Hello all..
New to the forum - great forum by the way - and would like some advice, please. I just bought my first tractor - '06 JD 4120 / 400X FEL / R4 tires (rears very worn, front new) with PowerReverser tranny. Tractor was used on a tree nursery and has a bunch of hours, 4400. Tractor is in very nice condition and runs/operates great. A good buddy knows the complete history of the tractor since he is in charge of keeping up the equipment. I'm going to do an oil change soon and plan to use the JD plus 50 15w40 (weight they used) and a JD filter (we're in the deep south). I've worked the tractor for a couple weeks now - box blade / FEL, and I'm like a kid in a candy store with this new toy. Can you folks give me any advice on maintenance/use that might let this tractor last long enough to pass it down to my boy?
I plan to use it to plow ~2 acres, bush hog ~6 acres (clean, flat ground), and box blade ~1000' of driveway. I'd also like to clean up a couple acres of wooded land, but will not use/abuse the tractor knocking down trees. Last thing, I was able to get the tractor for $8K, so I really am not worried the cost of having to do any major repairs in the near future. I think that was a pretty good deal. I've got to admit - I washed and waxed it when I got it home.
Thanks for any advice.
New to the forum - great forum by the way - and would like some advice, please. I just bought my first tractor - '06 JD 4120 / 400X FEL / R4 tires (rears very worn, front new) with PowerReverser tranny. Tractor was used on a tree nursery and has a bunch of hours, 4400. Tractor is in very nice condition and runs/operates great. A good buddy knows the complete history of the tractor since he is in charge of keeping up the equipment. I'm going to do an oil change soon and plan to use the JD plus 50 15w40 (weight they used) and a JD filter (we're in the deep south). I've worked the tractor for a couple weeks now - box blade / FEL, and I'm like a kid in a candy store with this new toy. Can you folks give me any advice on maintenance/use that might let this tractor last long enough to pass it down to my boy?
I plan to use it to plow ~2 acres, bush hog ~6 acres (clean, flat ground), and box blade ~1000' of driveway. I'd also like to clean up a couple acres of wooded land, but will not use/abuse the tractor knocking down trees. Last thing, I was able to get the tractor for $8K, so I really am not worried the cost of having to do any major repairs in the near future. I think that was a pretty good deal. I've got to admit - I washed and waxed it when I got it home.
Thanks for any advice.
