. I like the quick remove front blade and snowblower idea as well. Where are these old truck plows when you want them? I'll have to do some scouting this weekend. Thanks for all the ideas.

traction
Tractor Projects
Replies 24 Post by cutter

MD, I have a JD4200, The mount is just a 1/4 in channel iron that goes across from loader arm to loader arm, bolted in place with two bolts. then the swival bracket for the plow welded to it. I also have the same setup with a hitch ball on to move one of my many trailers around, easier to move them with the front end loader than pull and back them. By the way got a chance to use the blade today and it works well. gary

Snowblade For B 2710
Snowblowers / Snow Plows
Replies 17 Post by Gary Anderson

I called the JD customer service 800 number today. It was easy to operate, fast, and the service rep. was polite. After explaining the problem, arrangments were made for me to take the tractor to another dealership for repairs. By the way, the new dealership said "bull ----" to the idea of rebuilding injectors on a new tractor that is under warranty. The most promising result of the call is that the service rep. gives their name, a "file number" for reference, and instructions to call back as the repair progresses. I will reserve my judgment until after the repair is complete.

JD 4600 Design Manufacting Defect Index
John Deere Tractors
Replies 22 Post by Larry in MI.

I actually *drove* the tractors and belive me, the JD4600/4700 is quite a bit larger. Nothing personal, but if it wasn't the biggest, heaviest Compact out there, I wouldn't have bought it since $$ wasn't an issue. (Might have to trade it for a Kubota L-48 TLB now though, they look pretty sweet).

Stump removal
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by By the Brook Farm

gusmag, i have a 80 loader on my 970, which my dealer tells me
he prefers over the 440, but whatever you get make sure you have
a brushguard!

Loader for 970 John Deere
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 8 Post by steve arnold

TomG, I'd say that you are pretty much right on the open center description. I'll admit that I stretched the definition of parallel fluid connection :-) and was hoping that someone would challenge it.
You are right in that the open center system works by closing the center on any valve and diverting the flow to a cylinder - where resistance to that flow causes pressure to develop. While the complete flow is diverted, the system is in series as you describe. But the spool valve is not an "all or nothing" device. If you open the first spool in a series, there is enough remaining flow to also activate other valves if they are also only opened enough to use a portion of the flow. In this way the flow can be used in parallel, although it becomes a single series event if any one valve demand is very large.
I see your distinction of high and low pressure return lines...I've always thought of it as high and low flow, but see what you mean. Because the return sump is open to atmospheric pressure there is quite a bit of flow, but very little pressure in the return line. Just the pressure developed by the fluid's own frictional resistance to moving so fast. After thinking about it, I think you are referring to the return oil displaced as the cylinder moves versus the return flow that is always circulating back to the sump. In which case it sounds to me like you have it right...
The "Power Beyond" port in some valves is not mysterious at all. It is simply a means of directing the main stream of oil (yes, in series :-)) onwards to somewhere you might want to do some more work with it rather than returning it to the sump. For instance, you might want to direct it to another bank of spool valves! You can have as many as you want, although eventually the friction of all the devices is going to eat away at the flow rate and therfore the speed the devices operate. The ultimate pressure and therefore the ultimate force that each device has will remain unchanged.
I would like to recommend a reprint available from "Implement and Tractor" through the folks at IT (InterTec Publishing). There are two little booklets called "Lets get into Hydraulics" and "Hydraulic System Diagnosis". Both are well worth anyones time and stand up to re-reading as your knowledge grows. No affiliation....

Optional Single Lever Control Valve
Cub Cadet
Replies 35 Post by Roger L.

I also have a 855, It started the other day when it was 15 degrees. if you are letting it preheat then there is a problem some were. there are 3 wires one for each cylinder for the preheater. (they unhook) use a test lite to see if your getting current to each heater (switch on ofcourse) when the lite on the dash goes out there still sould be current to the preheater for another 10 to 15 seconds.See if your problem is before or after this point.

hard to start in cold wheather
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by DanaT

At this point most all of the mowers use the three point hitch to reaise and lower the deck. The lock as mentioned in a previous post is one way to keep the deck up when using the three point. Some manufactuers use a extra valve to do raise and lower the deck leaving the three point hitch free to do as desired.

Mid-mount mower compatibility with other implements
Operating and Attachments
Replies 7 Post by Art White

Yeah, Yeah. And here I thought I was going to get some serious expert guidance. However, around here we only have irrigation systems in the fall when the moose move from bogs to meadows. The sugeestion might not work for us. I'm not sure I'd want to invite a moose for anything that might make them exceptionally happy. The 'pouring into' phase might prove interesting as well.

Suppose it is about time for seasons greetings. Me too. Trust everyone had a decent year.

Winterizing your sprinkler system
Garden and Landscape
Replies 2 Post by TomG

I AM LOOKING FOR A USED REAR ROTORY TILLER FOR 318 JD

3 PT REAR MOUNTED RORORT TILLER FOR 318 JD
Operating and Attachments
Replies 2 Post by gary newton

hi . I have one of kubotas tillers at-60 i love it i do landscaping 24 7 and it work with me everyday. if you dont want those dual tires i buy them . ive wanted duals for along time and that would be the answer. my tiller was hard to get used to but know i like it . it has flaws like the traction when you have it in reverse tine full depth , that chain case drags on the ground. my solution push a little works for me. i had a troy bilt 8 hp. thought it was the best not! that thing just sucks when the kubota pulls up that troy bilt wants to go to the shed cause it cant compete. jarrett morgan countyscape landscape iowa hey is your axle octogon shaped?

Kubota AT70s Rear Tine Tiller
Kubota Tractors
Replies 16 Post by jarrett morgan

Quality tractor has them on sale all the time for $299. NEW! They have a 7' new for $189. for up to 35hp units. Good luck.

Grader blade
Operating and Attachments
Replies 9 Post by John Miller, III

Doug, The dimensions you asked for as measured from the center of the ball joint on the tractor towards the rear are approximately: 7 inches, 8 inches, 12 inches, and 13 1/2 inches. There was a Kit available to convert to the High Capacity Hitch (BM18186 with a list price of $340). It may still be available.

3 PT Hitch Sway Chains
John Deere Tractors
Replies 14 Post by Jack in IL

Hello,

There is a company we deal with that manufactures attachments for different loader styles from NH to Kubota. I believe they offer a snow blade that would fit your particular loader brackets for a price much less than the Kubota. Drop me an e-mail if you are interested and want me to check for sure. We are located in Somerset, KY.

Thanks,
Brady Barlow
bradyky@hotmail.com

Snowblade For B 2710
Kubota Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Brady

Bob, The first thing I would look at is the pin at the bottom of the lever that hooks into the linkage and will get worn and need replaced also check the linkage

JD755 FEL valve
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 3 Post by DanaT