3320 Height / Width

[foggy1111]

Ive located a 3320 open station that I plan to look at next week. Sounds to be what I have been looking for...at a fair price. It has the "larger" R4 tires on it. (43x16-20 4pr rears)

I beleive these tires will provide 60" width....which is fine. Can anyone tell me how high this tractor will be at the ROPS? I have an 8 foot door height....and prefer to not drop the ROPS when coming and going.

( Also, I am a little surprised the bigger R4 tires carry a 4 ply rating vs a 6 ply for the less expensive tires. Duh! )

 

[RoyJackson]

Ive located a 3320 open station that I plan to look at next week. Sounds to be what I have been looking for...at a fair price. It has the "larger" R4 tires on it. (43x16-20 4pr rears)

I beleive these tires will provide 60" width....which is fine. Can anyone tell me how high this tractor will be at the ROPS? I have an 8 foot door height....and prefer to not drop the ROPS when coming and going.

( Also, I am a little surprised the bigger R4 tires carry a 4 ply rating vs a 6 ply for the less expensive tires. Duh! )

Take a look at the operator's manual (for the 3320) link on the Deere website. The Specifications section near the end of the manual provides quite a bit of dimensional data. You may find what you want there...

 

[Rob-D]

Two things. the dimensions of the 3320 are :

59.5" for the large R4 tires in the narrow position. (I just measured this.)
92.5" (according to Deere) for the ROPS height.

My 3320 fits under my 8 foot door (just barely). The door in the up position is less than 96". I adjusted the door springs to lift the door as high as possible. Anyway it does fit.

As for the large R4 tires. I originally ordered them with my tractor but changed my mind. I tried to switch to the smaller R4's but it was too late. I'm glad in the end that I got the bigger tires. They fit the tractor better and the tread will wear out long before the 4 plies die. The smaller R4's have a higher weight limit in the back but a lower one in the front.
If you look at the Deere pamphlets they show the 3320 with the larger tires in all the pics. You also get better traction with the larger tires. They show the smaller R4's on the 'economy' tractors in the 3000 line.

Rob

 

[nmu98]

I had zero issues with my old open station 3720 with the larger R4's and my home 8' garage door. I could even fit under the spot where the garage door opener attached the garage door with room to spare.

 

[foggy1111]

Thanks for the responses. On the way home from "up north" today.....I stopped by a good John Deere store. They had a used (but beat up) 3320 and a new 3320 parked side by side.

The new one had the larger tire size and the used had the smaller tires. I measured the taller tire unit to the top of the ROPS.....93" dead on. :thumbsup: Also measured the width....and can see where the wide wheel setting will go to about 60"....just as shown in the owner manual that Roy pointed out.

Sometimes I just gotta see for myself in order to be comfortable. I learned long ago....verify everything.

I really like the looks of the bigger R4 tires and when sitting in the 3320 seat the tractor feels like everything should be just as stable as my current ride - or better.

I'm going for a look at a real nice used 3320 early next week. It appears that the tractor has everything I'm looking for....with just 200 hours use. If I get this deal done....I will provide some more details...and the obligatory picture.

 

[AKfish]

I'm going for a look at a real nice used 3320 early next week. It appears that the tractor has everything I'm looking for....with just 200 hours use. If I get this deal done....I will provide some more details...and the obligatory picture.

Lookin' forward to your report back.. And those pics when the time comes!!

Best of luck.

AKfish

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I really like the looks of the bigger R4 tires and when sitting in the 3320 seat the tractor feels like everything should be just as stable as my current ride - or better.

Not just for looks, but I feel the tread design on the larger R4's aka Galaxy Marathoner...is a superior tread. This is my first tractor with R4's and all those reports about R4's being slippery in snow, balling up with mud, etc.. have been proven to be completely false to me. I'd buy these tires again any day.

 

[nmu98]

Not just for looks, but I feel the tread design on the larger R4's aka Galaxy Marathoner...is a superior tread. This is my first tractor with R4's and all those reports about R4's being slippery in snow, balling up with mud, etc.. have been proven to be completely false to me. I'd buy these tires again any day.

Dave, I think you are having good luck with them due to the weight you added. In the winter you not only have your iron weight, but also a rear snow blower.

I do not have any weight on mine other than a ballast box and I don't like them for snow. With weight, they might be better......

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Dave, I think you are having good luck with them due to the weight you added. In the winter you not only have your iron weight, but also a rear snow blower.

I do not have any weight on mine other than a ballast box and I don't like them for snow. With weight, they might be better......

That might be the case...BUT when the blower is on the ground and in operation, I'm down to just 220lbs additional weight, I wouldnt think that 220 lbs would make them go from skates to real tires.....
Like I said, this is my first machine with R4's....Deere made the decision easy for me...Turfs are not for me, and the R1's look super chinsy on a machine of this caliber. For my intended use, I was steering towards R4's anyways...

 

[Rob-D]

Dave, I think you are having good luck with them due to the weight you added. In the winter you not only have your iron weight, but also a rear snow blower.

I do not have any weight on mine other than a ballast box and I don't like them for snow. With weight, they might be better......

The larger R4's are for better traction, ask a dealer or JD.

Rob