John Deere 3520 with Cab on Order

[jenkinsph]

I don't think this linkage is 100% either, the dual remote outlets on my old 4020 were better than this forty years ago.

 

[soulasphil]

These tractors have a max speed of about 15mph and the worst you can do in an emergency is hit the reverse pedal instead of the brake, which will stop the machine anyway.

That is assuming that in spite of the many hours spent in the tractor's seat I didn't have the wrong reaction when driving the family car with a top speed over 150mph! Reminds me of the time when motorcycles had the foot brake either on the left or the right side and gears on the other foot. This has been standardized for a reason!

 

[coglesby]

I don't think this linkage is 100% either, the dual remote outlets on my old 4020 were better than this forty years ago.

Wouldn't it be nice if they still built tractors like the 4020. That's what I grew up on and IMO it's the best tractor ever made.

 

[jenkinsph]

That is assuming that in spite of the many hours spent in the tractor's seat I didn't have the wrong reaction when driving the family car with a top speed over 150mph! Reminds me of the time when motorcycles had the foot brake either on the left or the right side and gears on the other foot. This has been standardized for a reason!

Well if that is the case you need to remove that turn signal lever I mean direction reverser lever from your tractor too. I can picture you trying to signal a left turn and throwing the transmission in reverse.

We can all come up with silly analogies here (allowing us enough time) but I think most people are intelligent enough to adapt, you included.

 

[jenkinsph]

Wouldn't it be nice if they still built tractors like the 4020. That's what I grew up on and IMO it's the best tractor ever made.

Growing up we had the 4020 wide front diesel and 3020 tricycle diesel and both were great tractors. I want one but know I dont need it and if the need arises would probably buy a newer 6430 which is a good tractor too.

Phil has me scared now though I am afraid I couldn't make the change from my ehydro tractors to the PR transmission without a train wreck.

 

[Nuru]

Here are the pics of my new 3520 with cab.

Good looking unit, congrats

 

[Nuru]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. I have run my tractor about 3 hours. I am pleased with everything on the tractor except for the 3rd SCV, 3 point lift, and PTO selector controls. The assembly has a lot of loose play. The controls are extremely hard to push/pull when operating. I assume this will get better with time. Also, the depth adjustment knob could have been designed a little better. Has anyone else noticed this as a less than adequate design on the 3x20 cab series?
I did take time today to swap my rear wheels to the wider position. With the R4s, I only gained about 1 inch on each side but it was noticable. Still considering wheel extensions. The only thing left to do is purchase my cd/radio unit and install. Guess I'll tackle that project next weekend.

There are threads discussing wider tires and the use of spacers, I went with the wider tires, others have used spacers. you can search for spaces and the threads should come up.

 

[Nuru]

These tractors have a max speed of about 15mph and the worst you can do in an emergency is hit the reverse pedal instead of the brake, which will stop the machine anyway. In any case I hardly ever use the brakes despite doing a lot of road travel because compression is so high, lifting your foot from the forward or reverse pedal amounts to braking especially in MFWD mode.

I got a few more mphs out of it with my Turf Specials, and scared my self going downhill on a road once - won't do that again - all that glass and really no protection

Same experience with the same turf specials on my former 4310, that was fun/scary at the same time as I was really thinking about how I would get off of the tractor if I lost control going down the hill

 

[coglesby]

There are threads discussing wider tires and the use of spacers, I went with the wider tires, others have used spacers. you can search for spaces and the threads should come up.

Thanks Nuru. It will be a while before I make a decision on wheel extensions. My neighbor is a retired Master Machinist and now works out of a shop at his house. I will probably ask him to build them. I'm thinking 2-3 more inches per side. I have checked out the other threads and they were very helpful.

My first project is installation of the radio. Then I intend on installing a hydraulic top link.

 

[Acolar]

My PTO control lever is extremely difficult to shift and has not gotten any better with time (180 hrs) Its a scary proposition everytime I try to shift from mid to rear or vice-versa. Its winter now so I'll wait till spring when the MMM goes on to investigate further.