JD 4120 3 PT lift issues

EZ-HITCH · Sep 24, 2008

I am asking this question for a friend who is not sure if the lift arms are working properly or not. When he tries to lower them down as far as they will go, they are still about 12-16 inches off the ground. The draft control is all the way down. I know my Kubota has another control that controls how fast the arms move down and it can keep the arms from going all the way down, but I am not sure if this model has it. Does Anyone know?

jsboening · Sep 24, 2008

There should be a knob between your heels below the seat that you just turn.

EZ-HITCH · Sep 24, 2008

yeah, that is where mine is at on my Kubota. Just did not know if the JD's were the same.

chetlenox · Sep 24, 2008

EZ-Hitch,

I've never measured the distance from the links to the ground, but 12 or so inches sounds about right. I've got a 4520...

Chet.

EZ-HITCH · Sep 24, 2008

My lift arms will almost touch the ground. Maybe it is a Kubota thing.

Spudland_Dave · Sep 24, 2008

Cab model or not?
I only ask because when I bought mine, while doing "pre delivery inspection" the tech noticed the lift arms wouldnt go down all the way as you describe...apparently its common for the 3pt control cable on cabbed machines to not be adjusted "just right" from the factory....they adjusted the cable and I can now pretty much touch the ground with my 3pt...
BTW, I have a 3520.....not a 4x20, but I suspect they should lower almost to the ground as well.

radman1 · Sep 24, 2008

Did he try just lowering the side lift arms? They both can be screwed down lower. The one arm will have to be disconnected, unscrewed and reconnected. The other has a turnable handle. However, this will decrease his overall lift height.