john deere 401c

I am looking at a tractor, it looks to be in excellent condition with all new hoses, seals. There are a few smaller issues that I can see, a leaking fuel line, cannot determine last fluid change nor screen clearance. I have not actually touched the tractor yet so I can't verify function or...

My new to me 401C got a little work done today. I hope to continue some winter work with it. But apparently more snow is on the way. We have had two storms. One dropped over two feet on us just before Christmas. But each storms snow melted away. We currently have about 4” of a mix on the ground...

I recently purchased a John Deere 402C skip loader, there is about a half turn play in the steering, i don't know where to begin to look for a solution, i don't know if it's hydraulic or something in the steering column, any ideas?

Good morning all! I am working on a John Deere 401C for a friend that owns a feed store and boy does this thing have me stumped! To start off with, I have very, very little knowlage about shuttle shift in general, especially on the older machines. The problem all started a few weeks ago when he...

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I have a John Deere 401c tractor with front end loader that I was operating and all of sudden lost forward movement , the loader hydraulics and the power steering . I thought it was the front coupling on the front hydraulic pump ok . I have a new noise coming from that area . Checked out the...

my back hoe hydralics respond as soon as u pull a lever, however forward & reverse movement of tractor takes about 7-10 seconds before it will move. since transmission & hoe have the same hydralics why does it take so long to move? does it winter & summer. Help.

I recently got a 401C industrial tractor it has front loader 3poit hitch live pto and shuttle shift unsure of year but serial # tag is 401cd. Ran fine for a few days moved about 60 tons of dirt before it started to shutter and lift slow. I have read on here that it has a sump screen I can not...

Just picked up a new to me backhoe. Got some questions from the John Deere experts on the board. *I know it's based on the 2030 ag tractor so which parts interchange and which ones don't? *Is there an adjustment for the clutch? It only engages when you get to the last 1/2" of travel. Either it...

Hello to everyone out there. I have a 1975 John Deere 401c. It has an accumulator on the right side of the tractor. I'm never going to put a loader or a backhoe again. Just going to use the tractor to bush hog with. My question is, do I need the accumulator for the power steering or can I just...