New 4120 has arrived!!!

[KB9UDE]

Hello everyone. I have good news. My new 4120 has arrived. This is the second 4120 I have owned. The first in 2004 and now this one. If I knew then what I have learned over the past few years I would have never sold my first 4120!!!

I traded in my 3320 tractor/300cx loader/448 backhoe and the 350 sickle mower. I am sure I will miss the 448 but I have a Case 580C sitting in the barn down the road if I need it.


Enjoy the pics

John

 

[KB9UDE]

Here is a future farmer. Her name is McKinley. I hope to see her take over the 2,000 acre family farm sometime in the future. She will enjoy farming this fall I am sure.

John

 

[sandman2234]

Very nice, thanks for the pictures.
David from jax

 

[wolc123]

I guess you found out that the line between a tractor and a toy lies somewhere between a 3000 and 4000 series. I do think however that the 3000 series is a nice machine for folks with tight places to get into, or who need to trailer and dont own a heavy duty truck/trailer.

 

[gunmaker]

Congratulations John!!! That looks like a tractor fit for a farm!
McKinley sure is growing fast, won't be to much longer and we'll be seeing pics of her wheeling the 4120 around on her own. Hope the new unit serves you well! Craig

 

[KB9UDE]

Thanks Craig

I am sure this will be an awesome tractor for around the farm.

 

[ddivinia]

Here is a future farmer. Her name is McKinley. I hope to see her take over the 2,000 acre family farm sometime in the future. She will enjoy farming this fall I am sure.

John

Nice tractor. Why did you sell the first 4120?

2000 acres - what do you produce on it?

D.

 

[Nuru]

Congrats on the nu unit!

 

[KB9UDE]

Nice tractor. Why did you sell the first 4120?

2000 acres - what do you produce on it?

D.

I sold the first one due to financial problems because my wife had a servere problem with a pregnancy back in 2005. We have good health inurance but they did not cover most of the operations and other costs for medical services that had to be completed. The twin babies did not survive the surgeries. All is ok now as you can see December 27, 2006 my wife gave birth to McKinley. We would have liked to have had the original twins but it did not work out. If I could have went through this without selling my 4120 I would have. I also sold my 2520 that was used for mowing the grass around home at this same time. The 4x20 series is a great tractor.

We raise corn and soybeans here in central Illinois. Many years ago we had livestock and raised some wheat and hay for the cattle but now it is strictly a grain farm. My grandfather started out on his own farming by himself in 1949 buying a few hundred acres here and there. I intend to keep the farm going through my lifetime and hope that McKinley and my cousin's kids will do the same. Such a shame to see family farms broken up these days just because the kids do not want anything to do with the farming operations.


John

 

[Nuru]

I sold the first one due to financial problems because my wife had a servere problem with a pregnancy back in 2005. We have good health inurance but they did not cover most of the operations and other costs for medical services that had to be completed. The twin babies did not survive the surgeries. All is ok now as you can see December 27, 2006 my wife gave birth to McKinley. We would have liked to have had the original twins but it did not work out. If I could have went through this without selling my 4120 I would have. I also sold my 2520 that was used for mowing the grass around home at this same time. The 4x20 series is a great tractor.

We raise corn and soybeans here in central Illinois. Many years ago we had livestock and raised some wheat and hay for the cattle but now it is strictly a grain farm. My grandfather started out on his own farming by himself in 1949 buying a few hundred acres here and there. I intend to keep the farm going through my lifetime and hope that McKinley and my cousin's kids will do the same. Such a shame to see family farms broken up these days just because the kids do not want anything to do with the farming operations.


John

John (KB9UDE), sorry to hear about your twins, and congrats on marching forward. I also hope that your family keeps their farm, and we get more people going after owning and keeping farms, as the move towards Corporate farms seems to have hurt the US abvility to oproduce due to political and GOVT intervention. In the years when and prior to your GrandFather starting a family owned farm, the US did not import a lot of food products and that is the way it should have statyed. i so hope that at some point our country returns to that process of minimal importing of food. Plus it is one helluva of security gap having so much food and energy resource imported.

 

[ddivinia]

Man, sorry to hear about the twins. It sounds like things are coming together.

2000 acres - your list of equipment on your tag line needs to be longer.

D.

 

[ddivinia]

John (KB9UDE), sorry to hear about your twins, and congrats on marching forward. I also hope that your family keeps their farm, and we get more people going after owning and keeping farms, as the move towards Corporate farms seems to have hurt the US abvility to oproduce due to political and GOVT intervention. In the years when and prior to your GrandFather starting a family owned farm, the US did not import a lot of food products and that is the way it should have statyed. i so hope that at some point our country returns to that process of minimal importing of food. Plus it is one helluva of security gap having so much food and energy resource imported.

All these people whining about the Farm Bill. I tell ya - most people don't think about food supply. Imagine going into the grocery store and there is nothing there. It is a matter of national security in my opinion.

I tell ya on the family ranch thing - estate planning is key. Trusts, insurance to cover estate taxes, etc, etc. Most farms get broken up out of the requirement to pay a load of estate taxes that might have been avoided.

D.

 

[gunmaker]

Local legislation can be a big benefit too! In my town we pressed for and passed local ordinances that farming/agricultural activities are an accepted activity. The sounds, smells, activities, equipment etc. to facilitate those activities is protected by ordinance.
My great-grandfather had a large farm, and I've always had a great admiration for those keeping it alive. I hope and wish that in retirement I am able to get into farming in a small way.

 

[KB9UDE]

Man, sorry to hear about the twins. It sounds like things are coming together.

2000 acres - your list of equipment on your tag line needs to be longer.

D.

Darin

TBN does not allow enough letters in the signature line for me to list all the equipment the farm owns. All I have listed is the equipment currently stored at my home. We have a large array of JD equipment on the farm.

John

 

[KB9UDE]

Congrats on the nu unit!

Thanks NURU

I understand you have a new cab tractor. I would have liked a 4120 cab, BUT... John Deere does not offer a Power Reverser option in a cab.


John

 

[Nuru]

Local legislation can be a big benefit too! In my town we pressed for and passed local ordinances that farming/agricultural activities are an accepted activity. The sounds, smells, activities, equipment etc. to facilitate those activities is protected by ordinance.
My great-grandfather had a large farm, and I've always had a great admiration for those keeping it alive. I hope and wish that in retirement I am able to get into farming in a small way.

good luck to you gunmaker.

 

[Nuru]

Thanks NURU

I understand you have a new cab tractor. I would have liked a 4120 cab, BUT... John Deere does not offer a Power Reverser option in a cab.


John

Your Welcome KB9UDE, yes and I think the 4000 series cab is more stable too. They are taller and larger than the 3000 series, but they definitely have a wider stance. I think on the 3000 series, Deere rasied the height of the tractor and reduced the axle width by 2 inches - on the rear, and that has made the units a bit more tippy. I went to the Turf specials I had on my 4310 and they made a ton of difference for stability. however, they measure 64" in width on the rear to the 66" on the rear for my former 4310. The only chnage made was the wheel rims and the 3000 series has 8 lugs on the rear versus 6 lugs on the 4310. If I had a bigger place (5 or more acres), I would have probably went for 4000 series Cab tractor. But who knows the future. I got a nephew looking at a 100 acres. Maybe he will sell me 10 in the future!

 

[KB9UDE]

Is there anyone else here that likes the Power Reverser tranny?? I have read many posts from guys that like the Ehydro but I personnally do not care for it. It is better than the old style hydro that Deere offered but I am still not convinced it is the way to go. This will be my 3rd power reverser and I am loving it. JD 4500, JD 4120(2004), JD 4120(2008).

I am not downgrading the ehydro, I just don't like it for my application. I am sure it has its place in someones work.

John

 

[ddivinia]

Is there anyone else here that likes the Power Reverser tranny?? I have read many posts from guys that like the Ehydro but I personnally do not care for it. It is better than the old style hydro that Deere offered but I am still not convinced it is the way to go. This will be my 3rd power reverser and I am loving it. JD 4500, JD 4120(2004), JD 4120(2008).

I am not downgrading the ehydro, I just don't like it for my application. I am sure it has its place in someones work.

John

I really prefer the e-hydro. I have the e-hydro on my 4720 and the power reverser on my 5525. The e-hyrdo is so easy for many jobs. I don't see how any job can't be easier with a PR vs. a E-hydro. With that being said - cruise is a must with e-hydro if you are doing large jobs.

D.