4310 Grill Guard

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JimmyD

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Tractor
JD4310/Sync Shift/ 430 loader /toothbar
I finally got around to finishing my custom grill guard and had to show it off to somebody. My local newspaper declined to do a feature article about it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif No more worries about putting a branch through the grill or headlights when pushing slash piles and bush hogging in the really tall weeds.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( No more worries about putting a branch through the grill or headlights )</font>

You're right... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif You can't puncture that... why you can't even see it... it's built so well... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Thanks John,,,High praise indeed!!! I was sure I attached that file. Lets see if this works.
 

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I like it... /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

That will be great for loading a truck as a front bumper/protection from your unit... but don't blink while brush hogging or out in the woods... cause... a sapling or sharp branch will sneak its way up/under/around/and through to get ya... when it wants... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

(and don't you dare ask... how I know all this... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
 
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Thanks Mike. I got the Sync Shift, one step down from the reverser tranny, and am really enjoying it. I will not elaborate on that as the hydro vs. gear topic already gets plenty of attention. Having power steering, live pto, shift on the go,and a loader is like night and day for me compared to the old Ford 2000. I do have to be more careful on the steep grades as the 4310 is not a stable as the Ford. My only problems are some bounce in the fuel gauge and the instrument panel started fogging up today. I will talk to my dealer next week about that. I might ask him to just supply me the parts and I'll put in a new fuel sender and the antifog glass kit myself when I do my 50 hour service. That will give me an excuse to buy the service manual for it now instead of after the warranty expires.
 
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I had those same problems with my 4300. I never knew that you could fix the fuel gauge problem. All of the 4000 and 4000 TEN series I have seen have had the fuel gauge bounce even the 5000 series have it. I have noticed it is to a lesser extent in the TWNETY series but is still there. The 70 and 90 series have none. I had the sync shift tranny also and it was nice except when the range lever would bind up and I would smack my hand against the roll bar.

Nick
990 4x4 turf, 272 RFM, 430 loader, 25A flail
 
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Great looking grill cover there!
You did a great job. What gauge steel did you use?
 

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