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Mark, I won't argue with anything you have posted, although I wouldn't trade my 4100 for one of those lighter duty BX machines with far less 3PH and loader lift capacity. But, I am a forester by profession. I'm very familiar with land management treatments, stumping included. I would never spend my time messing around with trying to pop acres of juniper stumps with a compact tractor-backhoe. Too much effort, too stressful on the equipment, too ineffective. Juniper stumps are tough, tough, tough. I would hire someone with a small dozer like a Case 450, JD 550, Caterpiller D4, ect... They can accomplish more in one afternoon than you could in a month's time. And they won't tear up the ground so much in doing this. You could then use your compact tractor and box blade or rake to smooth out the ground and clean-up. Also ditto on the discussion about the trencher being the way to go for waterline. Unless you have other uses for the backhoe, I certainly wouldn't buy one for the tasks that you describe.

Question for Deere owners and dealers
John Deere Tractors
Replies 20 Post by jyoutz

Mike, I have the mulching attachment on my 4100. It works fine at mulching clippings unless the grass is very high and dense.

Mulching Attachment for 4100 60 quot MMM
John Deere Tractors
Replies 2 Post by jyoutz

Ken, I'm wondering why you need brakes on both axles to haul a 955 JD? One axle braking is usually sufficient for this type of load. Most people I know have one axle brakes on their 4 horse trailers, which if loaded are MUCH, MUCH heavier than your 955. I have the same trailer size and weight rating as you. It had no brakes until today. I installed a set of drum brakes on the rear axle. Cost me $230 in parts, but I'll still need to spend another $25 to do the wiring. My axle had the 4 hole backing plate. Changing from the hub assembly to the drums only took me about an hour to do. If you do add brakes to another axle, my best advice is to have them professionally adjusted. Because, I'm told that the extra braking potential is not a benefit and can actually be dangerous unless both axles are working in sync.

Converting one axle brake to two axle brake
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 9 Post by jyoutz

I don't understand these problems you mention with mowing and rototilling at all. I use my 4100 gear precisely to do those two things. Especially no problem with rototilling. I always stop my tiller when I get to the end of the row anyway and then raise tiller and turn around. Run in low range, 1st gear, hand throttle set at about 1500 RPM. Release clutch and quickly move throttle up to PTO speed. Then off I go to till another pass. Sounds more complicated than it really is.

JD 4100 Gear
John Deere Tractors
Replies 27 Post by jyoutz

I have purchased JD agriculture green in a spray can from my dealer. Perfect match to my 4100. I have purchased spray can JD green made by Krylon (machinery and implement paint grade) at a hardware store. Terrible match. I just purchased some JD green in a rust-stop enamel from Ace Hardware (store brand) in a 1 quart can. I applied it with my spray gun to a homemade implement, not expecting much. I was surprised. Perfect match, and less than $6 /quart. By the way, Ace also sells JD yellow in the same type of paint, but I haven't tried it.

Jim on Timberridge - Is John Deere Green really JD Green
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 12 Post by jyoutz

Rod, I've never had a problem with R4s damaging my lawn, except for small imprints when I drove over the lawn during spring thaw, when the ground was very soft. I have them all around.

4100 4110 4010 vs B7500
John Deere Tractors
Replies 14 Post by jyoutz

Mark do you have industrial tires on your 4100? What is the pressure you run in your front tires?

air pressure for smoother ride
Parts and Repair
Replies 18 Post by jyoutz

Mark, I'm not sure about your 655, but on my 4100, there is a collar on the driveshaft end that connects to the tractor mid-PTO. To remove the driveshaft you have to twist the collar counter-clockwise and then you can pull the driveshaft directly off the PTO while holding the collar in the rotated position.

JD 655 help removing mid-mount mower
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by jyoutz

I bought some for my Landpride blade. Not cheap ($100/pair) but they work good. Any welder could adapt these to brackets on any blade.

3 Point blade
John Deere Tractors
Replies 4 Post by jyoutz

Harry, I too reversed the whells on my 4100 with R4 tires and got considerably more clearance. I too was puzzled by the book saying they aren't reverseable. My dealer came out to the house and actually helped me do this.

Reversing Wheels
John Deere Tractors
Replies 3 Post by jyoutz

I have a 4100 and the following implements: 5' rear grader blade (works well moving heavy materials, but I suspect a 6' blade would also perform well-certainly for snow removal), 410 loader w/49" bucket (loader/tractor performs very well-get the big 60" bucket-it has lots more capacity), 54" boxscraper (enhanced with 175# of steel weights)-no problem pulling a full box of dirt with the scarifier teeth down (but you need to have the loader attached for the extra ballast to handle the box well). I have a 54" mm mower (the 60" would be no problem at all). Lastly for ground breaking, I have a 14" one bottom plow, a ripper tooth, and a 52" rototiller. My tractor performs well with all of my implements. But the ground engaging implements do require 4wd to be engaged and some counterweight on the front axle (loader) to be effective. Of all of the implements I have, I think that I could upsize everything except for the box blade and the moldboard plow. These sizes appear to be the right size for the tractor. I don't know how big of a mower deck or rototiller the tractor could handle. I just know that mine perform well with no bogging down at all

New 4115 With 410 loader
John Deere Tractors
Replies 10 Post by jyoutz

Gary, I welded my grab hooks to a piece of 1/4 inch thick angle iron (3x3"). Then I bolted this to the top outside bucket edge with grade 8 bolts. On the inside bucket edge, I backed the nuts with a 1/4" flat 3" plate of steel. This is very easy to do, reinforces the bucket edge, and its cheap.

Reinforcing 420 loader bucket top for hooks
John Deere Tractors
Replies 8 Post by jyoutz

Mark, I'm a little confused on this too. An R4 is generally the term for industrial tires. Then I also see R2s called industrial. Maybe someone can enlighten us on this topic?

3 pt hitch design on 4100
John Deere Tractors
Replies 22 Post by jyoutz

Thanks.

Forks for a 420 loader
John Deere Tractors
Replies 13 Post by jyoutz

John, I pretty much did the same thing as Ken. The clevis type grab hooks are the only kind I could find that are grade 70 steel. I installed mine differently though. Instead of welding the hooks direct to the bucket, I welded them to a piece of 3" x 3 x 1/4" angle iron (the angle iron was cut to the length of the top of my bucket lip). Then I used grade 8 bolts to bolt this assembly to the top lip of the bucket. I also used a piece of 1/4" flat iron fastened to the underside of the bucket edge, like a washer. This method greatly strengthened the bucket lip by adding 1/2" of steel thickness. It may be overkill, but I had read several posts from folks who had mentioned bending their bucket lip by lifting things with hooks. It doesn't cost very much to do this way and it's easy to do. It also has the bonus advantage of not having to take the bucket to a welding shop if you didn't have a welder.

How Much Can a 790 w loader do
John Deere Tractors
Replies 45 Post by jyoutz