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DFB: I use a NH 0W-30 engine oil. It still takes a few seconds for the oil light to out, but I don't worry about it much. I believe the 0W-30 is quite a bit better than 5W-30 when it's really cold. My dealer recommended the oil and said that their service manager uses it year-around in most of his equipment.

I seem to recall something negative about using oil pan heaters. Something like: If an oil pan heater is big enough to make much difference in oil viscosity, than the oil gets pretty hot where the heater is located. The heat doesn't do oil additives any good. I don't know if this is a valid idea. Maybe somebody will comment.

magnetic heater
Parts and Repair
Replies 17 Post by TomG

I guess a trickle charger takes less electricity than a blanket. Guess I didn't go with a charger cause I figured raising the hood and connecting a charger would be a pain. Now, I think that I could have just added a line and fuse to the battery post and installed a convenient plug for a charger beside the engine. Probably would have taken less time than putting on the blanket.

With all this cold, I've been thinking that I haven't seen one cold weather tip in awhile. The tip is to keep the fuel tank topped up. Some water from condensation goes into fuel, and the amount of water is related to how much air is inside the tank. Fuel additives handle condensation problems for the most part. However, it's probably good not to give an additive anymore to do than necessary.

I just thought I'd recycle a basic tip in case somebody hasn't read it.

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

I purchased a coleman 5000W genarator at an estate auction a few months back,
the carb was hanging on the frame by a peice of wire and the motor is shot.
the bid was only 40.00 so i figured what the heck it'll be something to tinker with. i was gonna put a new motor on it but after reading a few of the post i am thinking about making a pto unit out of it. what would be involved in this as for as parts and cost go. i have a yanmar 1500 to put it on and would use it for fence work and work around the barn and riding arena.
thanks for the help.

3 Pt PTO generators
Shop Tools
Replies 63 Post by brian

here is a link for cut and paste if the the LINK doesn't work http://www.countrymfg.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi/page=wagons_trailers.htm/SID=976595655.16693
I don't think these dump trailers are for highway use.

DUMP TRAILERS HAULING YOU TRACTOR
Parts and Repair
Replies 10 Post by RCH

I am looking at a 1970 JD 300 industrial/landscape tractor with a detachable 3pt backhoe. This unit has around 4100 hrs on it, great tires and runs good. Asking is 13,900. Is this in the ball park?Any help is appreciated.Jim Griffin

Price Check JD 300 Loader w Detachable Backhoe
John Deere Tractors
Replies 1 Post by Jim Griffin

for the first start of the day, I always crank mine over with the compression release pulled (and the throttle all the way off) for 10 or 15 seconds. Usually the oil light will go out. Even if it doesn't it goes out as soon as it starts. On very cold days you may want to leave the block heater plugged in for longer than normal so that it will warm the oil. I've left my block heater on - with a blanket on the tractor - for several hours on bitter cold days.

Engine starting
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by Roger L.

I don't know whether one is any stronger than the other, but they SHOULD be the same if they have the same weight rating.

trailer hitch ball
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by Bird Senter

Anyone have a good way to lube the hand throttle cable on my NH 1725? It's sticking in the cold weather and It seems pretty much inaccessible. I'm sure WD-40 or equivalent would fix it but I can't get there from here...

Sticky throttle cable
Parts and Repair
Replies 3 Post by Paul Chase

CENTURY TRACTORS A SMALL VERSION MADE BY ZETOR. 35 HP MITSUBISHI AND A 45 HP YANMAR. BOTH ARE DIESIL. WEB SITE WWW.BILLSTRACTOR.COM IN TEXAS. DEALERS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN BUT THIS TRACTOR LOOK PRETTY NICE AND THE PRICE ISNT BAD 35 HP FOR 16,350 AND 45 HP FOR 17570 . DOES ANYONE HAVE ONE OR KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT? I KNOW THE DEALER SHORTAGE IS A BAD THING BUT KUBOTA DIDN'T HAVE MANY DEALERS WHEN THEY STARTED. LET ME KNOW!

CENTURY TRACTORS ZETOR
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 8 Post by jarrett morgan

I stand by my statement that the 3pt hitch backhoe is more dangerous. It is more so than a hard-mounted hoe (as in the dedicated construction machine), and is more dangerous than a sub-frame equipped unit. This is not to say that they can't be operated safely, they can, but they present a unique set of circumstances that can be extremely unsafe, beyond the incompetence of the operator. Mr. Sheaffer notes that a "properly installed" unit is safe if it also has a drawbar bracket. A good point that is well taken and some manufacturers like Kelly have kits for this, however, 3pt units really do rely on the competency of the person making the hitch connections more than a sub-frame unit. I've seen this connection done poorly, in particular the hitch arms not being properly side tensioned. I've also read about failures of the draft sensing type hitches complicating operation. The last safety point I'd like to make regarding the 3pt hitch backhoe is that it is easy to get too much hoe for the machine. The universal aspect of the Category hitches can see too small a machine connected to too powerful a backhoe, some units are literally powerful enough to flip a light weight machine. I know, you are saying to yourself, what idiot would do that? We all do strange things when pressed for time and we all have improvised at the expense of safety. It is human nature. Finally, not exactly a danger to humans, is the danger to the machine. Many compact tractors have cast aluminum in the transmission and drive train housings, if the machine is not supported by a sub-frame they often break in half. Many have top link mounting points that can't withstand excessive pressure caused by the more powerful backhoe's bucket curl force. Large ag tractors can take the forces, most utility compacts can't. I didn't intend to demean or berate those who have, or have used, this type of backhoe, but I will still recommend the sub-frame type mounts as being safer, especially to the novice who seeks advice from those who should know better.

skid loader vs compact tractor
Operating and Attachments
Replies 14 Post by Ted Kennedy

Carsten,
I have just gone through what you are doing. It took me about a year to
decide just what I wanted. I ended up with the L4310 HST with FEL,and Woods
9000 BH. I chose the HST over the GST as a matter of personal preference. Our
old machine has a shuttle transmission which requires clutching. Also I chose
the 4310 over the L35 only as my own personnal preference. They are both
great machines, which can do an amazing amount of work. The L35 does have a
more powerful BH, according to the specs, but for what I am doing my machine
will do everything I need, and I still have the old case for the bigger work.
Good luck with whatever you purchase.

Used L35
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by John Zayka

Roger, I'm afraid I actually know very little about tractor hydraulics. You certainly know a lot more than I, and you've got this one figured out. I was told to just run a hose from the power beyond port on the loader valve to the inlet on the second valve, then from the power beyond port on the second valve back to where the hose currently goes from the loader valve. I suppose that would work, except I'm not sure what you would do with the return (or outlet) port from the second valve. At any rate, I was just looking through the manual again and you were exactly right. The oil flow goes from the power beyond port on the loader valve back to the hydraulic block and on to the 3-point. I also find, in the workshop and parts manuals, that the B2710 has available an optional rear hydraulic outlet kit. So . . ., while I don't fully understand all of it yet, it appears to me that the use of that kit might be the preferable way to get oil to another valve for rear outlets for tip and tilt on the 3-point (or whatever other hydraulic uses you might have).

Optional Single Lever Control Valve
Cub Cadet
Replies 35 Post by Bird Senter

Dave
It really depends on the fuel system, age of the engine, The air heater is good but no substitute for a block heater. I am from Washington states east side and have been a diesel mechanic for some time. Cat, Cummins, Detroit, International and all the rest start better these days but a block heater is so much cheaper than a burned up starter, and the anxiety a no start situation can cause. Just don't run the engine with the heater plugged in. Use a timer to heat or turn on before you figure you will need it. I went on many of road calls in 15 years trying to start this stuff. Block heaters are cheap.
John

Deere 790 Pricing
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by John Johnson

I will send some pictures in a few minutes.
I have to switch computers.
John

R4 Tires for 790 John Deere
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by John Johnson

I USE A LANDPRIDE 72" AIRTUNNEL BEHIND MY 855 (24HP-19PTO) AND IT DOES A FINE JOB FOR FINISH MOWING. NOW IN TALL GRASS IT PULLS THE ENGINE DOWN BUT THEM ARE TIMES I SHOULD BE USEING THE BUSH HOG

JD 790 - 72 quot or 90 quot mower
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 5 Post by DanaT

I drove the TC40D back in July and was highly impressed. I think the two-speed hydro powershift is the future of hydrostatic transmissions. The Supersteer MFWD is the best although the Deere with the the new designed axle is quite close. The controls and three point hitch are far superior to Deere. The 3rd hydraulic control valve feel like it was designed as part of the tractor on the NewHolland not that flimsly lever that not only comes apart in your hand about three times a year and in an awkard position on the Deere. The visibility to the front of the tractor is better on the NewHolland especially with the front loader. I never had the opportunity to attach and detach the loader on the NewHolland but I think Deere's may be a little better. Of course now we have to pull a pin on some flimsly latch that is designed to keep the loader from falling off. The only thing that keeps me from stealing the money from my wife to pay for the trade is the concern about the ability to change attachments. I would like to see the TC40D with the mower and loader mounted at the same time. That 84" mower seems like it might be a tight fit. With respect to the question of power the slight reduction in power from the 4600 to the TC40D would not be a problem. I just think the NewHolland has the features I am looking for right now. Its too bad that Deere doesn't steal some of the engineers and design folks from NewHolland. I just don't understand what Deere is doing right now. I used to live in what was exclusively Deere country when it came to compact utility tractors. Now there is getting to be as many NewHolland tractors as Deere. A local dealer has had three of his 4400 tractors traded on TC33Ds in the past three months. If only Deere would have asked its customers what was important in a compact utility tractor before they produced the 4000 tractors I don't think NewHolland would have captured such a percentage of the market. A user friendly three point hitch, hydraulic and MFWD controls that fit the operator instead of the Augusta Works design team's profit goals, and a MFWD axle like the newly designed one would have erased most of the difference (I still like that two-speed powershift hydro on the NewHolland). I keep asking my dealer if there is anything new coming from Deere to hold off my move to the NewHolland and the response is they have heard nothing.

TC40D deal
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by Terry Weivoda

Stan,
I posted my original message in the "articulated" catagory in error.

thanks,
Mark

NH TC40D vs JD 4400
Articulated Tractors
Replies 20 Post by mark

Glen
I purchased a 790 4x4 with ag tires loaded. A loader and a 5ft. Befco finishing mower. I opted to by a set of turfs on rims loaded for front and rear. (reqired all 4 because it is 4x4) The cost was $1200 dollars extra. Sounds like you could get by with turfs but if you load them and are in the rough where a flat tire could be a problem. One flat repair and refill with calcium would pay for a set of weights for the wheels. If you get a 2wheel drive then consider a industrial on rear and a turf on the front. How nice do you want your ground to look after you mow? What work will you do the most of? Good Luck, John

JD 790 Tire Selection
John Deere Tractors
Replies 8 Post by John Johnson

Would anyone like to comment on their cab. I use my 4100 for snow plowing and want to purchase a cab. I like the the idea of a Curtis cab with solid doors and a powdercoat paint job. Sims does not offer powdercoat-too bad- no interest, Cozy cab is too much $$. Any others I should consider?

jd4100 cabs
John Deere Tractors
Replies 1 Post by keith metler

Notice to others who may own a front blade on their JD4100. The blade does not come fully featured with grease fittings at main support shaft and pivot shaft. Do yourself a great service- install a grease fittting in these two places. These shafts will last a lifetime if greased once a season!

jd4100 front blade
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by keith metler