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While the construction of a Home Depot in our little town has nothing to do with me, I find it interesting given the amount of equipment they are using to get the job done. At one time, I believe they had 11 of the excavators operating along with assorted bulldozers (up to a D-9) and several...

For those who were curious about the Optima battery, here's the follow-up to the replacement for my 4400. I ordered a 51R Optima battery. The R just means the positive is on the right and side as you're standing in front of the tractor. The 51R appears to be a perfect replacement in the...

Finally gave my baby her annual bath. Still doesn't look too bad considering the rough job she's had for 3 years. Hoss

In a post by lgjhn, he mentions that he replaced the battery in his 4300 with a Optima yellow top battery. He said it was a 51D but that is not a model listed on Optima's web site. I purchased a 31D but it is too deep for the battery tray and will not allow the grill to be replaced completely...

My son recently purchased a Ford 4000 tractor and there seems to be a problem with the hydraulics. I realize this isn't exactly a CUT, but since the members here are the best source of information I've found, thought I'd run it by everyone and see if I could get an answer for him. As part of...

Just got my 48 backhoe installed and I have a really stupid question. Can the power beyond outlets be used for anything other that providing power to the hoe? Since there's no scv there and since removing the bypass hose and plugging the hoe into the outlets leaves the 3 point useless, I...

Starting to get serious about buying the 48 backhoe for my 4400 JD. I'm a pretty big guy at 6'6", 350 lbs. I can't find one of these on a lot anywhere close and am wondering if there is enough room on the operator platform of the hoe for a guy my size to operate it effectively. Any big guys...

In my back yard project, I had two buildings bulldozed down. These were old horse barns that had partial brick floors. I've ended up with a lot of bricks and brick sized chunks of concrete left in the area. I've tried using the box blade and the landscape rake to move them out, but I seem to...

A friend of mine recently went to a steam tractor event. I believe it was in Illinois. I asked him to take some pictures for me and he did. Since I didn't think Muhammad would appreciate me uploading over 70 pictures, I posted them on a web page if anyone would like to look at them. You can...

They are just getting <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/10-182574-DSC00744.jpg>this</A> opened up here in town. It's about a mile from my house. I may have to go back to school to get to play with the BIG toys. Hoss

After a few bouts of indigestion (not from the manufacturer or my dealer but from the distributor) I finally got my new Bucktop canopy and got it installed today. Figured I should post a picture before the tree limbs get it all scratched up. BTW, is this a "Customization" or an "Attachment"? Hoss

I've had a couple of folks here who have contacted me off-line about Cowboy Action Shooting after seeing it listed in my profile. I just got back from a 4 day match and have posted some pictures of the festivities on my web site. If you've ever wondered what CAS was like, have a look-see at my...

As far as I can see, no one has posted this yet. J.D. now has the information for the 4000-10 series tractors posted on their <A target="_blank" HREF=http://products.deere.com/webapp/commerce/command/CategoryDisplay?path=HO&cgnbr=CUT&cgmenbr=8416&selectedCat=295955>web site</A>. Just thought...

Recently, Hoghead had a post about the rockshaft screen on his tractor and that his dealer was replacing it with a new & improved filter/screen. Original post is <A target="_blank"...

I\'ve decided my 4400 is too small, sooo! What do you think about this one? (see attachment, but be forewarned -- the guy in the picture is me so you may want to have a bucket handy) Do you think this would be too much? Hoss

They melt. This probably wouldn't come up too many times in your tractor operating, but I did this to my tractor a couple of days ago. Took a picture today so I could let you all know that, as long as I'm alive, none of you have to worry about bein' the dumbest person on earth. Finally got...

You guys weren\'t fibbin\' about toothbars! Got my new toothbar from Carver Equipment today. After roundin' up a new 3/4" drill bit (man, them is some expensive holes), got it mounted and everyone who has extolled the virtues of a toothbar were right. Popped some 4-5" trees right out of the...

This was just posted on another board I frequent. The photo is of an ice sculpture that was reportedly taken in front of a home in Canada. I found it touching and thought you may agree. Hoss

Don\'t bend your telescoping links!! Unless you want to buy another complete set. After multiple attempts at removing, heating, pounding straight, and trying to retemper, the right telescoping drag link that I had previously bent, I decided to give up. It just won't stay straight. Even...

A search of the forums looking for the words that I thought would key on this question has provided no results, so I hope I'm not re-hashing an old question. Can anyone tell me how to read the serial number on the 4000 series tractors to know when it was manufactured? If my tractor serial...

Finally got power back late Friday after the ice storm we had here in Kansas. There's still some isolated areas without power. Managed to get my generator cut into my furnace line so we at least had heat, but you sure don't realize how dependent you are on electricity until you don't have it...

Well, the Dozer guy finally arrived to start the hard work on clearing my little chunk of land. I've been trying to get someone here for almost 4 months. I was really looking forward to watching the work get done, and since I'm semi-retired, should have plenty of time. WRONG!! The day before...

\"Stuff\" on suction screen? A couple of weeks ago, I did the 50 service on my 4400. When I removed the suction screen on the hydraulic system, there was a fair amount of a difficult to describe substance on the filter screen. It appeared to be a gelatinous, fibrous material. It's not like...

Life just isn\'t fair When I bought my tractor, snow removal wasn't high on my list of priorities because we just don't get that much of it around here. Have really been enjoying the looooong fall this year with temps staying in the upper 60's to low 70's. Now, they tell us we might actually...

I maintain three web sites. My own, plus two for friends. They are all with the same service. At present time, 12:26 p.m. CST, I cannot get to any of the three sites. They are telling me that these sites are currently accessable by 90% of the people trying to get to them. Could I impose on...

Muhammad, I had uploaded a small image file to one of my posts. If I click on the attachment link, the image comes up and right-clicking and selecting "copy image address" provides the following: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forumfiles/8-84881-runtime.jpeg Pasting this into the address line of...

The LP roto tiller is the only piece of equipment I have that has a slip clutch and I doubt it's going to get much use during the winter months. I'll be putting it in the shed for storage after I till up the neighbor's garden and was wondering if it would help keep the clutch plates from...

When I first decided to buy a Deere, I wasn't sure if I would be able to deal with the local JD dealer. They are the only Deere dealer within a fair driving distance, and I wasn't sure how competitive they would be compared to the Kubota dealer 35 miles away. However, after a bit of...

Can anyone get to the King Kutter web site, http://www.kingkutter.com/index.asp? I've been trying to access it for 3 days to download some manuals, but can't get it to come up. Thanks, Hoss

While working on my little land clearing project, I decided to use the box blade to push out the stump of a little 3" diameter tree. Tree stump came out, but the draft link doesn't look quite the same. Hoss

I seem to be having one heck of a time getting a dozer operator out here to clear this ground. Gave the O.K. to one guy almost two months ago and haven't seen anything of him since. Started calling some more excavating contractors this week to get new bids. But, even though this stuff is way...

This is probably redundant as I imagine that almost everyone is aware of this web site, but in reading through some of the past threads, I thought that there may be a few out there that were unaware of this location. The web site, C-Net Download has a ton of downloadable (is that a word?)...

Just got off the phone with my J.D. dealer. They sell Land Pride equipment. I asked him for a price on two Land Pride rakes. Both were no frills -- basic units. (no optional blades, gauge wheels, etc.) The prices he came back with were out of sight. They were: LR1572 -- $680.00 LR2572 --...

I guess J.D. didn't want to spend any money upgrading their owner's manual to coincide with the changes in the tractor as some of the controls are different than what is indicated in the manual. I've figured out everything else, but can't figure out the center position on the fel joystick...

Here's a link to my first major tractor project. Getting started on it but have already hooked up with a local conservation contractor to bring in a D7 dozer to do a lot of the work. After getting into it, figured it would be cheaper to hire him than fix all the flats the hedge and locust...

Tall Man\'s Modified Joystick At 6'6", the joystick control lever on my new J.D. 4400 just wasn't designed for me. Got tired of dropping the bucket with the side of my leg, so -- welding shop, piece of tubing, cut-off wheel, mig-welder and a can of J.D. Green paint -- presto-changeo -- tall...

After reading some of the posts about potential problems with acid leaking from the battery of the 4000 series tractors, I thought I'd just head off any trouble and put a maintenance free battery in my new 4400. Took measurements from the existing battery and went all over town today. Cannot...

I'm not much of a horse person, but wife and daughter are. One of the "selling points" of getting the tractor was that I also got a roto-tiller with the intent of making them an arena out where their critters are. They do barrel racing and the typical "shodeo" type stuff. This area is pasture...

My new toy finally got here. Instead of chewing up TBN's storage, I'll just point you to my web site: Tractor Hoss

While I'm sittin' here patiently waiting for them to deliver my new tractor, I thought I'd ask you all a question on fuel additives. I tried to search on relevant terms and couldn't find anything on the exact question I had, so if this has been brought up several times before, my apologies...

In a few (older) posts, I've seen reference to an "instructions" link. I have been unable to locate this link. Is there an area of the site that describes general use and such? Things of interest are; I had tried to edit a post and was told that it was past the time to allow editing. Is...

Was just curious if anyone had a rough idea of the price of one of the J.D. 74 front blades in the 60 or 66 in. width. Am thinking about one and didn't want to embarrass myself at my J.D. dealers by fainting when he told me the price face to face. Thanks, Hoss

Hello All, This is my first post to your forum. Happened upon it while doing some "internet" searching looking for implement manufacturers. Looks like a great forum with a wealth of useful information and discussion. So first off, did I do O.K. with what I just ordered from my local J.D...