New to me 4120

[dconine]

Here is our new to us John Deere 4120 E-Hydro. 550 hrs. 400cx loader, John Deere 673 tiller, forward and rear work lights, Jensen radio, vertical exhaust, frontier pallet forks & fender extensions. Have put about 50 hrs. on it so far, totally awesome machine! :thumbsup:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Congratulations on the 4120! :thumbsup:

 

[TCowner]

Looks like a nice 4120. Have you been using the Jensen radio? I put one on my 3720 last fall but didn't get a chance to use it much before I took it off to put the cab on. I had purchased the kit to mount the speakers to the ROPS so the speakers had to come off to attach the cab.

I was curious if you were satisfied with the reception you get. I attached the short antenna (there is a longer version option) about 3 inches from the mid portion of the ROPS and I was thinking that was the problem. Most of the time the reception is just fine but if I turn the tractor I lose a station for just a few seconds. I was thinking of moving the antenna to the top of the ROPS to see if that made a difference.

 

[dconine]

My antenna is right next to the rear work lights. I can get just about any station that I need to that is in the area and never had any problem with reception. Each one is crystal clear. It seems to do fine even if I'm down in hollers. I am pretty satisfied with it, and it gets plenty loud enough over the engine noise.

 

[Zebrafive]

Nice tractor! I like the front fenders and rear extensions.

 

[Glen Watkins]

dconine can you leave the front fenders on when taking the loader off and on? Think I read somewhere that you need to remove the fenders first.

 

[om21braz]

Nice machine! Just a small tip here - check the battery box for corrosion.

 

[dconine]

Thanks guys! The front fenders can be left on to remove & install the loader it is just a tight fit. No worries, the John Deere battery has already been switched out so no problems there. Read somewhere there were some problems with venting if I remember correctly. The fenders work great on keeping mud off of the tractor & plus they look great! How do you like the hood ornament? Got it off a tractor where a guy wrecked his hood from a larger ag tractor but cannot remember the model. Amazing how much power this machine has.

 

[Sharp Ranches]

Very nice "tricked-out" package! You'll love the 4120. I think you'll be amazed at what all the tractor will be able to do for you. It has a great engine, sips fuel, maneuverable in tight quarters, simple to maintain, and will retain excellent resale value. I bought a new 4320 w/ 400X in 2005 and traded it in this winter for my 5083E Ltd. Trade in value was 90% of what I paid new! Congrats...

 

[dusty3030]

I used my new 4120 ehydro with 400x for the first time this morning for about 3 hours doing loader work mucking stalls and moved some round bales.
Verdict is it's stinking awesome. I went into tighter spaces and places than I couldn't get close to in my 2355. This thing is outstanding. Congrats on your tractor, very comfortable and capable machine.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Good looking rig.:thumbsup: Big.!! Ready to work.

 

[dconine]

Thanks everyone. Just used it this evening to till in my uncles rough and high spots where some field tile was installed. Those front and rear work lights really light it up! They were impressed how well the tiller worked, it worked up the ground really nice & smooth. Sometime we will try out the log grapple that we built, maybe I can add some pics for it here soon.

 

[AKfish]

Great lookin' tractor! Especially like all the features. Wheel weights, seat arm rests, fenders and fender extensions, lights all around -- well optioned! :thumbsup:

Lookin' forward to pics of your log grapple.

AKfish

 

[dconine]

Thank you AKfish! The weights help out quite a bit. IIRC I recall this tractor to weigh a touch over 6,000 pounds with the loader on. The back tires are filled with fluid as well.

 

[dkostiha]

Nice rig. I own a 3120 and I love it as well. It is perfect for my needs.

 

[dconine]

Great lookin' tractor! Especially like all the features. Wheel weights, seat arm rests, fenders and fender extensions, lights all around -- well optioned! :thumbsup:

Lookin' forward to pics of your log grapple.

AKfish

Here are a couple more pics.

I will get you a couple pics of the log grapple here soon!

You can see in the second pic of our hydraulic hoses for the grapple that are bolted with a Pioneer quick disconnect & will pull apart if something goes wrong with the grapple on the front end. We ran them off of the 3rd SCV.

 

[jon edwards]

Great looking tractor. I'm jealous. How big is the tiller?

 

[dconine]

The tiller is 73 inches wide. So far it has made short work of what we have put it up against. Seems like it hardly pulls the tractor down even if you get in some tough stuff but it still barely sips the fuel.