Keys ?

[asetech]

Has anyone needed to get copies made. I "misplaced" my main key so I only have the spare. It is a 4410. Is this something I have to see the dealer about, or can Lowes make copies.

Thanks

 

[asetech]

I went to the JD website and poked around. It looks like it's a generic type of key and I just need to order one.

 

[farmerhays]

I recently misplaced my key (and I only had received one to start with). I called ahead to my JD dealer who had a new pair of keys waiting for me in 2 hours - free of charge.

Apparently, all tractors of a given model or series are keyed alike???

 

[farming]

Just an FYI to our surprise... our JD 110 TLB CUT uses the same key as our JD 6420 CAB Ag Utility tractor. The irony is that we paid for the extra vandal protection kit locks around the hood so people can't steal your battery while left out in the field... instead, even if they owned a JD CUT, they could just steal the whole tractor or go for a joy ride /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif !!!

You should take your key with you the next time you visit a dealer and see just how many "different" lines are using this same one.

 

[pat32rf]

A buddy of mine who is a dozer/excavator/hoe driver claims one key fits all, including mine..... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[MikeD74T]

My son drives a drop neck for a local equipment hauler. He has a ring of a dozen keys that will start 90+% of the heavy equipment in the US. He routinely picks up & drops equipment without ever seeing the owner or operator. Don't rely on your ignition key for security.

 

[755inNY]

<font color="blue"> Just an FYI to our surprise... our JD 110 TLB CUT uses the same key as our JD 6420 CAB Ag Utility tractor. </font>

.....and the key for my 4310 fit the 110 TLB that a contractor had on my property. He thought he was doing the right thing (security wise) by taking the key with him. Boy was he surprised when I started it up using my key.

Jeff

 

[Fergy42286]

JD, like most other equipment manufacturers, key nearly all their machines alike. I carry 4 keys and can start nearly any JD or cat that runs.

Brian

 

[pruntyc]

The one key you have, will probably start most grey market Yanmars also, they use a JD key, or maybe I should say JD uses a Yanmar key, on the ones Yanmar has made.

 

[PILOON]

The same thing occurs in the aviation industry. (Pipers, Cessnas etc)

What we frequantly did for clients was to cut the starter solinoid wire and extend it to a new switch identified as some obscure function(ex:aux pannel light or spare radio power) thereby requiring both the key and that 'special switch' to start the aircraft.

Occasionly we might hide the switch under the dash where only the pilot knew to find it.

On my MT180D, there is a safety switch to enable starting ONLY in neutral.
I simply pull one wire off of the switch thereby breaking the continuity to the starter.

A switch near the oil dipstick would be another logical location as one (usually) checks oil level every start up.
That way strangers would assume you are merely checking the oil while in effect you are enabling the starter circuit.

Also I have a manual shut off on my injector pump.
A simple spring holding it closed would sure fool 99% of crooks as they would believe it to be some sort of throttle spring.

Around here insurance is impossible without a satelite tracking device on new construction equipment.