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    John Deere 40 Wont Start

    Ok. So I got some new plugs and charged the battery. Starts right up w/out choke. Since I messed with the governor/carb/control lever linkages I noticed 1) that the engine is running a bit smoother and faster 2) that the idle can go so slow that the engine is almost stopping 3) that the...
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    John Deere 40 Wont Start

    Have had the tractor since March. Has had no problem starting until battery wore out. New battery started on first pull, with no choke usual. Throttle at half open. Let tractor sit for 2 weeks and wont start at all. Engine turns over fine, battery seems strong. Only occasionally would I hear...
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    Boom Pole question

    I have a John Deere 40U with a 3-pt hitch with the touch-o-matic hydraulic system. I want to move what I think is approximately a 1000lb metal shaper with a CAT 1 3-pt boom pole using this tractor. There are boom poles going up to 2000lbs that would seem to do the job, but my question is will...
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    GL-4 Transmission Oil

    NAPA part # NHF 85401 is a GL-4 rated gear oil, so it would be suitable in old tractors is seems as it has less HP additive. Wonder what the weight is.
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    JD40 Touch-O-Matic Oil

    Well, 30wt non-detergent motor oil is available where I live. So is 10wt/ISO32 hydraulic oil and GL-5 85w-140 gear oil. Everything else is not available in stock at NAPA, AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, O'Rieleys, KOI auto parts, Wall-Mart, and Tractor Supply. I've checked. So the question is...
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    GL-5 vs GL-4 Gear Oil

    I've read that the reason why GL-5 gear oil should not be used is that it is not friendly to yellow metals which may be present in various parts in old tractors. The truth seems to be more complicated. In fact, GL-5 is compatible with yellow metals because the sulfur is "buffered" and so does...
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    JD40 Touch-O-Matic Oil

    The manual says used 10w oil. Assuming this to be a non-detergent oil, and given the fact that the Touch-O-Matic should not be dirty, not sure what detergent would do. But this brings the question of 10w MOTOR OIL or 10w/ISO 32 HYDRAULIC oil. I would assume since it is a hydraulic system, that...
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    Transmission oil John Deere 40

    According to this fellow linked below, GL-5 oil is buffered sulfur-phosphate and doesn't corrode yellow metals, however, it does pose a problem with synchronizers in transmissions. As far as I know, an old JD40 does not have synchronizers; it is a straight trains. GL-4 is nearly impossible to...
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