Information on battery "issue"

[755inNY]

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You may be out of luck with the Optima battery. The size used for the 4310 (and your 4410) is the D51R. This battery has been discontinued by Optima. You may still be able to find one but the odds are slim. I placed an order for one at a Sears Auto center. They have one coming in from another store but I was told it had a manufacturer's date code of 2004.

Jeff

 

[Johnagain]

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I know this is an old topic but I just had to replace my battery on my 4310. I have not fully paid attention to this problem of the pastj and now find myself with a very rusted pan and radiator that has also started to rust. I had to grind off what was left of the bolts holding the battery down. My battery was the new type (lva11726) With the amount of damage done to my tractor, my question is has anybody had repairs of this nature done under warranty? The strange thing about the acid is the level was perfectly fine when I checked it when I replaced it and this was the only time I had checked it in the 1 1/2yrs since buying the tractor.
My question is should I take it to the local dealer to check out under warranty or should I just start to complain to somebody higher?

 

[jd110]

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I would take it to the dealer first. If it is only 1 1/2 years old, warranty should cover it, no questions asked. If the dealer does not want to do this, then by all means, complain to JD direct.

 

[BloomingtonMike]

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I replaced mine on my 3320 tonight.

Here is the information on my install and pics of how I ddid it.
Mike

 

[ddivinia]

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I think my 4720 is leaking. I will have the dealer fix it when I take it in for the grapple to be setup on it.

D.

 

[Tact]

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I had to refresh this thread as I noticed corrosion on my new 4520. Check this link for the photos. Anyone else having these problems?
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/jd-owning-operating/102743-new-4520-battery-leak-corrosion.html

 

[woodrr]

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i have 73 hr on mine (2006 model 4320/cab)and it started getting the hyd cooler too

going in the shop in 2 weeks to try and get it fixed

i put it in the shop for 1 week and they didnt have time to touch it so im not sure my dealer will get er dun

any body else have dealer problems??????

 

[Hunter41mag]

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I have a 2004 4310H that I picked up new in May 2005 and now has 126hrs on it. Around Sept 2007 I noticed a white crystallization on the floor under the front of the tractor. I pulled the front grill and my oil cooler was all corroded but
no corrosion on battery. I contacted my local dealer in October and they said its out of warranty and the best they can do is I pay 1/3, the dealer pay 1/3 and Deere would pay 1/3. They said they have not heard of this being a problem on the xx10 series tractors. I called the mother Deere customer 800 number and they said the dealer has the final say and would not take it to the next level. So i am going to pay 1/3 the cost for the oil cooler and replace the battery on my own.

 

[pclausen]

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I purchased my 4700 new back in 2000. Got about 1000 hours on it now. Every 3 years I have had to replace the StrongBox battery in it (and this is despite the fact that the 4700 sits in a climate controlled shop when not in use). I got a lot of corrosion below the battery and on the hold down bracket and bolts. I had to replace those about 3 years ago as they had pretty much disintegrated.

Is there a drop-in Optima yellow top for the 4700?

I'm running a pair of red top Optimas in my '02 Duramax 3500 and they are great. It never occured to me to drop an Optima in my tractor.

 

[VTHokieJD]

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Not sure what size the battery is in your 4700. But this past weekend I put an Optima Yellow Top (D51R) in my 4410. The dimensions are (from the optima website) 9.313" x 5.063" x 8.938" (LxWxH). I went through 2 JD Not-So Strong Boxes in 3 years... my tractor was also garage kept, so I was not about to spend another $100 on a battery that hasn't lasted for me yet and tends to leak through the vent caps corroding the front of the tractor/radiator.

The Optima Yellow D51R fits in there nicely, but the stock hold downs don't work on this battery... so I plan to come up with something this weekend to hold it down and dampen vibration. I read a lot of posts where the D51R was discontinued a few years ago.. but I picked one up at Advance Auto and the date was within a year. It was funny because the guy I bought it from said he put the same battery in his New Holland because of the same reasons I gave him.