JD 4300 broken in half

[JohnDeere4300]

Since I bought my 4200 new, I have the video showing how to install the MMM mower and it looks like a PITA! Besides the stuff KennyD listed, you will need the mid-PTO to drive the mower.

How many acres do you need to mow and what type of vegetation are you looking to cut with the mower? For a lot less money than a MMM for your 4300, you could get a 100 series lawn tractor. That's what I did.

I have two 100 series riding mowers.

I have 4+ acres of fenced in yard/grass that i mow, and on the outside of my fence where my hunting property starts there is about 3 acres of grass, and then there is weeds where the mountain starts...I cut that with a bush hog & i let that grow up a little high.

I need to do a lot of research on getting one mounted, and i really don't care how much it would cost....I like the idea of being able to cut my grass with my tractor & having my BH and FEL on.

We haven't been able to go camping this year yet, because our daughter has been sick.

Sometimes when we go camping we are gone 1 to 2 weeks at a time and we do that several times a year, and i would have to come home & take the BH off and put on the bush-hog to cut the grass.


*Where did you get the video ???

 

[mjncad]

I have two 100 series riding mowers.

I have 4+ acres of fenced in yard/grass that i mow, and on the outside of my fence where my hunting property starts there is about 3 acres of grass, and then there is weeds where the mountain starts...I cut that with a bush hog & i let that grow up a little high.

I need to do a lot of research on getting one mounted, and i really don't care how much it would cost....I like the idea of being able to cut my grass with my tractor & having my BH and FEL on.

We haven't been able to go camping this year yet, because our daughter has been sick.

Sometimes when we go camping we are gone 1 to 2 weeks at a time and we do that several times a year, and i would have to come home & take the BH off and put on the bush-hog to cut the grass.


*Where did you get the video ???

The VHS video came with the tractor when I bought it. For all I know it may be available from JD Publications. The part number is LVU11043 and is 57:00 minutes in length.

With the mower deck mounted, you'll lose a lot of ground clearance, even with it raised that it may hangup when you are doing other chores depending on your terrain. Plus you will need to remove it to change the HST filter and suction screen, assuming you have a HST, and there are one or two zerks under there that will be inaccessible with the MMM deck on.

Now I could get interested in a MMM if the new drive-on/drive-off decks would work on our 4200 - 4400 series tractors; but they don't as I inquired with my dealer about that.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

The VHS video came with the tractor when I bought it. For all I know it may be available from JD Publications. The part number is LVU11043 and is 57:00 minutes in length.

With the mower deck mounted, you'll lose a lot of ground clearance, even with it raised that it may hangup when you are doing other chores depending on your terrain. Plus you will need to remove it to change the HST filter and suction screen, assuming you have a HST, and there are one or two zerks under there that will be inaccessible with the MMM deck on.

Now I could get interested in a MMM if the new drive-on/drive-off decks would work on our 4200 - 4400 series tractors; but they don't as I inquired with my dealer about that.

Thanks about the info. for the video.

OK i kind of figured that i would loose ground clearance, and my yard & the other 3 acres on the outside of my fence is level ground.....Taking it off to do service on the tractor should be no problem for me, and on my two mowers i take the decks off several times a season so i can sharpen the blades, and clean out from under my deck....But i know this type will probably be a lot more work to take off.

Yes a drive-on/drive-off would really be nice....and they should have made one for our tractors.

Thanks for all the info!

 

[mjncad]

Thanks about the info. for the video.

OK i kind of figured that i would loose ground clearance, and my yard & the other 3 acres on the outside of my fence is level ground.....Taking it off to do service on the tractor should be no problem for me, and on my two mowers i take the decks off several times a season so i can sharpen the blades, and clean out from under my deck....But i know this type will probably be a lot more work to take off.

Yes a drive-on/drive-off would really be nice....and they should have made one for our tractors.

Thanks for all the info!

You're welcome Bill. The 72" MMM for our tractors is no doubt significantly heavier than the 48" on our smaller toys. If you get a MMM for your 4300, be sure you have a level concrete surface to remove and install it.