mjncad
Super Member
The JD 4200 - 4400 series of CUT's have a grease fitting for the right hand brake pedal that is a PITA to reach as it's buried behind the right cowl panel, and is barely visible with a mirror.
I made a 150mm (~6") long extension from some 10mm O.D. x 7mm I.D. tubing. Since I installed a 90-degree grease fitting on it, I had no idea where the fitting would bottom out once the extension tube was installed on the tractor. Therefore I added a stop nut to allow control of the fitting's orientation.
The first two photos show the unfinished and finished extension. Since I don't have access to affordable zinc plating, I painted the tube and nut with JD's buff primer and medium gloss black spray cans. I baked them in the wife's oven when she was out for the day at 170-degrees for 20-minutes.
The next two photos show the area where the fitting extension is located. The third photo shows the stock JD area around the right brake pedal, and the fourth photo shows the extension peeking out from under the cowling above the fuel tank drain petcock.
I'll be trying this out when I do my next 200-hour service in the near future...weather permitting.
I made a 150mm (~6") long extension from some 10mm O.D. x 7mm I.D. tubing. Since I installed a 90-degree grease fitting on it, I had no idea where the fitting would bottom out once the extension tube was installed on the tractor. Therefore I added a stop nut to allow control of the fitting's orientation.
The first two photos show the unfinished and finished extension. Since I don't have access to affordable zinc plating, I painted the tube and nut with JD's buff primer and medium gloss black spray cans. I baked them in the wife's oven when she was out for the day at 170-degrees for 20-minutes.
The next two photos show the area where the fitting extension is located. The third photo shows the stock JD area around the right brake pedal, and the fourth photo shows the extension peeking out from under the cowling above the fuel tank drain petcock.
I'll be trying this out when I do my next 200-hour service in the near future...weather permitting.