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Bird, I will look again for the connection. The tool box you mention is also mentioned in my manual but there isn't one on the tractor. I guess I will have to see the service manager at the dealership and see if I can get him to sort these things out. From the info I have gathered here, at least I will have some idea of what I am talking about. I really appreciate all the insight that you and others on this board give. Thanks to all. David

Electric winch and light hookup
Kubota Tractors
Replies 20 Post by David LaBrie

How much will you pay for your JD 400 series. I was looking at a used one at my local dealer. He wanted over 10'000 for a 4 wheel steer gas unit with 600 hours. I thought that was crazy. For that money Kubota's BX 1800 or 2200 are the same price with a diesel engine, 4 wheel drive, and a category 1 (although small) 3 point hitch. The JD 400 series is a good mower and is used everywhere by commercial mowers. It's the last in the series that JD has not made cheap and plastic so I am a bit sentimental about it. Still when I compared the orange BX to the green 400 I had to buy orange.

PS: My last JD had a liquid cooled Kawasaki 17 hp twin cylinder. When it ran, it ran well but it had to have very clean fuel or else it whent downhill quickly. My parents had a 16 hp diesel on an older JD and it would cut a path 10 inches wider and never bogged down in heavy wet grass. If I had the choice and the money I would go for the diesel. The diesel uses much less fuel and it just can not be beat for cutting power

JD 400 series Yanmar diesel vrs Kawasaki V-twin gas
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by Dane

Sometimes, lifting the front wheels with the loader bucket makes it easier to shift out of 4wd. Most tractors have some lead on the front wheels, so there's always some windup. Lifting the front wheels unwinds the windup I guess. It's good to take a tractor out of 4wd on pavement even if the tire sets are matched.

mixed R4 tires and PSI
Parts and Repair
Replies 34 Post by TomG

RE implement size. Most of implement manufacturer sites contain spec tables that include recommended and max HP tables as well. I believe that most recommendations are on the conservative size, because a manufacturer doesn't want unhappy customers. And, tires, ballast and operator technique has a lot to do with the size implement a tractor can manage. Sticking with the recommendations should be a safe course, but the recommendations shouldn't be a straightjacket, but there probably should be a good reason for departing from recommendations. It's often possible to use a larger implement than recommended by taking 'smaller bites' and going slower. In my case, I run a 6' box scrapper on a 24hp tractor with turf tires. The scraper is larger than generally would be recommended, but it works well for me. I wanted the extra width to make it easier to crown drives and cut side grades. I knew when I bought it that I would be traction challenged when using the scarifiers to cut sod. However, it works OK if I control the depth and go slow. It's worth it to me to get nearly perfect crowns on the drives. There are different issues with PTO implements. Murf mentioned that, going larger than recommended with a PTO implement can stress the pto clutch into premature failure. On the other, I might buy a 5' medium duty rotary cutter, which would be larger than recommended. The 5' width would cover my tire tracks, and most times the cutter would be used for light brush. The medium duty grade would enable cutting the occasional stand that contained a few larger saplings. I would recognize the potential for abusing the tractor and take it easy with the cutter. The reason for max hp recommendations is that a tractor can damage an implement--especially a pto implement. If using a small implement, ground speed should be kept down and shear pins or slip clutches should be appropriate for the small implement.

tractor and implement size
Operating and Attachments
Replies 11 Post by TomG

I am looking for a front end loader and a belly mower for a mf 1120 hydro. I have check with after market dealers and they could not help. They have loaders for the 1120 gear not the hydro.

front end loader belly mower
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Tim

Does anyone know where I might find a #7 Backhoe attachemnt to fit a JD755 compact ? OR are there any aftermarket units anyone would recommend ?

Wanted John Deer 7 Backhoe for 755
Operating and Attachments
Replies 2 Post by Bill

Does anyone know where I might find a #7 Backhoe attachemnt to fit a JD755 compact ? OR are there any aftermarket units anyone would recommend ?

Wanted John Deer 7 Backhoe for 755
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by Bill

Does anyone know where I might find a #7 Backhoe attachemnt to fit a JD755 compact ? OR are there any aftermarket units anyone would recommend ?

Wanted John Deer 7 Backhoe for 755
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 1 Post by Bill

Of course, if you are doing a footing, you do not want loose soil underneath so you don't want to dig any further than necessary. Backfilling a footing trench is frowned on.

Trench Bottoms
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 16 Post by droz

Mice are a possibility

Soil quot Pellets quot
Garden and Landscape
Replies 4 Post by Nuclear_Weapon7

Hi Kevin,
I have a 4100hydro also, purchased in July of 2000. Sounds like you did okay getting yours. Good luck, and happy tractoring. You're gonna enjoy it! And, with a horse, you're gonna find having that l'il compact to be extremely useful. I live in NH also - western part, a little village called Unity. I have 3.5 acres, and the 4100 is perfect for taking care of it. Hope to see you around!

Dave Wells

JD 4100 price check
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Dave Wells

J.B.

I did have the power beyond kit installed, not only for the back hoe.

I have built a log splitter and use it for that as well. I also have plans to build a long boom arm to move trees and such. So pbo kits just makes my tractor more versatile.

3 point vs frame mount
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 24 Post by Mark

I am 110% convinced now that you are considering the wrong tool for the job. Since you don't want to rent or hire it out, you should buy the tool that you would get if you rented or hired out, which is a real tractor-loader-backhoe. A real TLB machine will do the work faster, better, safer. A used real "backhoe" would be in the same price range as you are looking to spend. And it has done about all the depreciating it is going to do. I am talking about the Case 580, JD 310, Ford 555, etc. Like any used eqpt it takes some investigation (maybe a hired 3rd party mechanic) to make sure you don't get a lemon. Or, for new in your price range, consider an Earthforce EF-1. You can look at them at www.earthforce.net. If you search this board you will find a post by me about my one day rental of one. It is much more of a real backhoe and loader than the typical compact tractor.
If you were talking about mowing, brush cutting, or keeping it a long time, I'd be more sympathetic to the compact tractor idea. Good luck.
-Don M

best tractor investment for a 1 year project
Cub Cadet
Replies 12 Post by Don M

Sir could you tell me what american tractor Hinomotor N239 model with push button 4WD is? Also would you have a American manual for this model. I think the N239 is a 1992. Please send me the cost if u can get one and any other info you have on it. Thank You,<br> Carl J. Schmidt

American Manual 4WD N239 Model Hinomoto or what massey model it is
Articulated Tractors
Replies 1 Post by carl J. Schmidt

For Sale: John Deere Accessories: 450 tiller, quick-attach forks for 410,420,430 loader and 54� hydraulic front blade for 4100 tractor. All attachments are in great shape. If you are near CT and looking for attachments at a reasonable price, drop me a line. If you are looking for something for nothing, please don�t waste my time.

John Deere Accessories
John Deere Tractors
Replies 5 Post by cjc2710

Dave,
I have a JD 790 with a 5' Woods XT-160 medium duty rotary cutter that I use on 3 acres of pasture to cut very aggressive thistle - until I can reseed with pasture mix - as well as to cut 4 acres of weeds and brush. I've been very happy with the cutter. The only option I wish I had sprung for - and I will in the future - is to have chain guards installed on the front of the deck rather then the rubber guards which are standard. The deck does dig in if I cut the brush any shorter then 3", but I'm not looking for a manicured lawn. The cutter cost me $650.00. Good luck... Doug

bush hog brush hog rotary mower
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 12 Post by DCB

Thanks for all your information. I got with another NH dealer in the area, in KY and got a pretty good deal I think (hope). I am pretty satisfied with it.
2000 Model (2.4 hrs) TC33D 4x4 Hydro w/7308 FEL(w/tooth bar) $17,800 (no SS)
Woods 5' XT160 Rotary Cutter w/ front chains $1157
Woods RD6200 Finish Mower w/ chain shield $1850
Woods GB60 Box $586
Grand Total $21,393
I was getting quotes this high for a TC25D and implements!
Again, thanks for your time and sharing your experiences. Can't wait to get all this stuff 8^).

Price Check on TC25D in So IN
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Chris

All good comments. I'll add that I started out running my hoe around 1500 engine rpm for the reasons mentioned. I developed some touch and rhythm (also mentioned) and now I run around 2000 rpm. Lower rpm's slow down all operations and it starts taking unacceptable long times to lift buckets out of deep trenches. Anyway, with a little practice you'll likely develop the tough to feather the swing controls to make smooth swings at higher rpm's. When I start jerking the swings, I too know it's time for a break. A comment that I heard, or maybe read in my hoe manual, is that it's good technique to dump the bucket against the top of the pile. Uncurling the bucket against the top of the pile is supposed shock the hoe less and also push the dirt over the backside of the pile and not back into the trench. I guess the same can be said for swings. I tend to sort of aim for the top of the pile on the swings. Brushing the pile with the bucket makes for nice smooth stops on swings. Unlike some operators, I don't try to raise the back wheels off the ground with the stabilizers. I just take most of the weight off the wheels. Sometimes the stabilizers compact the soil and put weight back on the wheels. Then, the hoe will bounce itself and the tractor around. I check the stabilizers every now and then.

Backhoe Controls
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by TomG

Hi, I have a 88 mf 1020 and buy all the filters for it through NAPA. The ones they could not cross I brought in and they matched up. It's alot cheeper than then if your buying from a dealer.

Air filter source for MF1240
Massey Ferguson Tractors
Replies 2 Post by Dave

time for 50 maintance need filter info oil, hyd and hdrost filters .thanks for any help

cub cadet 7205 filters info
Parts and Repair
Replies 1 Post by tony ryder