dfkrug
Super Member
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2004
- Messages
- 7,179
- Location
- Santa Cruz Mtns, CA
- Tractor
- 05 Kioti CK30HST w/ Prairie Dog backhoe, XN08 mini-X
This thread is going to be a little different from my others. This time I am
going to post updates long before the project is finished. That way, events
are fresher in my mind, and I think this one is going to take longer than my
previous rebuilds. Some things may not work out as expected, too. (Is
that engine going to be rebuildable, or is it too far gone?)
As before, I welcome constructive comments and questions. As with most of
my projects, this is an interesting learning experience for me, especially in
that it is not exactly like any of the others, whether it is a tractor, car,
m/c, building, etc. Hopefully it willl be interesting to anyone who wastes
some time reading this and looking at my photos. Indeed, the project must
be different enough to interest me, too!
I have been looking for skid steer projects to expand my horizons, but I have
not found exactly the right deal. I was really fussy, I guess, in that I wanted
a Bobcat or Mustang or JD250 or whatever that had problems, but was not
already in pieces.
Anyway, my pals over at the rental yard made the mistake of showing me this
beauty: a 2000 JD 4300. Is is REALLY bad...lots worse than last year's B21.
I have done a bunch of rental tractor rebuilds and this one interested me
because it has a modern hydrostatic tranmission, which I want to take apart
to compare and contrast to the Kubota HST I recently rebuilt. It also
represents the recent evolution of JD's compact tractors, and this one is not
all Yanmar-built. How well does it compare to the earlier Yanmars? Finally,
this tractor is VERY close in every aspect to other 30+hp 3000 lb. CUTs from
Kubota, NH, and Kioti. (L3130, TC35, CK30) How do they compare?
Anyway, here are pix of how I found this poor tractor. Note the missing
parts: hood, seat, FEL valves, etc. If you look closely at #3, you can see
the instrument cluster lying on the floorboard, along with a 3-pt arm, and
a loose FEL cylinder. Tires are flat an wheels are off. There is a very
hefty JD hood protector....I don't think it worked. Reports are that the
engine is dead, and I can see a bent FEL cylinder rod and a broken axle
casting.
Next time: I get the beast home.
going to post updates long before the project is finished. That way, events
are fresher in my mind, and I think this one is going to take longer than my
previous rebuilds. Some things may not work out as expected, too. (Is
that engine going to be rebuildable, or is it too far gone?)
As before, I welcome constructive comments and questions. As with most of
my projects, this is an interesting learning experience for me, especially in
that it is not exactly like any of the others, whether it is a tractor, car,
m/c, building, etc. Hopefully it willl be interesting to anyone who wastes
some time reading this and looking at my photos. Indeed, the project must
be different enough to interest me, too!
I have been looking for skid steer projects to expand my horizons, but I have
not found exactly the right deal. I was really fussy, I guess, in that I wanted
a Bobcat or Mustang or JD250 or whatever that had problems, but was not
already in pieces.
Anyway, my pals over at the rental yard made the mistake of showing me this
beauty: a 2000 JD 4300. Is is REALLY bad...lots worse than last year's B21.
I have done a bunch of rental tractor rebuilds and this one interested me
because it has a modern hydrostatic tranmission, which I want to take apart
to compare and contrast to the Kubota HST I recently rebuilt. It also
represents the recent evolution of JD's compact tractors, and this one is not
all Yanmar-built. How well does it compare to the earlier Yanmars? Finally,
this tractor is VERY close in every aspect to other 30+hp 3000 lb. CUTs from
Kubota, NH, and Kioti. (L3130, TC35, CK30) How do they compare?
Anyway, here are pix of how I found this poor tractor. Note the missing
parts: hood, seat, FEL valves, etc. If you look closely at #3, you can see
the instrument cluster lying on the floorboard, along with a 3-pt arm, and
a loose FEL cylinder. Tires are flat an wheels are off. There is a very
hefty JD hood protector....I don't think it worked. Reports are that the
engine is dead, and I can see a bent FEL cylinder rod and a broken axle
casting.
Next time: I get the beast home.