Buying Advice JD 4300 questions

[arrabil]

Cool.

You are definitely gonna like the new 4300. Its a sweet ride.

 

[arrabil]

You know, there's a mid-PTO and Power Beyond on eBay right now. Rarely see either one anymore.

 

[mjncad]

Would the dealer be the best place to get an operators manual or should I buy it online somewhere?

Here is where to get Deere manuals directly. John Deere Technical Information Bookstore - Home Page

Get the CD as it's generally half the cost of the paper manual, and you can print replacement pages to your heart's content.

 

[arrabil]

You can also get the PDF on eBay for less than $20.

 

[beenthere]

arrabil

Is that a legal copy on pdf? i.e. produced by Deere?

 

[arrabil]

Same PDF you'll get from Deere. I bought a set of six CDs with like 50 manuals for $30.

 

[kennyd]

arrabil

Is that a legal copy on pdf? i.e. produced by Deere?

You know it's bootlegged

 

[arrabil]

You know, I don't have or use a single piece of illegal software but I have no trouble with these PDFs. Deere makes money on the parts. They should distribute the tech manual so you can find and use those parts for free. I'm a big fan of companies that do that. Its the only real knock I have against them.

Its like an "I won't use your tech services" or an "I buy used" tax.

 

[kennyd]

You know, I don't have or use a single piece of illegal software but I have no trouble with these PDFs. Deere makes money on the parts. They should distribute the tech manual so you can find and use those parts for free. I'm a big fan of companies that do that. Its the only real knock I have against them.

Its like an "I won't use your tech services" or an "I buy used" tax.

I don't know of any OEM that gives away workshop/technical/service manual's for free. You might by the parts because you have the manual-but without it you may be paying labor in addition to the parts.

Edit: Plus they give you JDParts for free...no other OEM comes close to that system for free.

 

[mjncad]

Same PDF you'll get from Deere. I bought a set of six CDs with like 50 manuals for $30.

Yep, pirated PDF's. How many pages does that 4200 - 4400 tech manual have in it?

I went and added links, bookmarks, etc to my Deere 4200 - 4400 PDF manual that Deere should have put in the document to make cross referencing easier. I thought about selling my effort online; but then I thought twice since that would no doubt be illegal and I've got better things to do than waste money fighting Deere's army of legal beagles.