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murdoc 
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 8:56pm |
anybody got any ideas on how to make a john deere 4230 not burn so much fuel
i got a 806 international that is 3 time better on fuel than that deere and power than that deere too
Edited by murdoc - 25 Mar 2011 at 8:57pm
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Mike NEIN
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 9:12pm |
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I guess you could take it to the scrap yard and get an orange one...Lol couldn't resist.
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boscoe
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 9:17pm |
WOW ........i have seen it all now.
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1959 D 17 gas , 1964 190 gas, 1965 190xt gas AC 4bottom slat plow, 6 row 30in #72 planter Im not getting bigger my cloths are just getting smaller.
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jiminnd
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 9:17pm |
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Can't help but neighbor had a late 4020 and bought a new 4230, 4020 took half the fuel and did the same work, just not as nice to drive.
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injpumpEd
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 9:19pm |
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prolly something wrong with it. sounds like it needs a tune-up. pump, injectors and valve adjust. The 2 tractors are similar in many aspects, 404cid jd, 407 ih, roosa pumps, dm on jd, db on ih, jd 100 rated hp, 806 95rated. Does either one have an added turbo? both are good tractors, and should be reasonably efficient, but a 190XT/200 will do more work on even less fuel.
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210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers!
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DSeries4
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Posted: 25 Mar 2011 at 9:45pm |
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Neighbor runs a 4030 and also complains about it's thirst for fuel. Nature of the beast I guess! Haven't been able to convince him to buy ACs yet...
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murdoc
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 8:30am |
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boscoe I don't think you can contribute to this discussion seeing you don't have a diesel tractor.
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Dave in il
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 9:11am |
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CLean or replace the air filter, tune up (pump & injectors) & oil change. What are the rear tires like? Switch to radials on the rear. How is it weighted? Trade up.
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murdoc
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 9:12am |
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what would you trade up to
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Lonn
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 9:49pm |
 murdoc wrote:
what would you trade up to |
210 or 220 or 7030 or 7040. All awesome tractors :-)
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wi50
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 10:42pm |
a 4230 is verry good at turning fuel into heat and noise, that's what they are known for.
I should not post that, but it's true. Just about all my tractors that do the work are JD, but there's no love here for a 4230, I grew up driveing one.
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"see what happens when you have no practical experience doing something...... you end up playing with calculators and looking stupid on the internet"
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Dave in il
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Posted: 26 Mar 2011 at 11:10pm |
murdoc wrote:
what would you trade up to |
Depends on how much you can afford and what your taste are. 4430 if you have to have green or save a bundle and get something like a 7045 or for about the same as the 4430 get an 8030 instead and get a much better tractor.
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