The tractor normally starts right away and I have never had it crank for more than a second and not start when the temperatures are above freezing so I knew something was not right. I always check the simple stuff first. Nothing easier to check then all the oil levels. I noticed the engine...
The problem was the lift pump. Remember that 9mm wrench that is in every wrench set you buy that you thought was useless as you have never seen a 9mm bolt? Well I found out the lift pump is held in with 2 9mm head bolts.
The other neat thing is my bolts were super tight so the open end...
I have a 2012 4720. Up until now it has always started good in the warm weather. When it's below -15 it has to be plugged in to start. Yesterday it fired right up and I used it for about 3 hours with the chipper on the 3 point hitch. We managed to plug the chipper up and as we had other...
I had the creep to reposition feature but I returned it before I installed it. I ran another one with that feature and it was a bit of a pain. I found it was just easier to hop off and move the machine. You can't open the rear window when your sitting on the backhoe. It might be OK with a...
I just purchased a 2012 4720 cab model tractor. I also asked the dealer to supply the 3rd hydraulic valve, as well as the 4th and 5th. I got kits LVB26033 and LVB26072. The way the kits are supplied you can only install 1 or the other, as the steel lines provided only allow you to hook up 1...
Hello; New to the forum today. I just purchased a 2012 JD 4720 yesterday with the 400CX and a 485 backhoe (the backhoe is 2 weeks away) as well as a bunch of other attachments. I plan to develop an acerage for us with this unit. I have run lots of heavy equipment in my time and I like to...