Very limited budget; worth considering a narrow front end?

[jrsavoie]

The diesel issue I was thinking of would be growing a microbe garden in the fuel tank.

As far as a road trip to go shopping;
I have a 1/2 ton, and the heavy trailer I could borrow, I wouldn't trust going hundreds of miles.

If you would post your location, people would help you shop. Everybody loves to spend other people's money!

A neighbor that helped me install a Schwartz loader on my first 1963 4010 - about 34 years ago - was telling me back then that the widen fronts for the 4010's and 4020's were a weak spot when used with loaders.

He said at the time, if I thought I was going to use the loader I installed to it's potential, I would want a beefier front on the tractor - and the side rail stiffener kit.

At the time he had all the info on swapping the wide fronts. I do not remember if it was an aftermarket kit he was talking about or some other kind of swap. He was a wealth of information and left us way to soon.

Maybe google something like heavier wide front under John Deere 4010 - or other tractors - for a loader.

I use additives to avoid the microbe garden issue.

In general, I have had far fewer issues with diesels than gassers.

Says the guy who's 1975 Ford backhoe is currently laid up because the Injection Pump is leaking around the throttle shaft. Even that is not serious. $8 in parts and a few hours labor

yOU CAN FIND SOME NARROW FRONTS REALLY CHEAP. If you research what it takes to swap to a wide front, you might be able to get something pretty reasonably

For a 4010
heavier wide front under John Deere 4 - Google Search

 

[sixdogs]

You really need some sort of a generic location. Even just the state will do.

 

[Groo]

I saw one old narrow front end tractor converted to a wide with maybe a Ford TTB suspension, complete with springs. I can't image what that loader does to an automotive front end.

As far as helping me spend my money, going to borrow a machine in the short term.

 

[jrsavoie]

I saw one old narrow front end tractor converted to a wide with maybe a Ford TTB suspension, complete with springs. I can't image what that loader does to an automotive front end.View attachment 559803

As far as helping me spend my money, going to borrow a machine in the short term.

Borrowing can cost as much as buying and then the time spent fixing. Says the guy with his neighbors field cultivator still sitting stuck in the dirt. I got the parts finally, but I have a couple other things to do before I get to it.

I never wanted to borrow in the first place. I wanted to hire it done. But he said he didn't have time. He rounded up a tractor and filed cultivator that I used for at least 12 minutes. LOL

 

[Groo]

Well, I'll be borrowing from my Father, so I've been fixing this particular tractor for 30 years now. If something breaks, it would have broken soon, and I'd be stuck fixing it regardless.
He has been reluctant to let it leave "the farm", but now he is getting a new one. I can borrow this one when the new one comes in (hopefully next week). Still can't convince him to sell it to me though. He likes hording crap he doesn't need. Maybe once I get my grubby mitts on the old one and he gets used to the new one, he might sell then.
If he still refuses to sell after he gets used to the new one, I will eventually have to get something. I want something out here. The road needs more maintenance than I want to do with a shovel. I want to be able to clear the snow. Then there are all the other little projects (like the tree-house I promised the kids, and a new dock and access stair to the river) that will be easier with something with hydraulics.

If anyone cares;
old = Kubota L2550dt
new = Yanmar YT359
It'll be quite a step up.

 

[jrsavoie]

Well, I'll be borrowing from my Father, so I've been fixing this particular tractor for 30 years now. If something breaks, it would have broken soon, and I'd be stuck fixing it regardless.
He has been reluctant to let it leave "the farm", but now he is getting a new one. I can borrow this one when the new one comes in (hopefully next week). Still can't convince him to sell it to me though. He likes hording crap he doesn't need. Maybe once I get my grubby mitts on the old one and he gets used to the new one, he might sell then.
If he still refuses to sell after he gets used to the new one, I will eventually have to get something. I want something out here. The road needs more maintenance than I want to do with a shovel. I want to be able to clear the snow. Then there are all the other little projects (like the tree-house I promised the kids, and a new dock and access stair to the river) that will be easier with something with hydraulics.

If anyone cares;
old = Kubota L2550dt
new = Yanmar YT359
It'll be quite a step up.

Nice. Sometimes family can be hard to deal with. I sold my first 4010 because my Mom said there wasn't room in her tool shed and I refused to let it sit outside.

 

[Jstpssng]

Well, I'll be borrowing from my Father, so I've been fixing this particular tractor for 30 years now. If something breaks, it would have broken soon, and I'd be stuck fixing it regardless.
He has been reluctant to let it leave "the farm", but now he is getting a new one. I can borrow this one when the new one comes in (hopefully next week). Still can't convince him to sell it to me though. He likes hording crap he doesn't need. Maybe once I get my grubby mitts on the old one and he gets used to the new one, he might sell then.
If he still refuses to sell after he gets used to the new one, I will eventually have to get something. I want something out here. The road needs more maintenance than I want to do with a shovel. I want to be able to clear the snow. Then there are all the other little projects (like the tree-house I promised the kids, and a new dock and access stair to the river) that will be easier with something with hydraulics.

If anyone cares;
old = Kubota L2550dt
new = Yanmar YT359
It'll be quite a step up.

For Groo:

Old = Wheelbarrow and shovel
New= Kubota 2550DT.

My father had a 2550 for a long time. His only complaint was that the engine was noisy. He finally traded it for his last Kubota, an L2800.

 

[Gary Fowler]

The diesel issue I was thinking of would be growing a microbe garden in the fuel tank.

As far as a road trip to go shopping;
I have a 1/2 ton, and the heavy trailer I could borrow, I wouldn't trust going hundreds of miles.

Keep your diesel clean and it wont grow anything. My fuel tank (100 gal) is about 10 years old and never had any water or "microbes" growing in it. Same with my diesel equipment tanks. I have never had to use any additive in any of them either.

I would much rather have a diesel engine setting around for a long period of time than a gasoline one even with premium fuel in the tank. Diesel never goes stale like gasoline does.

 

[jrsavoie]

Keep your diesel clean and it wont grow anything. My fuel tank (100 gal) is about 10 years old and never had any water or "microbes" growing in it. Same with my diesel equipment tanks. I have never had to use any additive in any of them either.

I would much rather have a diesel engine setting around for a long period of time than a gasoline one even with premium fuel in the tank. Diesel never goes stale like gasoline does.

A lot of diesel has additive in it when you buy it.

I have a filter bank on my pump. It starts at 10 micron and then goes down to 2 micron. Keeps the fuel filtered before it goes in the machine or vehicle

 

[sixdogs]

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I have a filter bank on my pump. It starts at 10 micron and then goes down to 2 micron. Keeps the fuel filtered before it goes in the machine or vehicle

My tank has a filter and then a redundant water block filter. I've done this for decades and never had even a hint of injector problem. Cheap insurance. It's the only way to fly.