Recent content by finspop

Hi, I recently purchased a nice M4700 with 900 hours. Great tractor, and I love every aspect of it except one: The loader operations are pretty slow. There is no leak down and the 3 pt works fine, and everything seems strong, so I think it's an issue of the relatively low capacity pumps on...

Hello, I have a new-to-me M4700 with 900 hours. I frequently get a grinding noise when I go to start it, as if the starter has not fully disengaged. Of course, I always turn the key off immediately and on the next try, it generally starts as normal. Does this sound like a starter issue, or...

Hi, I'm looking for a used TN70 for square baling and woods work; so far, the most-promising machine I've found is located at Cain Equipment in Clermont, GA. I've spoken with the owner, and he seems like a stand-up guy, but this would be a long-distance purchase (1000-miles), so I'm trying to...

Hello folks, Well, my '88 3910 MFWD just started making a crunching-sorta-grinding noise when the front wheels are engaged. It's not super loud yet; still hard to isolate above the noise of the engine, but it's definitely there. What's the best way to figure out where it's coming from? Jack...

Hi, I'm looking to add a quick attach adapter to my Ford 7410 loader. Palletforks.com looks to have the best prices by far, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with their adapters. They have two options, one called an "assembly" and one called a "kit. Here's the "assembly": Quick...

Hello, I'm wrestling with a few gremlins on my 3910; right now, I'm dealing with what I hope is just an ignition switch issue (as opposed to a potentially more complicated and harder to diagnose electrical issue). Here's what's happening: When the tractor is off, the dash lights are powered up...

Hi, The tach and hour meter on my 3910 quit yesterday. I did a little exploratory surgery to find that the cable is fine, but there seems to be an issue in the tachometer adaptor, which is the part sitting on the block that the cable actually plugs into. I got the cover off and this is what I...

Hello, I have a 3910 4WD with the 7410 loader. It's a great machine and I love it. However, I'm slightly underwhelmed by the lift and breakout abilities of the loader. When I'm scooping into large piles of topsoil or other materials, I can overwhelm it pretty easily. It does have a fairly large...

Hello all, I recently picked up a 3910 4WD with the 7410 loader. I almost passed on the deal because the loader had been welded at some point, but the rest of the tractor was so nice and the price was good enough that I couldn't pass it up. It is a brute of a tractor and so far I am very...

Hello, I am considering a used 263-4 4WD with loader. The tractor has about 1k hrs and looks very clean. Any particular trouble spots with this machine? What do you think is a fair price? Any advice much appreciated! Edit: I've noticed that this model was only produced for a handful of...

Hi everyone, After putting about 110 hours on my 2008 DK40SE shuttle shift over the past four months, thought I would offer some observations on my experience thus far. First, I purchased the tractor and loader with 44 hours on it, paying about $5k less than my best quote on a similarly...

Hi, My DK40SE seems to have developed a relatively minor, intermittent "clunk" during certain loader operations. It's a bit hard to describe, but feels as if it's coming from somewhere under the operating platform, although it could be that that's just where I'm feeling it, since that's where I...

Here's my little tale of woe: I was haying with a friend, with me running his big Deere (mowing) and him running my DK40se (tedding). He's an older fellow, and is getting a little skittish about operating his big, old Deere, which is why we switched tractors. We were working opposite ends of a...

Hello everyone, I recently purchased a gently used DK40SE. I love the tractor, but will be needing chains by the time the snow falls. Living in the hills of northern VT and spending a lot of time in the woods pulling saw logs, I really want a pair of the Aquiline studded ice chains for ultimate...

Hello all, I recently purchased a used dk40se. Its a fantastic machine, but I have a quick question: Is there any way to get the digital hour meter to display tenths? I can't see that there is, but it sure seems like there should be, especially for those of us who will occasionally be doing...