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Here in the great state of Indiana, we have in place legeslation that require ALL deer to wear small apparatus on thier heads that make a high pitched whistle to warn unsusspecting motorists of thier presence. We call them Car Whistles.

The deer can purchase them at any Wal-mart or auto parts store.

The problem seems to be the fact that the deer are a little strapped for cash and the $1.98 is out of thier price range.

New legislation was passed to give the deer this $1.98, however it has also been ineffective because the deer keep getting hit on their way to register for the giveaway.

This seems like the proverbial chicken and the egg problem. I'll keep you posted.

Deer Crossing
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 20 Post by MRETHICS

Specs are unruly creatures. They are recited, repeated, replaced, required, readjusted.... ad nausium.

Like the old adage "Democracy is in note in the voteing, it's in the counting" specs are measured in different ways, by different people.

The Nebraska Tests set things straight, they should be required on compacts as well. I think this would be a better nation for it.

As fo the 419 vs 70 loader, I recomend useing the "breakout" as a way to compare strength. Lift capacity is derived by a strength vs stabilty kinda thing.

New 790 -- Less HP
John Deere Tractors
Replies 16 Post by MRETHICS

Just confirming Dutch and Tomg's advice.

I will add that I have encountered faulty connectors also, and they had to be changed even though thay apeared to be connected properly.

Question 755 70 Loader
John Deere Tractors
Replies 7 Post by MRETHICS

Soil types, depth of tillage, and ground speed all effect what size plow a given size of tractor can pull. Also, the tractor must be balasted properly.

Setting a plow is truely a fine art. As a lifelong farmer, I love this subject. It is a complex one. The books published on this subject can be proven right..or wrong. there are just too many variables to mention here.

My advice would be to give it a try, then remove the rear bottom and move thr trailing wheel forward if you have problems.

Plowing is fun, and it's also a slow process. But there is no greater feeling in the world, barring makeing love, than a freshly turned field with perfectly strieght furrows.

Have fun!!!!!!!

Can 50 HP tractor pull 3 blade moleboard
Operating and Attachments
Replies 14 Post by MRETHICS

As a JD salesman, I try to steer people away from the 790. It's a good reliable tractor, no doubt, But just for giggles, price a 4210 with the std 9/3 trans.

You will find, for very few more dollars, you are getting some things worth mentioning.

* A folding ROPS
* Better Hyd Capacity in every category
* More ergonomic oporator's station
* The 4210 is matched with the 420 loader
( The 420 is twice the loader as a 70, and still much
better than the new 419, check out the specs for
yourself)
* The 4210 has a LIVE pto, not a 2 stage clutch like the
790
* The 4210 has a larger fuel tank
* You will not notice the lesser HP of the 4210 compared
to the 790, really, you won't. The 4210 has a std 9/3
trans. the 790 has an 8/2. Better gear selection will make
up for the less power...easily.
* The 9/3 trans on the 4210, is sycronized. It will
shift much smother than the 790.
* The 4210 can be equiped with up to 5 hyd circiuts.
* The 790 has external brakes, if you are oporating in a
dirty or wet enviroment, these will require more maint.
than the enclosed brakes on a 4210.

Add all these things up and see what you think. Also, check it out against some of the other brands and models listed in this post. You will soon see what I am talking about.

Tractor selection assistance
John Deere Tractors
Replies 33 Post by MRETHICS

Your blade should still be under the mfgr wrty. A new moldboard is the best fix.

I do wonder which model blade you have. There is a big difference.

There is a big misconception in the world on this subject. It seams people feel that moveing snow is easier than moving dirt. In theory, I guess this is correct. In reality, frozen ground will do more damage to a blade than the roughest dirt work.

Snow also has a way of hideing imovable objects such as parking bumpers and other things such as frozen stones too numourous to mention. Rear blades have no spring protection for these objects like front snowblades. However, depending on the Frontier model you have, skid shoes may be available which will keep the blade above such objects in the frozen earth.

As an enlightened salesman, I cringe when folks want tp purchase a rear blade to remove snow for all of the above reasons. I cringe because I simply can't seem to get across to them the error in their ways. Who ever sold you that blade, should have warned you of what could happen. My guess is ...... he did not. This compact market is loaded with salesman with no practical expeirience.

There is no college degree for practical expeirience, and it holds little weight in our society. Just another thing in this world I would that makes life so interesting.

Bent Rear Scraper Blade
John Deere Tractors
Replies 13 Post by MRETHICS

I've said it before, and I will say it again. And I will repeat it as many times as I have too.

Compact tractors must be versital.

How does an engineer, make a lightfooted tractor for finnish mowing, heavy enough for excavation work with an FEL?

The answer:

He can't. The customer has too. By adding ballast.

It's much easier to add ballast to the design as an attachment, than it is to make a heavier design lighter for mowing.

We all want loaders that are strong. We want them to lift as much as possible, yet the tractor must remain light enough not to leave a mark when mowwing.

The Laws of Physics are strictley enforced. You can make the tractor longer, but it won't be as manuverable. You can make the loader weaker, and the bucket smaller, consumers would dislike that idea. You could make the rear of the tractor heavier, but then someone would complain it is tooo heavy and damages the yard, you could use a heavier tractor wih larger rear tires, but it would add to the cost, make the tractor too wide, or raise it's center of gravity making it even more unstable. This goes on forever.......

I'm sure engineers in all colors are working on those things even as we speak.

Why do people have such a problem with all of this needed rear ballast when useing an FEL? I deal with this more often than I would ever dream possible, with people who should understand.

I sold a 4200/420/MMM to an engineer who worked for a company named Grove. They make....ta da....hydraulic cranes. he complained. At first, about his need for rear ballast, then again, when during a particularly wet mowing season, his tractor left impressions in his lawn when mowing. It seems he had left on the Ballast box and wheel weights. What would you tell a man like that?

If he worked for me, in my crane factory, I would demote him to copy boy, and hire someone with some sense.

There are stupid people in this world, in every position, in every company. That is a fact no one can dispute.

Why your John Deere Compact feels light in the rear end
John Deere Tractors
Replies 15 Post by MRETHICS

In response to Randy Eckerd's comment.

DITTO!!!!!

Cold hard facts:

Nobody knows how much oil we have.

This planet is huge. How arrogent we are, to think we can get a complete and accurate inventory, and reulate it's usage.

We humans are an unruly bunch. Always have been. Since the begining.

Adam and Eve made that fact abundantly clear. Eve was tempted, and took a bite. Adam listened to his wife in that matter, and joined her. As it turns out, they were both wrong in their actions.

We don't know what Adam looked like for sure, but...just for fun...let's say he looked like Homer Simpson.

When God bannished them from the Garden of Eden, and they were set forth, to scratch a living from the earth....I can just here Adam(Homer) saying the following......."DOOOOLT!!!!!)

Little Known Fact:

Located about 20 miles, northwest of Evansville Indiana, you will find a woods. In this woods there is a mighty oak tree. 50 feet, due south of this oak tree, you will find a rock that is a distinct shade of green. Roll over that rock, and stick your hand inside the hole. Within this hole is a dipstick that is used to check the earth's oil level. Please remember, this must be done in the winter months. Everyone knows the earth's oil level should only be checked when cold.

I hope this clears things up a bit.

Oil Reserves
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 25 Post by MRETHICS

Get an Independant PTO. Period.

While it is nice to have the clutch stop everything (two stage clutch). While mowing, an Independant PTO will alow you more control.

Is a LIVE PTO really that important
Kubota Tractors
Replies 28 Post by MRETHICS

Stump removal is an art that has been around this world only a few years less than trees.

In a nutshell, the answer is.......whatever it takes, with what you have.

I have cleared a few fencelines in my days as a farmer, and have also cleared some woodlands so I could be a bigger farmer. I've used bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, loaders, shovels, hatchets, axes, chainsaws, and even explosives. I have burned, grinded, pushed, pulled, cut, drilled, choped, and used the Lord's name. But not in vain. I have never failed. But the bigger the tool, the faster success comes.

There is no easy way, or best way. It all depends on the stump, and it's location in relation to buildings, underground utilities, and available time, equipment and money. Prayer also is a valuable tool.

How do you get stumps out
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 22 Post by MRETHICS

4 in 1 buckets are worth every penny. They are just the ticket for clearing brush and other debris. Pulling fence posts becomes a one man job. Itis also very handy picking up stones. Just roll the rock to the top of the ground and then clamp on to that puppy! A 4 in 1 will also let you dump into a higher truck, since there needs to be 0 clearence to alow your bucket to dip and unload. Just open that sucker up! There is not enough room here to give all examples of use.

Leveling the dirt floor in a barn is a different story. The FEL does not have as much control as a box scraper (specificly with the hyd. top link).

I highly recomend the 4 in 1. I have not sold one yet, when the customer does not thank me later.

4 in 1 loaders worth the extra cost
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 3 Post by MRETHICS

good judgement is the product of expierience. expierience is is the product of bad judgement.

Sorry Guys I ve gone from orange to green
Kubota Tractors
Replies 33 Post by MRETHICS

I know. The price of the controler is scary. That is the problem when one looks at things as an expense. With an expense, one tends to overlook value.

If you put 400 hrs/yr on your tractor, and the feature made you 5% more efficient, things look a little differently.

I tried running some numbers here, that a customer of mine gave me. It was his foundation for purchaseing another 4410 with all the bells and whistles as the one I sold him in May. Then the box poped up and said my post was an advirtisement. Go figure......

Anyways, this guy is all about R.O.I. (return on investment).

The features on his 4410 made his crew faster, and he translated it into dollars for me to see. He has had a controler replaced, and this was included in his numbers as lost revenue. While it was under warrenty, he put a value on his lost time.

It was a good enough investment to update his other tractor

The ROI on all the fancy gadgets, over his old tractor, without them was well over 48%.

By the way, how are all your 401K's doing this year??

I realize to a sundowner, this means little. But as I have said before, these CUT's have the most diverse set of users of any product I can think of.

MR ETHICS

Just got my new JD 4410 - Problem already Help
John Deere Tractors
Replies 78 Post by MRETHICS

I doubt if putting a garden over your drain field will harm you in any way. In some cases, certain plants are placed in such this aramgment to improve the efficiency of the leach field.

However, when dealing in such issues, there is alot of variables. The type of leach field used may effect your decision.

Myself, I don't think I would put my garden over one. In the future, there could be a failure that would require you to dig down and do some work, such as add sand or gravel..

If your garden is there.....wellll...you just lost your greenbeans crop if the timeing was wrong.

Always remember, what works today, may put up with no crap latter. I've bee through this before.

Drain field and vegetable garden
Home Improvement
Replies 14 Post by MRETHICS

A 60" rotary cutter is just too big for a 4100.

Rotary cutters can require more HP than a finish mower. The moving parts have more mass and turn at slower RPMs on a rotary cutter compared to a finish mower. Also, in most cases there is considerably more cut material to deal with, and the posibility of harder more dense material to make matters worse.

Sorry, this is not the popular answer. Any complaints on th elaws of physics should be forwarded to www.sirisaacnewton.com

JD 4100 and a 60 inch brushhog does it work
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by MRETHICS

Have your dealer order:

2) LV910502 rear worklight kits............ $38.00 US each.

1) LVB25236 ROPS Warning light brushgaurd....$38.00 US
(kit contains 2 gaurds, and they
are required to mount the lights)

Total $114.00 US

Ask your Dealer to add them to sweeten the deal.

Reverse lights
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by MRETHICS

I won't speculate on this one, too many variables.

My expeirience with rotary citters has taught me that in this case, nobody will ever know for sure what exactly happened.

I've owned and used a few in my life time, J.D., Woods, Bush Hog, to name a few.

I have hit stumps, posts, and skunks. I have wrapped a 5/8" cable up so tight we had to use a torch to remove it. I've seen rocks as big as your head thrown several feet. I have even wittnesses a wallet with cash chopped to smithers, made a mental note of the poor sole who lost it, and noticed moments later my wallet was gone.

I've seen rotary cutter, drivelines, tractor PTO drivelines destroyed. Most cases, the damage was done before the failure, be it moments before, or days before.

I'd check out the slip clutch. If this was improperly assembled you have a case.

But I will also warn you, if the slipclutch was assembled properly, it could still have been seized. If the MX5 had set outside(on the dealer's lot, or yours), for a long period of time, it could be rusted stuck.

A faulty bearing in the driveline on the tractor could lose a ball or a roller and lock up tighter than a fly's butt stretched over a rain barrel. There is no protection in the tractors driveline to absorb that kind of shock load.

Nothing like you described happens without a reason, but sometimes the evidence is not accessable. Given the age of the equipment you describe, It should be covered by the factory warrenty, no questions asked.

Do not be dismayed, you have a good tractor. These things happen, and will happen most involveing a rotary cutter.

When useing a rotary cutter, all things are against the operator. You can not see below the uncut material in most situations, and objects are hidden. When these things are encountered, shock loads are astronomical.

No offense to the origonal poster in this case, but I've seen cases like this, in all colors of equipment. I've seen gearboxes that literally exploded..............and nobody hit 'nuttin......so they said...... A good look at the blades will always tell the tale.

Back to the origonal post:

We have experienced a few ( "few" not "many") faulty input shaft seals on the family of tractors in question, but that is all. Deere has covered each claim.

4210 HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
John Deere Tractors
Replies 20 Post by MRETHICS

MURF,
You got it exactly right, from the begining.

As a Green Dealer, I hate to transfer in equipment from a store I have little knowledge of. We are fortunate to have a Dealers we have had excellent luck in transfers.

Be that as it may, we still double up on the pre- delivery. I alert customers to this up front, it costs a little more if they can't or won't wait on us to order from the factory.

I will also ad, in the past, unfortunately, we have had some customers call Deere's 1-800-IAM-MADD#. Deere had us on the phone in less than 24 hrs. In each instance, I might ad, the customers complaint was unfounded. (trust me, this happens more than you think). But in each case, I made a personal visit to the customer ASAP.

I will not bash Kubota's equipment. But I have heard alot of problems that have more to do with management, such as parts availability, factory service assistance, and a small list of other issues related to poor service after the sale. I have a dealer near by I have known my entire life and have maintained a somewhat close friendship, he is constantly fighting these issues. Personaly he is a honest man, and his ethics are beyond reproach, but when his customers upgrade, I get a substantial portion of his bussness. I believe Kubota's price advantage reflects the low cost management stratigies people are expeirienceing.

I believe that tells the tale.

To NOT HAPPY:

Keep on the blower to Kubota, you deserve satisfaction.

kubota are junk
Articulated Tractors
Replies 18 Post by MRETHICS

Thanks for all the kind words guys. There's nothing like haveing 20yrs. background in an industry. No diploma can duplicate all the trial and error(emphisis on error)that people such as myself, and probably Art, have expeirienced. While I've learned alot of the basics, in alot of subject matter, almost every time I log on, I gain knowledge. If I am ever in the situation of de-fuseing a bomb, I loggin' on here first. With a combined effort from you folks, I really think lives would be saved.

I truely belive, a person should learn something new every day, and our minds should be open to new things. But I also believe the old sayings "Those who forget history, are destined to repeat it".

750 4x4 MFWD conversion parting parts dumb idea
John Deere Tractors
Replies 18 Post by MRETHICS

I'm a Deere Dealer. Yes 60" MMM can be converted to mulching. Let me know what tractor and deck you have and I would be happy to give you the part #.

We sell gator blades through an aftermarket supplier. With the mulching baffle, we have had good cust. response to them. Without the baffle, mixed results. The blades seem to be high quality. But without the baffle, the cut material leaves the mulching chamber before it can be properly prossesed.

Mulching
John Deere Tractors
Replies 6 Post by MRETHICS