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The snow we have recently accumulated was wet and about 10", so after several years escaping the need for throwing on the tire chains, yesterday was the day. Went on easy and made a world of difference as the wet snow left a layer of ice that didn't provide good traction. Another 8-10" coming...

Asking if any of the newer split yellow JD seats will work with the models 425, 445, or 455? Such as the E-AM136044 Deluxe Yellow Seat for John Deere...

New pics of the grapple "The Thumb" that I like a lot for moving brush and logs after cutting trees.

Found a lot of slop in the PTO engaging lever, and need to find out where the slop is located. Appears to be at roll pin #12, but may be enlarged holes in the crank lever (#5 or #2). Will have to explore. This 4300 has the mechanical PTO clutch engagement with three positions.. on, neutral...

Not a sign of advance problem, fuel tank 3/4 full, mowing for about an hour and just suddenly the engine died. No solenoid click when turning the key. Will start checking if power at the fuel solenoid, as it does not react to the ignition key on. Will track down if power at that solenoid...

Shifting lever for the PTO clutch sheared the roll (spring) pin when disengaging clutch, leaving the PTO running the brush hog. Left it running to return to the shed, because shutting off the engine means cannot re-start with PTO engaged. Removed right rear tire, fender, and cover over the...

Did a couple hours of brush hogging along the woods trails and stopped at the shed to blow off the 513 brush mower before parking it. Back on the 4300 and "no start". What the ?? Couldn't leave it there, as it blocked the shed door and snow predicted. Poked around for a safety switch...

Posting this for those who wonder if their FD620D has the plastic gear or the steel gear. I just tore down my Kawasaki FD620D engine with the intention to change out the assumed plastic gear to the steel. But when getting it apart, after getting the crankcase cover removed and a pic posted, a...

Have modified a ViceGrip pliers (model 8R) to aid in sliding female coupler sleeve back for ease of engaging male component. With unsecured couplings on dual hoses running from rear 3rd SCV to grapple thumb on FEL forks, difficult to slide the sleeve back while pushing the male into the female...

This past year, have been working on adding a thumb (The Thumb) to my Deere forks to hold brush, logs, and spruce trees while moving them around. Have the 3rd SCV rear remotes and ran two hyd lines to the front of the FEL, with disconnects at the FEL mount, and also at the bucket/fork quicktach...

Disgusting to have the large header advertising Amazon, whether personalized or not. DO NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT !!!!!!!!

Front tire problem in having to boost additional 3-4 psi every couple days in one tire, caused me to purchase a couple new tires. Mounted the one leaking air and decided the two should match so removed the non-leaker today.. This is what I found inside.. and assume someone put in Green Slime...

This 138400 series with nikki carb is not running without being on half choke. Carb kit is $45 but don't know if that is the fix that is needed. Any thoughts? Engine is 3 yr old and has around 100 hours as a log splitter engine. Did sit with non-ethanol gas for 5 months.. with no problems...

Thought I ran out of fuel, but added fuel and then could not hear the fuel pump run when the ignition key turned to on. Service tech manual pages give schematics of electrical and test points to check. Indication there is a fusible link (F6) and fuse (F7) in the wire (221 red) to the pump...

Received a new TurboSaw LT3200 and used it on my JD 4300 today to lower the height of 50 or more spruce stumps, cleaning up a red oak/ white spruce plantation after 18 years since planting. Need to remove the spruce to let the oak grow. The JD 4300 handled the TurboSaw very well, but all that...

I have two new 16 x 7.5 - 8 turfs for the 425 AWS.. any good hints on getting these skins back on the rims? Ready to do battle tomorrow.. and was slyly looking at the $42 HF mini tire mounting tool.. but seems like over-kill. Appreciate any thoughts.. better than a few screw drivers. Mini-Tire...

Any thoughts on the grapple designed to go on the front quick hitch in place of other attachments such as blade, snowblower, or broom? Saw this from Innovative Tractor Attachments and looks "innovative" to say the least.. QUICK HITCH GRAPPLE BY INNOVATIVE TRACTOR ATTACHMENTS, LLC - YouTube

Am noticing some creep in forward when coming to a stop.. just enough to be annoying and getting more pronounced as time goes on. Am thinking an adjustment in the rod going to the shift lever on the tranny is the potential fix. Anyone with experience making that adjustment? And if so, what...

Have been getting more and more squealing from braking than what I used to get. Made sure the tranny oil was full on the stick. Changed out the tranny fluid with new, and took awhile, but the squeal diminished to almost nothing. Takes the Deere low vis oil.

Anyone know if there is a fix for Win 10 working with previous copies of Deere service tech manuals? With XP and with Win 8.1, the tech manuals came up quickly in .pdf format. Now Win 10 takes forever (minutes) to load the .pdf from the CD's. Thought someone may know of a fix. thanks

The problem of double posting continues, seemingly unchecked. I can tell when my post is going to double up, when I click on "post reply" and the window pops up asking if I want to "leave this page" or not. Whichever selection, ends up a double post. The only way to avoid a double post is to...

New member niemi00 asked about chains on JD 4300, and because the subject title was a bit ambiguous, I'm adding this thread. Pic of chains on my 4300.

The JD 445 will not snap into the detent and stay in float. Pops right out when using the front blade. Any ideas what the problem would be? tks.

Been having trouble keeping the right front deck wheel bracket straight, as it would want to flex back when the depth wheel contacts a small root, or bumps into an obstacle. The constant flexing was going to end up in a metal failure and require welding for a fix. I decided to make a bracket...

The 15 yr old 4x2 Gator power lift failed. It literally stripped four cap screws out of the aluminum lower housing. Replacement was $700-800 for a new lift (that is a bit on the steep side IMO). I looked at a possible fix by drilling out and re-tapping the holes in the aluminum, but then...

I've been having trouble getting in to TBN Forums my "usual" way, and that is clicking on the forum (such as John Deere) and going there. Lately have been having to put up with the Mahindra video overlapping and hiding the choices. Last night, the choices in the Forums drop down list would kick...

Have been searching for replacement Titan tires for the worn fronts on my 4300. Just rec'd a pair purchased online at under $180 incl. shipping (edit: per tire) by UPS in 3 days. I think the 15 winters plowing snow wore the tread off and caused winding up the MFWD because the circumference was...

From a recent post, I was reminded of replacing my seldom-used hitch pins with bolts and lock nuts. I had a couple incidents when brush ripped the hitch pins loose and left the 3 ph arms dangling. I was fortunate to catch the problem before any damage was done (some have broken castings as a...

Anyone find problems with their Valby CH 140HF chipper? Will they handle green leaves of tree tops and spruce/pine/fir needles and branches? I've read from earlier posts that there were problems with these chippers plugging up, and needing to go to a chipper that was belted to get the rpm up...

Don't have the list price, but with cab, probably $11,000. That's ballpark.

Thought this subject could use a thread of its own. Several Deere owners have learned that their dealers bolted the FEL mounts on the wrong sides, resulting in FEL's that come off or just raise a bit off the mounts when FEL is being used. Apparently Deere doesn't mark the mounts right and...

Today I needed to drop down into the woods to get more pallets of dry wood. Normally unstack the pallets that are two high, using the FEL. But didn't want to drop the snow plow and dig out the frozen-in FEL and mount it, just to get 6 pallets of wood. Toyed with the idea of adding weight to...

Finished fabricating the new wing plow for my Deere 4300 and gave it a trial run last night. It works great. Better than I had hoped for, with pencil design and good friend who is handy with welder and fabbing. Is quick tach, only two pins to drop in and a chain to secure to the 3 ph lift arm...

Apparently the search feature is only good for pre-4/18/06 posts. What is happening? a bit and perplexed.

Re: Show All Users Posts Hope the time is coming around to update the 'users' posts. It's an important feature of the Forum to be able to check with threads responded to, so if additional questions or comments are posted by others, then they can be acknowledged. Seems it should be an...

What's happening that the 'Childrens book" thread, pulled because it may have not belonged in the "Book Discussion" forum, and then pulled when it was reposted in the 'Related" forum? Content? insulting? brand war? copyrighted? Be great if there was a way to tag the deleted thread with a...

Many thanks for the search update. Really missed that feature.

Anyone get their free shirt yet? I'm planning to get an application sent in when the mail goes out today. Banner is flying at the top of the page (at least that is where I see it).

Seems there are some who don't like to play by the rules and thus become a 'deleted' subject. Seems if one wants to play in this playground, there are rules to follow or get tossed out of the playground. There are other playgrounds that may let you 'play'. I like this one, and am glad to see...

Attached shows the use of chains in place of the steel strap bars to support the rear of the cutter. There are limitations to the steel strap bars that will cause them to bend, and the chains offer the flexibility but also the lifting ability for raising the deck for non-mowing travel. The...

Not sure where this went, but the site with the manuals was copyright protected, so likely deleted by admins. Good that they are on top of this. The clutch appears to be the bellville spring arrangement. The bolts (6) with lock nuts are to be set at gap of 4mm, and the bellville spring...

Had this pic cross my desk, and thought I'd share it with TBN members. Guess the trailer brakes were not set, when the tractor was being off-loaded onto the dock. An expensive mistake

Post and pic of 2305 at dealer shows up in Ohio. 2305 post in SHHHHHHHHHHH..

Why? No offense meant to anyone looking for the best deal, but I often wonder why people think dealers owe them a price break. They are in the business to sell and make a profit. Without a profit, they don't stay in business. We don't go to the gas pump and wait for a price reduction before we...

\'symbol\' under Subject I'm curious, as what the repetetive symbol is for (looks like a letter page) that appears on each line ahead of the 'Subject'. I don't think I have ever seen it change to a different symbol, but am wondering if that 'space' could be used to identify a message as...

Rotary Cutter \'chains\' Some have asked for a pic of the way I use chains on my JD 513 RC, that gives it the flexibility I want, and eliminates bending the steel support braces that the chains replace. This is an earlier photo of my setup that has been cleaned up recently.

Sure seem to be a rash of new members posting Lawn and Garden threads in the Compact Utility Tractor forums, rather than finding the "Lawn and Garden" forum to post in. Any concern here? Are the moderators intersted or concerned, and want to be notified, or just let it ride? Seems it makes...

TMcD's deck reminds me of a question. How do you folks keep the wasps from building nests under these decks? I find they like to do that, and they are a pain to crawl under, risking more 'pain', to spray the nests. Never know where the next one is, when trying to destroy them. Any ideas?

\"Show all Users Posts\" Hopefully the server system can soon catch up to the backlog of users posts, and bring them up to date. It's been lagging behind roughly 24 hours, and now is closer to 72 hours (which is better than not getting them at all ) Don't want to complain about such a great...

I would be interested in learning how the moderators feel about the duplicate postings, where the same question (or information) is presented in more than one forum. Seems to be happening regularly, and causes two (or more) threads to be created with responses. If one has a response to help...

Anyone able to post some pics of the Deere TnT (top and tilt) package? I would like to be able to see how the package looks, as am considering such on a 3X20 series. Appreciate any pics, and suspect TnT on a 4X00 or 4X10 series would be similar. Anyone acknowledge that is true? Thanks

Finished retrofitting the Deere loader forks to attach to the iMatch quick hitch so I could lift pallets of dried, split firewood and carry them to the house. Followed a pic posted here sometime back for the inspiration to do the fabrication. Pic shows the first pallet of wood yesterday (no...

Looking for some help from anyone who has experienced the 'diamond' style tire chain diamond installation I am planning to be in the Rockies this winter and looking for tirechains to take along, and these looked like they would be good for road travel if needed, as well as fairly easy to put...

If all the equipment dealers that post here place a "go look at my ad" post in all the different tractor brand forums, we'll have a lot of repetitive posts to clutter up the forum. Hopefully the recent splurge from FarWest is not going to open up the flood gates for a surge from all the others...

Getting to be that time when the onslaught of the dreaded Asian beetles will descend on the house. Hopefully not as bad as last year, but don't know yet. What are your defenses? Spray? Traps? Acceptance? The sites that discuss 'accepting' them as a good insect to have, discuss just sealing...

Today I initiated a request for the cost to upgrade to a Deere 4410 eHydro, with the hopes it will be an affordable move to a few more hp and the advantages of the new hydrstatic transmission. All will be the same (midPTO, R-4's) but will add a 3rd SCV (may get the Top'n Tilt and maybe I should...

A simple logging hitch shown on an 8N Ford, using just a chain looped around the log with the chain slipped into slots in the top plate.

Today, a first for me, dismantled a 40+ ft windmill that was still functioning. A lady had it on her rural property, and was worried all the time that it was running. A few blades had fallen because a cottonwood tree was encroaching in its "path" so it was removal time. Her neighbor asked me to...

Anyone else noticed the "big" difference in posted time vs actual local time? Seems there is a 13-14 minute difference, such as a posted time of 9:44 pm and an actual local time of 9:30 pm. It is a minor nuisance when looking at the posts in the last 30 minutes, for example. It's not a big...

Because a thread in "Photos" about cutting down trees seems to lead to some learning of techniques, I have attached this URL posted by OSHA Tree felling These pages cover some of the basics, but I have found over 45 years of cutting down trees, only about 75% of them are "normal" situations...

Been pulling in white oak for making firewood for two years from now. This attached picture of white oak butt log which came up out of the woods easily using the 3pt I-match and logging tongs. Will buck to 20 inch lengths, and split, stack, dry for two years minimum before burning. Weather...

Attached is a picture of moving firewood into the garage earlier today. The new I-match has proven real handy for this, setting off the ballast box, picking up the empty carry-all, loading the firewood, backing the carry-all into the garage (close to the wood-fired boiler and the Defiant wood...

Today I hauled a 16' log from a dead elm tree out of the woods using my new I-match and my old logging tongs. It worked great. The first pic attached is a close up of the tongs on the I-match.

Had to buy new LP tanks for my gas grill to get the OPD (Overfill Protection Device). Any recycling for the old tanks? Can they be retrofit to take new OPD valves? Appreciate any help available. Thanks.

Recently someone sent me an e-mail apologizing for sending me a virus, and explaining to me how I should search for a *.exe file in Windows, and if finding it, deleting it. I did a search on the net, and found out this was a hoax and thought TBN folks would like a 'heads up' just in case your...

For the last 24 hours, I have been having a difficult time getting into TBN, and if I get in, a looooong time getting posts <font color=red> read. <font color=black>By the looks of the activity, others are not having this problem. Normal time for a post to come up would be about 3-4 seconds...

Caught these turkeys this afternoon, and could only get about 1/3 of them in the picture. I counted about 50 of them, as best I could. Such a mild winter, and a good acorn crop really have helped them through this year. Should be a good Spring season. No Toms in this bunch - yet!

I am trying to figure out the logic of the yellow squares ahead of the names of the subjects and the posts. Just when I think I have it figured out, something seems to happen that changes my conclusion. Usually, when I read a post the yellow 'light' goes out in the square. But some time later...

This is a post for Ron of ronjhall. I have been thinking about his request for a pic of the square tubing I had welded to the rear of the deck, and finally took the time to shoot it this morning (new years resolution) and will post it now. I found the deck of my JD513 to be vulnerable to bending...

I believe I have a virus, and have no idea where it came from or how to get rid of it. It seems connected to MS Outlook Express, and creates files named 'image001, 002.....00X, and file names of images I have named in my digital camera pic files. The files are attached to every (near as I can...