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Anyone with experience know if this tractor has a magnetic hydraulic screen? I serviced my hydraulic oil and all I could see was a normal drain plug with no screen anywhere to be found. I called the dealer and they said, "we do not think it has one"....so I could not get a straight answer out...

Looking for some peace of mind. Would you guys say it is better to let a tractor sit idle and keep the hours down or let a neighbor use it year round while you're gone and get some fluids run through it. The reason I ask is because I am an absentee land owner and really only use the tractor...

Anyone putting Break-In oil back in after the first 100hrs? I have done a search and people seem to be all over the board on this. I have a new 3038e and just did the first oil change at 50hrs. I put Break-In Plus back in for the next 50 and plan to change over to regular oil at 100hrs. Just...

Just recently purchased a 3038e. I am coming up on 40 hours and want to do an oil change before winter. I know what the book says as I have read it many times. Everything it tells you to do is down the road when I get a few more hours on the tractor. The tractorbynet family tends to be a bit...

On the Build Tag for my new John Deere it has an "RLP Date" of Nov 30, 2009. I bought the tractor this year and am curious what exactly this date stands for or what the "RLP" is an acronym for? I am hoping a dealer might recognize it.... Thanks guys

What size chain have you guys found works best with welded hooks on your CUT's buckets? Thanks in advance!

Can any of you experts clarify this something for me. I was doing a little research on the Yanmar engine in a JD2305 and a JD1026r. To be specific, it is a Yanmar 3TNV76. In the 2305 it is rated at 24.1hp. In the 1026r it is rated at 25.2. My question is in regards to something I noticed in...

All - I am curious if you guys have had the same problem I have had with my John Deere dealer. Everything I buy from them - whether it be my I-tach quick hitch, a ballast box, my tiller and bush hog, the bucket on the loader- all come delivered scratched to heck (the tractor, bush hog, and...

Anyone know if the Yanmar engines in our CUT come delivered with JD break in oil or is it something else? If it isn't JD break in oil, you guys think it hurts to put that back in at the 50hr mark? Signed, ****-retentive

All - I am a newbie to this whole tractor thing and am learning a whole lot from this website. I have done research regarding the issue of ballast and have read just about every thread that has to do with filling the tires, rear wheel weights, and ballast boxes. Unfortunately, I am still...

Upon initial purchase of the tiller, I set the skids on the side to the lowest height they can go and just control the depth of the tiller with the 3pt hitch. This seems to allow me to go about 7 to 8 inches at its deepest point. I am curious if you guys running tillers operate them in a...

All, I have done a search but yielded no satisfying results thus far. As an owner of a new 3038e I can tell you I could not be happier. One little thing though has been weighing on my mind and thought I would ask around. At idle RPMs, my PTO, when engaged, makes a pretty loud (unsettling)...

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if John Deere always runs the special where when you buy two implements you get $1000 off or is it more of a rarity. I hurried to take advantage of this offer and the 0% financing for 60 months and just got to wondering if they always offer the $1000...

As the title suggests, I need some help. After hours of researching and a couple sleepless nights I have decided to go with the 2012 John Deere 3038e. From my own research and after looking at dealers across the country, it looks like $17900 is a reasonable price to try and get the dealer down...