Recent content by reasley

Note that this procedure was done on a 2000 4300 Compact Utility Tractor, but should be generalizable to many other contemporary John Deere models. Tools needed: Hydraulic press; 10 mm socket for hub bolts, seal installer, depth gauge, brass brush to remove old sealing material from mating...

Good evening, TBN listers -- I have a JD4300 compact utility tractor and the right side lift link broke last night (it is the easily adjustable one). The part that broke is the threaded rod. After looking at the JD parts catalog on-line and confirming with my dealer, the threaded rod is no...

Hello, Tractor by Net members -- I have been reading the past threads about landscape rake quality and have a question about rake tines. In these threads, I have read some that say the tines are all made in Italy and they are all the same. I have heard others say that some manufacturers have...

Good morning -- I have a John Deere 4300 compact utility tractor that I have owned for about 3-4 years now -- great tractor. About 3 months ago, with a need to lift very heavy round bales of hay, I adapted the fork lift attachment that I made for the front end loader so that it can be used at...

Just a reminder about the danger in using post hole diggers. I think that the most dangerous part of their use is simply getting off the tractor -- once you've done that, your about 60% of the way toward an accident. Baylor alum and building namesake dies in farm accident By Chad Shanks |...

Good evening, I have a JD 4300 that has a hydraulic problem. I used the tractor all day today to shred and, late this afternoon, the steering started getting "tight," and the bucket wouldn't go up after going down. I was about 400 yards from my shop so I drove it there and parked it for a...

Good afternoon -- I was out box blading my driveway this morning and, when I came in for lunch, my fingers touched the ignition switch when I turned the key off. The switch was very, very hot. I have do no testing yet nor have I looked in the workshop manual. My guess is that I either have...

Good evening, I have a JD 4300 and need to rebuild the front end loader cylinders. I have the factory workshop manual for the tractor, but it doesn't have the instructions for the loader and its cylinders. I also have four seal kits. All I need is to know how to remove the rod from the...

R&R FOLLOW-UP Early this morning, I took the shift lever with broken shift shaft to my machinist friend. He concurred with me that the O-ring groove, in conjunction with its location, the leverage exerted on it, and the weight of the shift lever all contributed to the breakage of the shaft. He...

Good evening, fellow JD owners -- I have a 4300 CUT with 4WD and HST. The range shift lever has always been stiff going into the 3 different ranges but this is always aided by hitting the right RPMs -- right off of idle. Anyway, today I was doing some fork lift to trailer work and tried to...

Good evening, A couple of weeks ago, I bought a used Dayton pallet jack for $20 (needs cylinder kit) for the second story of a building that I am currently constructing. Today, while working, I looked at this jack in the context of a usable set of forks for someone that wants to build an...

I am getting serious about building a copy of either the Shaver Super Slide or Mini-Positioner (see attached picture). My question: does anyone on-list have experience with one or have you seen one close enough to give me an idea on dimensions? Related, if you have not, if you have steel...

I have now been tinkering with the post driver for a couple of days and have some observations that may be of use to others. Postdriver: Shaver HD-10, standard positioners (i.e., not hydraulic) Shaver post driver, hole digger, stump grinder, log splitter Tractor: John Deere 4300 HST (32hp...

Good afternoon, I have a John Deere 4300 that has a front end loader with 4 hydraulic lines out but no other on the tractor. While inspecting the SCV from the bottom side last night I noticed that it has 6 outs -- four in use for the loader and two extra with allen-headed plugs, and there is a...

I just bought a Shaver HD-10 post driver to be used with a John Deere 4300 CUT that presently does not have power beyond, but does have a FEL. With a post driver only "one-way" pressure is needed, correct? In other words, you only need pressure to raise the cylinder, and the return is just a...