Recent content by jba3520

I've been thinking about putting a thumb on my 447 backhoe. I was wondering if I could put a hydraulic cylinder on it and run it in parallel with my bucket curl cylinder with cutoffs for when I want it stationary or parked. What do you think? Has anyone ever tried this?

What is the prescribed method for adjusting the level of the bucket, or is there a way to adjust it? I can't seem to find anywhere in the service manuals or the tech manuals how you adjust the level of the bucket. My bucket is 2 inches lower on the left than on the right. I have adjusted the...

Has anyone here been able to get the original forged teeth for the 12inch bucket. All I can find are the welded teeth and they don't hold up. The dealer says the welded teeth are the replacement p/n T2A

I'm in the process of installing a diverter valve on my JD 3520 and the instructions call for me to replace the O-rings on the adapters going into the control valve. This tractor has less than 50 hours on it and I'm wondering if I really need to replace them? Are they saying to replace them...

Some time ago I was reading a thread where someone had modified the rear connections on the 3rd scv and mounted them adjacent to the rear remotes and then used loops to connect for usage in the front. I can't seem to find the thread. Could some one point me in the right direction? Thanks

I'm planning to add the Top and Tilt to my 3520 and was wondering how difficult it will be when I remove it to put on the Backhoe. Is there more brackets and such to remove or is it just pulling some pins and removing the cylinders?

Has anyone installed the air ride seat for a 3x20 series tractor? I have installed mine and it works great and I love it, however when I installed it I never finished fastening the boot around the bottom because I couldn't line up the holes and figure out which fastener's to use. The manual is...

Does anyone know where I can get the dimensions for the JD quick attach hooks and pins? I'm building a root grapple and need to configure the attach points. I have the hooks and pins and can measure my loader, but was hoping for some more accurate numbers. Thanks JBA

I'm building a Root Grapple for my JD 300CX FEL and my design looks to be about 500 lbs. I am wondering if this is going to be too heavy? I'm ready to start welding but I'm concerned that I might be going to big and maybe I need to reduce weight in my design. The design is 60 inches wide and has...

Has anyone ever used the adjustable reamers available from HF? I'm about to start a project making a Root Grapple and need to size up the ID of a 5 inch length of pipe to take a bushing for the pivot point. Would it be possible to use these reamers to accomplish this? I'm going from 1.308" to...

I recently purchased a third SCV kit and installed it. Everything went reasonably well until I got to the "rubber" handle for the control lever. It looks like it is supposed to just slip on, but no matter how hard I try, I cannot get it to seat past the first "hook". Any ideas, or others...

Can anyone tell me where I can get a reasonably priced Top and Tilt cylinders with hoses for my Cat 1 3ph on JD 3520?

I have a 300CX FEL with the updated quick attach brackets. I can not remove the clevis pins in order to detach the bucket. I have tried everything that I can think of short of cutting the pins. The updated brackets appear to make it impossible to get the needed clearance to remove the pin. Has...

Has anyone one else had a problem with the pins not coming out or going back in, once extracted, on the folding ROPS on the 3x20 series tractors? I had to use a hammer and rod to pound out the pins and now cannot get them both back in.

Can anyone tell me the weight of the 300CX loader? I am trying to figure out my needs on a trailer. I know that the 3520 is 2900 lbs. and the 447 BH is 1420 lbs but I can't find the weight for the loader any where. I am hoping that I can get away with a 7000lb GVW trailer. My dealer tells me...