jinma 304

Looking for a first tractor and stumbled across a 1996 Nortrac 304 with 579 hours and a Great Bend 240 FL for $6500. What's the consensus on these? I'll be using this for a 12 acre homestead doing mowing/plowing etc. I have no problem turning wrenches when needed, but it would be nice if it...

I have a 2005 jinma 304. It seems that i have a single stage clutch withought realy knowing what i am looking at but all the manuals and instructionals i have found show the Access panel on the left side. Mine is on the right. Is there not supposed to be a way to disengage and engage the pto...

Dose the pto on my 304 work via the clutch at all. When cutting hay i have to engage the pto and then start the engine With everything running. Is this korrekt or am i missing something?

I'm new to tractors, but I found a farmpro 2340 with a loader, backhoe and low hours. The backhoe is still attached, but I was reviewing the manual and getting acquainted with it. I attempted to change the 3ph position control. It did not move at all. The tractor was idling at the time, PTO...

Hi all, I need some guidance on an issue with my tractor. I went out to day to start it up and move it, and it barely started, running on what seemed to be only one cylinder and was pouring out great volumes of white smoke. Checking revealed the fuel in the sediment bowl was cloudy with...

My 304 has had low pressure when idling for a couple of weeks. When mowing of tilling at full RPM's the tractor was more or less fine. When I left idling the pressure would drop fairly low and the oil light would come on. (this all happened after the tractor warmed up) Today as I was mowing and...

The price of the JINMA 304 seems very good. Anyone have experience with a Jinma 304 and/or JOSEF tractor?

I have a Jinma 304 and I have air in my front loader hydraulic line.....how can I bleed it off? Illarion on Vancouver Island

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A couple of days ago I was doing some brush hog work in the upper mango orchard and I noticed that my front end seemed a bit loose. That is, the steering was sloppy and that made me more than just a little bit nervous since I was where I had to do some side-hill traversing. Not a good place to...

I was moving a bunch of trees and brush today and after a couple of hours I noticed the gauges had all quit working. I checked and the fuse for the voltage regulator was blown so I replaced, but it instantly blew again. Obviously, something is shorted out somewhere, probably due to one of the...

Are there any tricks to putting a watterpump on this tractor that I should know about?

I've got a 2003 Jinma 304, with 430 hours on it. The oil pressure gauge has always registered just above the red zone, but yesterday it started straddling the red zone on the factory gauge. Any tips for what I should do to troubeshoot this? I'm thinking about replacing the original chinese...

Howdy guys, Well, I found out about a month ago I am going to be a Daddy, got my first one on the way. So I got to get rid of some things. I need to sell my tractor. It is a Jinma 304 4x4 (no loader) only has about 70 hours and is in excellent condition. I have been running premium fluids...

Hello All, Does anyone know of a NAPA part number for a Jinma 304 Air filter element. I checked mine the other day and shook out lots of stuff, figured I better buy a new one as the old one is now 4 Years old and is dirty P.S. Tractor now has 160 Hours on it. Thanks all, Rick

Hello guys, I am looking at a 2006 Jinma 304 with 60 hours, 6ft hawse bushog, and box blade. The tractor looks just like new. He said it has been excellent and had to do nothing to it. He says he just doesn't ever use it. I got him down to 5,500 for everything. Is this a pretty good deal for...

Hello All, I am trying to get my clutch adjusted on my Jinma 304 and can mostly find procedures for the 354, WHAT exactly are the differences? Thanks in advance, Rick

I have a Jinma 304 with a Koyker 160 loader, with a bale spear that attaches to the bucket. Periodically, I need to move round bales for our horses. I don't have difficulty picking up smaller sized 4x5 and 5x5 bales, but the real big 6x6 rounds I can't pick up with my loader. I would guess...

Can\'t Engage 4WD on Jinma 304 After using 4wd last weekend while turning my compost pile, I shifted back into 2wd. Now I can get it to return to 4wd, the lever moves a little but not all the way. I've tried shifting the transfer case with the tractor moving forward slowly, at a stop with...

Crossover Filter #\'s for Jinma 304? I understand that a NAPA Gold 1515 may work for the oil filter, does anyone have a crossover for the fuel filter for the 3 cylinder engine in the 304? As an aside, I passed the 200 hour mark last weekend on my tractor, which I've had since November of 2004...

Hello All, I just sold my Ford 650 and told the buyer that I would let him have my 60 in ch box blade. I sold the Ford because now I am sure the Jinma does the job of the Ford, plus much more. I am very pleased so far. Anyhow, for the question. Which box blade would you all recommend I replace...

Hello All Again, I had my tractor out again this Weekend and parked it for lunch with the right side of the tractor lower than the left side, maybe 6 to 10" lower, anyhow, when I got back from lunch I noticed that there was oil on the ground, when I looked even closer I noticed the oil was...

Well spring is almost here in Mass. so I went out to my daughters land to start getting things ready. My tractor has been sitting there idle since December so I figured the chinese batteries would be dead. To my suprise the tractor started right up on the first try the temp. was 20 deg. First...

Jinma 304 Won\'t rev!! Hello All, I was out on the tractor yesterday, I now have 47 Hours on her without issue, and I noticed I cannot get the RPM's past 1800, could this simply be a linkage issue, I have tried both the throttle stick and the foot pedal, 1800 is all she's got. I have not tried...

Hello All, My dealer did not install my seat belts on my Jinma 304 and said he would never use them if he were me, however, I would like to install them anyway and use them, but cannot figure how they are to be mounted. He left the belts with me loosely packed and they also came with 2 brackets...

I'm looking for an inexpensive subframe backhoe for occasional use on my Jinma 304 equipped with a Koyker 160 loader. Anybody have one, thoughts on price?

When the temperature dips below the mid 30's, my Jinma 304 will frequently spin the starter but not actually rotate the engine with the turn of the key. I have a 2004 with the non-epa engine. Using the decompression release does not rectify the situation. However, after 3 or 4 engagements of...

Hello All once again, Well I was just talked into changing all of my fluids on this board on my last post. Is their filter part numbers cross reference to ,say, a NAPA part number, where should I buy the fluids, I have a Walmart and Costco both close. What should I be using in each chamber...

Hello All, I am new to the Chinese forums and just yesterday bought a Jinma 304. I am having some issues and hope you all mmight be of some help 1. The FEL, which is a Japanese unit, I think the letters EC3 are on the side of the loader, anyway, it is very sluggish and slow, is this normal...

My new Jinma 304 seems to run cool under all conditions. Last week the temperature here was 60 plus degrees while I was moving gravel, the temp gauge never went above 50 degrees. Anybody else have experience with this? The tractor seems to run fine, plenty of power, exhaust gas looks normal, etc.

I've got 10 hours on my new Jinma now, and wanted to pass along some of my initial impressions. First, the 304 has plenty of power and it is a larger compact tractor. I could have easily made due with a smaller tractor, like a 284. The 304 doesn't have shuttle shift, an option that would make...

Hi everyone. I am new here and trying to educate myself about the Chinese made tractors. I was looking at a Jinma 304 4wd, with Koyker FEL and a Box Scraper being sold by a private party. He claims he is selling because of the larger tractor he bought (45 hp Jinma). Tractor (304) has approx...