Hello everyone! I have to thank all of you for your discussions on John deere Tractors. I have learned so much just reading the input from all the users. I have recently purchased a new 4010 with FEL & 60" mmm & love that tractor! I am considering purchasing a blade to remove snow & am wondering if anyone has any advice on a blade for the FEL or a complete new unit & how will a complete unit will effect the mount for the MMM. Thanks again & I especially liked reading & looking at Sleephollow 's new machine!
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IRTEXN
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Congrats on your new Deere. I have the 4110 and am very happy with it. Post a pic or two of your new machine when you get a chance. Cant' be of any help on the blade, we dont do much snow removal in southeast Texas..lol Good luck
I have a 4010 as well and have had a couple of snowstorms blow through. Each dropped about 6 or 7 inches. I removed all of it with the FEL. I thought about buying a blade but the FEL seems to work pretty well once you find the float postion. I would consider buying a rear blade rather than one for the front. There seems to be a limited amount of things that a front mounted blade can do. That's my $.02 I am sure you will hae a dollars worth by the time this thread is dead
Brent
Brent
I have been looking at the blade that attaches to the FEL on JD parts.com but according to the print of the kit, it does not seem that the side to side movement is controlled by the hydralics. I will have to check with my dealer!
THANKS FOR THE INFO! I AM HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BLADE. I AGREE WITH YOU 100% ABOUT THE "FLOAT" ON THE FEL. AFTER I INITIALLY WROTE THE MESSSAGE I WAS READING SOME OF THE INFO & DISCOVERED THAT I HAD TO PLAY WITH MY FLOAT POSITION A LITTLE MORE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I THINK I HAVE BECOME BETTER AT POSITIONING THE BUCKET WHEN IT IS IN THE FLOAT POSITION. I WILL HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT SOME MORE BEFORE I DECIDE! SINCE YOU ALSO HAVE A 4010 I WAS WONDERING WHAT TIRES YOU HAVE & WHAT SIZE. I HAVE THE 29" TURF BUT I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS PICTURES OF 4010 MACHINES WITH BIGGER TURF TIRES. I HAVE THE JD GROUNDS CARE BUYING GUIDE & IT SPECS OUT 31" TURF. I THINK THAT THE CORRECT TIRE IS THE 29" BUT I WOULD SURE LIKE THAT EXTRA GROUND CLEARENCE
surfacewave
Member
I purchased the 54" Hydraulic blade my JD 4115 and it has performed well in cleaning up the snow (so far the max has been 16" in one snowfall). I removed the FEL and 60" MMM for snow removal (it takes about 3 minutes to remove the FEL and 3 minutes to attach the Blade). It is my opinion that the blade is very useful but I would like to have a 72" blade for the extra width beyond the rear tires when angling the blade.
I believe some advantages of the blade vs. FEL for snow removal are, more manuverability in small areas and pulling up to the back doorway and garage doors and back dragging the snow. A disadvantage is you can ony push the snow so far and could run out of space to push the snow (which has not happend yet after over 2 1/2 feet of snow). If this does occur I will remove the blade and reattach the FEL to relocate the white stuff. Even with the FEL snow relocation can become a problem if there is to much. Removal and attaching implements should not be an issue after all isn't that why we bought a tractor for working,versatility and fun?
My driveway is a "Y" shape with each leg about 35' long and 10' wide, at intersection of the legs it starts to splay out for 40' to match the garage width of 31'.
The large snow stroms this year snowfall took me approximately 1 hour to complete with the JD 4115 and only 5 minutes of manual touchup shoveling). The other small snowfalls so far have taken about 15 to 30 minutes to complete.
The tires are filled R4s without chains and have not had any real problems with traction except when the amount of snow outweighs the tractor.
I have used the blade for rough land leveling and it works quite well but your running over the dirt and do not have the visibility you would have with a back blade but you can backdrag and with a bit of practice you do just as well.
Just my opinion.
I believe some advantages of the blade vs. FEL for snow removal are, more manuverability in small areas and pulling up to the back doorway and garage doors and back dragging the snow. A disadvantage is you can ony push the snow so far and could run out of space to push the snow (which has not happend yet after over 2 1/2 feet of snow). If this does occur I will remove the blade and reattach the FEL to relocate the white stuff. Even with the FEL snow relocation can become a problem if there is to much. Removal and attaching implements should not be an issue after all isn't that why we bought a tractor for working,versatility and fun?
My driveway is a "Y" shape with each leg about 35' long and 10' wide, at intersection of the legs it starts to splay out for 40' to match the garage width of 31'.
The large snow stroms this year snowfall took me approximately 1 hour to complete with the JD 4115 and only 5 minutes of manual touchup shoveling). The other small snowfalls so far have taken about 15 to 30 minutes to complete.
The tires are filled R4s without chains and have not had any real problems with traction except when the amount of snow outweighs the tractor.
I have used the blade for rough land leveling and it works quite well but your running over the dirt and do not have the visibility you would have with a back blade but you can backdrag and with a bit of practice you do just as well.
Just my opinion.
Thanks for the input. That is great info. Just a few questions: When you removed the MMM must you also remove the frame for the mower or do you just unlatch the front & remove the 2 clips for the deck. It would be great if you had some pictures of your machine with the front blade! Did you look into getting the blade for the FEL when purchasing your blade?How do your R4's work when mowing the grass? I am considering getting the R4's & filling them for my 4010. Thanks again
Sam
Sam
