Hello from Sweden!

[Jdswede]

Hi, I am a home owner living in Sweden and have just bought a 1968 JD400 that needs a lot of TLC. My thinking is that a loader with backhoe may come to good use for digging and clearing stumps and big stones. That is, of course, if I can get it running...

I'm used to fixing cars but tractors seem to be a different story, where everything is a lot bigger and heavier. Also, most of my wrenctes are metric so I will have to get some new tools to get started.

US products are not very common in Sweden but my first car was a 1965 Chevy II. I also have a 1938 South Bend 9 lathe and a Toro snowblower.

There seems to be a wealth of knowledge in this forum. Though I'm new to tractors, I hope that I will be able to contribute.

 

[IslandTractor]

Welcome to TBN. You should be able to get a lot of advice here regarding maintenance and troubleshooting problems with your JD. You'll probably want to make a similar post in the JD subforum and will certainly want to learn to use the search function.

Sorry about the Chevy II. If I recall correctly those were not the greatest example of US engineering or quality. The new Impala, Corvette and Camaro are a big upgrade.

 

[Ed of all trades]

My second car was a Chevy II convertible. Wish I had it now. Welcome to TBN from the state of Virginia. Hope your tractor questions are answered. Ed

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site.

 

[MF25]

G'day Mate and welcome from another of Downunder...

 

[Thomas]

:welcome: welcome to TBN...enjoy.

 

[Walt 2002]

Welcome,

Walt Conner

 

[txdon]

Welcome from Texas! The FEL and BH combo make it a fun machine for dirt work. My tractor with BH and FEL is a Kubota so I won't be able to help with the repair but keep us updated on your progress with the JD group. Is your tractor yellow like this?
http://d323w7klwy72q3.cloudfront.net/i/a/2014/20140925const/Z9178.JPG

 

[TBN Support]

:welcome: Welcome to the forum!

You'll find lots of good info around here.

 

[Jdswede]

Thank you all for your welcome!

txdon, yes it was for sure all yellow originally as in the link. Now some parts are repainted in dark green (not JD green).