John Deere 4300 complete rebuild

[brin]

Paint looks great, in the pictures I don't see a difference...you have done a great job and it was really nice of you to post the progress and all of the pictures..Thanks and enjoy what you have done.

 

[dfkrug]

Paint looks great, in the pictures I don't see a difference...you have done a great job and it was really nice of you to post the progress and all of the pictures..Thanks and enjoy what you have done.

Thx, Bob. The front panels are all about 1/8" thick plastic (ABS?) with
color all the way thru. No paint. Most of mine were gone. I have $1000
in these new parts.

The rear fenders are painted green over a 3/8" thick black plastic. They
are scratched up, but not broken. I may do some touchup painting of
the gouges....we will see. I imagine these fenders must be several
hundred $ each.

 

[Gator6x4]

Thx, Bob. The front panels are all about 1/8" thick plastic (ABS?) with
color all the way thru. No paint. Most of mine were gone. I have $1000
in these new parts.

The rear fenders are painted green over a 3/8" thick black plastic. They
are scratched up, but not broken. I may do some touchup painting of
the gouges....we will see. I imagine these fenders must be several
hundred $ each.

If you know someone in an auto body shop, talk to them about the filler they use to fill in the deep gouges prior to painting in the new plastic auto front and rear bumpers. Sands down smooth and with paint gives that like new look.

 

[Wayne_H]

I probbably should not admit this, but I will... I've used the dupont polishing compounds on mine with a commercial polisher, just like you would with a clear coat after you wet sand it. The shine came right back on mine and the compound did not stick to the plastic. I did keep it moving though so it would not get warm.

Wayne

 

[Johndeere3720]

Wow, that 4300 is looking great. This has been one of my favorite threads and it is amazing how much different the finished product looks to the old one. Two different worlds.

 

[dfkrug]

I probbably should not admit this, but I will... I've used the dupont polishing compounds on mine with a commercial polisher, just like you would with a clear coat after you wet sand it. The shine came right back on mine and the compound did not stick to the plastic. I did keep it moving though so it would not get warm.

I also used the Dupont white polishing compound first, and it worked well.
I didn't want to bother getting out my electric buffer, so I tried my
bench-mounted buffer, which is primarily used for metals. Your way is better,
Wayne. And using the polish by hand got boring.

 

[dfkrug]

I went to look at some of the rental 4300s yesterday. I was wondering
why the mounting position of my floor pan keeps my GO pedals from
completely articulating. It sure seems that the pan needs another 1/2"
or so of height off the mounting points...at least on the right side.

Well, look at this: it looks like another rental tractor option from JD.
Under-floor armor to protect the hyd hardlines. My tractor has endured
some impacts there.

BTW, this tractor has 2709 hours on it!

 

[kennyd]

I went to look at some of the rental 4300s yesterday. I was wondering
why the mounting position of my floor pan keeps my GO pedals from
completely articulating. It sure seems that the pan needs another 1/2"
or so of height off the mounting points...at least on the right side.

Well, look at this: it looks like another rental tractor option from JD.
Under-floor armor to protect the hyd hardlines. My tractor has endured
some impacts there.

BTW, this tractor has 2709 hours on it!

JD did in fact have a "rental upgrade kit" for those machines...

 

[dfkrug]

JD did in fact have a "rental upgrade kit" for those machines...

Yes, we talked about it when I posted pix of the hood armor. I wonder:
does one rental upgrade option include all the bits and pieces? In addition
to the hood armor, I discovered some rental options to the range
shifter mechanism. There are probably others.

The under-floor armor looks very desirable.

 

[kennyd]

Yes, we talked about it when I posted pix of the hood armor. I wonder:
does one rental upgrade option include all the bits and pieces? In addition
to the hood armor, I discovered some rental options to the range
shifter mechanism. There are probably others.

The under-floor armor looks very desirable.

Good question...to my knowledge it's the hood armor, C-range lockout, and the stuff under the machine.