Our new 2320 Finally!

[JSR LLS]

We finally got our 2320 Thanksgiving weekend and immediately got it covered in mud doing various pre winter chores. YAH! I moved the skid shoes on the blower all the way up as I only blow snow on asphalt. The dealer left them down a bit, even though they told me it was "all set up for me" and it left a mess after our first snow. It warmed up and we had slush everywhere, then it refroze. This machine is great. Thanks for the tips on the hooks on the FEL. The dealer took care of those and through in the bettery powered Gator for the kids, which will be awesome under(next to) the tree on Christmas morning. Thanks for all the advice.
P.S. Sorry to those who read MTF too for the duplication of this post!

 

[thatguy]

I love the ROPS christmas decorations..

Enjoy your new toy... errrr tool..

I have had mine since may and really enjoyed it so far

Brian

 

[prosperity]

Thanks for sharing the photos - Everyone looks so happy on the new green machine!

Looks like you are ready for the lake Erie snow machine this year!

 

[jcmseven]

How have you found the engine power of your machine to be??? Does it power your snowblower well??? Thanks.

John M

 

[unreconstructed]

What's all that white stuff on the ground? You guys musta had a real bad sandstorm!!

 

[JSR LLS]

I haven't had many strenuous chores for it to do. The dealer screwed up and didn't have the ballast box at delivery, so I didn't want to do any heavy lifting. I did lift and transport the ash barrel for our woodstove to the woods to empty it (two years worth of ash) and the tractor wasn't bothered in the least. I've only used the blower once. It did fine. I did adjust the chute deflector to all the way open, mainly just to see how far it would throw the snow. I didn't run wide open, and the tractor handled the snow ok (only 4-6in.). I am anxious to see how well the blower will clean up down to the pavement, now that I moved the skid shoes all the way up. My wife was a little disappointed though. My neighbor has a Cub Cadet lawn tractor with a 2 stage blower and that thing will throw for a mile. She had hoped our Deere would do the same, more for entertaiment than anything else. It probably depends on the type of snow, amount of snow, and the chute deflector adjustment. We'll wait and see.

 

[larry8818]

JSR LLS,

When you were snowblowing, you said that you were not running wide open, and you should not when using implements.

Were you running the machine at the "rated" speed of 3000rpm?

That thing should throw snow a mile.
Also, you should look into the optional remote deflector kit so you can adjust that from the seat.

 

[RalphVa]

Looks good.

Hopefully, by the time I need another tractor, they'll be making an 1820. Don't need 23 hp. A smaller engine will use less fuel.

Ralph

 

[getindirty]

Looks great! Careful with the lights. They snag and break real easy. JD has a $35 part to protect them or you can flip them in the ROP. Lets hope for lots of snow! Merry Christmas!

 

[JSR LLS]

Larry,
Sorry! When I said "Wide Open", I meant the rated RPM, not actually wide open. I ran at about 2200 RPM. Dealer and owners manual didn't really commit to what RPM to run it at. And trust me, I asked, as I'm a total newbie to diesel tractors. Dealer said RPM depended on how far I wanted to throw the snow. I was going to try running it higher next time (maybe this weekend according to the forecast).

Getindirty,
Thanks for the tip on the lights. So far, its the ROPS I'm most worried about. I decided to keep the tractor in our garage. Its quite large, and can easily hold our two vehicles and the tractor and still allow unimpeded entry of all three. I figured the ROPS wouldn't need to be folded to get in...wrong. Luckily, I checked before just driving in. But, it does take a mental note to put it back down or up, when you change its position.

 

[Skipholiday]

Congrats.

Very nice.

Good looking crew you have...

 

[jcmseven]

These little diesel engines, especially the indirect injection ones, are meant to be run wide open for PTO work. I suspect (although I never have used a snowblower) that you will throw snow quite well, especially since your JD has roughly two-three times the useable torque of your neighbor's Cub Cadet. It probably could throw the Cub Cadet 60' or so at WOT.

John M

 

[RalphVa]

Re the lights.

I moved my ROPS lights to inside the ROPS. Easy to do (at least on my 4010) and no problem if you don't have a back hoe.

Ralph

 

[Nuru]

Good looking pics and everyone looks happy, good for you.

 

[megotatractor]

2200 rpm is pretty slow. I recall when I first got my 2210 (also 23 hp) I didn't like to run high rpm right away and mowed at 2500 rpm. In hindsight that was a bad mistake as the mower deck got all stuffed up with stuck on grass cause I wasn't running it fast enough. The RPM guage should have an orange tick mark on 3000 rpm which is ideal running speed for running attachments. However the manual says to mow at full wide open 3300 rpms. I would think the snowblower manual should spec rpms but if not don't be afraid to run 3000.

 

[JSR LLS]

Been blowing lately at 3000 RPM. Today's snow is wet, and I had no trouble throwing plenty clear of the driveway, which is the whole point. This blower really makes for a clean driveway.

 

[Mayor]

I know a guy on another site that has the same kids and tractor as you. Even looks like you a bit. Good luck with the new tractor.

 

[JSR LLS]

That guy has a sick fascination with fake wood sided station wagons. He had an awesome Mercury Colony Park, until it just wasn't practical (no storage space, which is now a non issue, and terrible gas mileage, and a wife who hates "boaty cars"). I think it was a real sad day when that guy sold that car. Here, the name is a little more career oriented.

 

[ChuckinNH]

That is a great looking tractor, and family! I am looking at the same set up myself. Please keep us updated about how you like the turf tires for your uses. That is the combination that I am looking at too, and so some reassurance would be good!

 

[Don Melcher]

I figured the ROPS wouldn't need to be folded to get in...wrong. Luckily, I checked before just driving in. But, it does take a mental note to put it back down or up, when you change its position.

The inside of the doors to the container I used to store my 4310 in until the house was built has "ROPS" and arrows pointing up in flourescent paint for just that reason - early on I forgot and couldn't figure out why forward progress stopped and the front end was lifting off the ground. Luckily I was going REAL slow as there was a set of storage shelfs down one side and the tractor barely fit. Wasn't too good for the sun shade frame either.

I was lucky in that the garage has 10' walls (and a cathedral ceiling that gives me 12' for the center 6' so I could install a 2-post Bend-Pak lift) so the roll-up door is just high enough to clear the ROPS. The sun shade attchment bracket just kisses the weatherstripping going in and out.