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    John deere GT235 won't start

    I have a John Deere GT235 that always starts no matter what. In the winter I always keep a little maintainer charger on it to keep battery fully charged. Somehow the ignition key got turned on and left on and now it won't fire. If the charger wouldn't have been on it it probably would've just...
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    blue spots appearing

    I have a 1997 John Deere 1070 FWD with only 230 hours that looks like new and has always been kept inside most of the time. Lately though I've noticed some small blue spots in the paint in various places. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem or some input on what this could...
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    Traction  adding weight or adding chains

    I have a John deere 1070 FWD that has R1 Ag tires. I have a rear mounted blade that I push snow with and it does do a pretty fair job now but I wanted some opinions. Do you think a person would benefit more by adding more weight or by adding chains.
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    Tires  rim guard in tires

    I called a place today about filling the tires on my 1070 with Rimguard[beetjuice]. They said they would hold about 42 gallons per tire and would be $310. Does sound like the going price or is it high?
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    Grading  390 front blade on John deere 1070 4x4

    I have a chance to buy a 390 front blade for my 1070 4x4 and I was wondering if they are made strong enough to push more than snow,such as dirt and gravel or if they're pretty limited to snow. I have a back blade now but thought the hydraulic angling would be nice. I see they don't really offer...
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    3520 and two bottom ford plow

    My question is, will a 3520 pull a two bottom plow ok without being weighted down or will I have to put fluid in the tires.
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    990 lift capacity and collarshift tranny

    I have a 970 with power steering which automatically comes with syncromesh transmission. Also the 3-point lift capacity is 2020 pounds. The 990 comes with just a standard collar shift transmission and only a 3-point lift capacity of 1573 pounds. My questionis,Why would John Deere do this and...
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    john deere 970 question

    I recently bought a 970 with 3-point and power steering,but it has no other hydraulics. Can I still add this and would it be pretty expensive if I could. The reason I would like it is for using it on a two bottom hydraulic plow
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    john deere 970 question

    I have a John Deere 970 with three point and power steering but doesn't have hydraulics. Can I still put hydraulics on this and if so about how much would it cost
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    john deere 970 question

    jdown-ML-796542-ML- Brand specific. Moved to JD Owning/Operating forum.
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