John Deere 4052R

jneddermeyer1 · Jan 18, 2017

I'm new to the group. Just bought this girl. Very very pleased so far. I have changed a few things since I bought it

wmonroe · Jan 18, 2017

Very nice! Are you taking the turfs off for R4's or did you take R4's off and put on turfs?

jneddermeyer1 · Jan 19, 2017

wmonroe said:
Very nice! Are you taking the turfs off for R4's or did you take R4's off and put on turfs?

Took the turfs off and put the R4s on. Suits me better.

MF283 · Jan 19, 2017

Nice!

Wagtail · Jan 20, 2017

Congratulations on your new rig. :thumbsup:

ovrszd · Jan 20, 2017

Congrats on the new tractor. We need more pics of course!!!!

Welcome to TBN. Wealth of information here. And members are always willing to help you spend money on tractor stuff!!!!

Where is Charter Oak? I'm six miles from Iowa near I-35.

jneddermeyer1 · Jan 20, 2017

ovrszd said:
Congrats on the new tractor. We need more pics of course!!!!

Welcome to TBN. Wealth of information here. And members are always willing to help you spend money on tractor stuff!!!!

Where is Charter Oak? I'm six miles from Iowa near I-35.

Between Sioux City Iowa and Omaha Nebraska. 40 miles east of Missouri River. And yes I'll be posting pictures. I love this thing.

ArlyA · Jan 20, 2017

We used to reside in Sioux Falls and have relatives up in Sheldon IA. Please do post photos and glad to read your reports.

jneddermeyer1 · Jan 20, 2017

Will do. I am nothing but happy with the 4052r. At times I would like to try a 66 to see if it any more power pulling the Hills in road gear but then I think life is all about seat time.

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BrokeFarmerJohn · Jan 21, 2017

How does the turfs do? I have a similar just older tractor, I run mainly on grass and pasture, I don't think I would ever buy a set like you have there mounted on there own rims but the thought has crossed my mind of getting turfs, my dads 445 has turfs and gets around good in the snow, the turfs are easy on the grass and I can't think of a time it's been pulled out of the mud, I have used that tractor a lot and been in mud up to the deck and deff lock got it out. So I think turf tires on my 4320 wouldn't be so bad, it's 4wd with deff.

Yes I compared a garden tractor to a large compact (usually rich calls me out lol) but it's the only thing I have to compare to with turfs. I guess I would be after a tire easier on grass but can still pull itself out of a little mud. Only thing I'm pulling is a rear blade, I do a lot of FEL (pallet forks) work with it.

ArlyA · Jan 21, 2017

Yes john. Growing up in the AG business, I call compacts BIG garden tractors as well. Most of my family do farm today. :laughing: Nonetheless, if they get the job done, I don't care what they are called.

BrokeFarmerJohn said:
How does the turfs do? I have a similar just older tractor, I run mainly on grass and pasture, I don't think I would ever buy a set like you have there mounted on there own rims but the thought has crossed my mind of getting turfs, my dads 445 has turfs and gets around good in the snow, the turfs are easy on the grass and I can't think of a time it's been pulled out of the mud, I have used that tractor a lot and been in mud up to the deck and deff lock got it out. So I think turf tires on my 4320 wouldn't be so bad, it's 4wd with deff.

Yes I compared a garden tractor to a large compact (usually rich calls me out lol) but it's the only thing I have to compare to with turfs. I guess I would be after a tire easier on grass but can still pull itself out of a little mud. Only thing I'm pulling is a rear blade, I do a lot of FEL (pallet forks) work with it.

ovrszd · Jan 21, 2017

jneddermeyer1 said:
Will do. I am nothing but happy with the 4052r. At times I would like to try a 66 to see if it any more power pulling the Hills in road gear but then I think life is all about seat time. &#55357;&#56841;.

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jneddermeyer1 · Jan 21, 2017

BrokeFarmerJohn said:
How does the turfs do? I have a similar just older tractor, I run mainly on grass and pasture, I don't think I would ever buy a set like you have there mounted on there own rims but the thought has crossed my mind of getting turfs, my dads 445 has turfs and gets around good in the snow, the turfs are easy on the grass and I can't think of a time it's been pulled out of the mud, I have used that tractor a lot and been in mud up to the deck and deff lock got it out. So I think turf tires on my 4320 wouldn't be so bad, it's 4wd with deff.

Yes I compared a garden tractor to a large compact (usually rich calls me out lol) but it's the only thing I have to compare to with turfs. I guess I would be after a tire easier on grass but can still pull itself out of a little mud. Only thing I'm pulling is a rear blade, I do a lot of FEL (pallet forks) work with it.

I think the turfs would of worked just fine for me and what I do. I mainly move pallets of weights around and move snow. The reasons I went with the R4s is this. Heavier side walls on the front tires for loader work. 2. More ground clearance. 3 I wanted to add wheel weights. The only option I had was 50 pound wheel weights with the turf rim. With the R4 rim I could add the 106 pound wheel weights. And #4. I like the look alot better. I have some projects I would like to do this summer. I think the R4s will give me better traction when digging dirt.

beenthere · Jan 21, 2017

BFJ
Turfs require different rims than the R4's.

jneddermeyer1 · Jan 21, 2017

beenthere said:
BFJ
Turfs require different rims than the R4's.

Turfs that I have are 20" and R4s are 24". The R4s raised the rear of the tractor 4 or 5 inches

jenkinsph · Jan 21, 2017

jneddermeyer1 said:
Will do. I am nothing but happy with the 4052r. At times I would like to try a 66 to see if it any more power pulling the Hills in road gear but then I think life is all about seat time. .

I went back and forth with this when considering the 4320, 4520 and 4720. Finally picked the 4520 with 60 hp. looking back on it either the 4520 or 4720 would work fine in road gear. Obviously the 4720 with an extra 6 hp. would be a little faster in road gear on hills but that is a limited % of use for a tractor. For pto work the 4520 has worked out very well for me with the 673 tiller and the epto works well in most cases.

BrokeFarmerJohn · Jan 21, 2017

ArlyA said:
Yes john. Growing up in the AG business, I call compacts BIG garden tractors as well. Most of my family do farm today. :laughing: Nonetheless, if they get the job done, I don't care what they are called.

I just laugh when people call my tractor giant or big, I'm like my tractor isn't big compared to what farmers drive.

And yes it operates very much the same as my dads 445 JD, two hydro peddles on the right, deff lock on the left side, the button to engage the PTO is the same ext just located in a diff area, hopping in my 4320 with out much experience driving tractors was no big deal. Like you said there like big garden tractors.

Main diff is the break peddle is on the opposite side. I even have a mid PTO lol

Not sure what I would ever use a mid PTO for but I have one and a knob to transfer from rear to mid PTO lol

I also have no owners manual and a lever I'm not sure what it's for, I would guess it's to run a secondary piston like a grapple on the FEL or a hydraulic rear blade or something idk

Just looked it up, it's a 3rd SVC lever

It's the "H" lever

beenthere · Jan 21, 2017

Friendly advice for you, get the operators manual..
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jneddermeyer1 · Jan 21, 2017

ovrszd said:
Congrats on the new tractor. We need more pics of course!!!!

Welcome to TBN. Wealth of information here. And members are always willing to help you spend money on tractor stuff!!!!

Where is Charter Oak? I'm six miles from Iowa near I-35.