She’s got lots of power. Works nice. Throws great. Get your self a set of two link chains for the rear tires. Better traction and much better ride. Just a thought. Have a good day.
Thanks for checking out my channel! I’m completely in agreement with you. The 4- link chains ride much more bouncy . I’ll be buying some 2- link for next year for sure!
Hey thanks for checking out my channel! I made a video a few years ago of how I did my impeller modification if your interested.. sounds like you have a pretty solid setup with your tractor..
@Supertrucker207 I already did the mod to my blower, but thanks. I will check out the video to see if it's different from what I did. I will be watching you. Well, that sounded weird. 🤣
This is the setup I am considering. Do you find the wide rear tire track to be too wide for the 44” blower? JD lists the rear track at almost 45” on the 394. I would like AWS but wonder if you maybe have reversing issues in deeper snow due to the wide rear end. Do you think the x390 to be a better snow blowing choice or no?
Thanks for checking out my channel! I specifically wanted the 4-wheel steering for snowblowing. It makes turning around at the end of the driveway a breeze. The front wheels are just a pivot point and the rear tires turn the machine. The x390 is great for lawns but snowblowing is so much easier with 4-wheel steering. I had a x324 before this one and it was awesome as well. I really love the power steering and power lift system of my x394 though.. it is definitely worth the little bit extra money for the 4-wheel steering. I upgraded my chains this year to a diamond pattern with v-bars.. the tractor is really smooth on the hard ice and I never get stuck. That’s another advantage of 4-wheel steering is if you get stuck in a rut, just turn the wheel as you back up and it drives right out of it…
@@supertrucker2077 thank you for that info! My father owned a John Deere 445 AWS (predecessor to the current x734) for many years and I agree that AWS is GREAT for blowing snow! Superior in my opinion to two wheel steering. My concern was the width of the rear of the x394 in relation to the width of the blower. Your excellent videos do not seem to show any drawbacks in that regard.
It’s a plastic impeller. Rubber is around 1/4 inches thick or so. We tested it yesterday with a heavy snowfall and very soft ground. The blower worked great, but ingested a few rocks and broke some sheer pins.. otherwise everything is fine.
There’s about a 1/2” gap in the impeller originally.. it doesn’t sound like much but it makes a big difference. The blower is driven by a belt that runs off the pulley on the bottom of the engine. There’s an electric actuated clutch on the crankshaft that runs the mower and snowblower.. thanks for watching!
They’re a great machine and I’m still very happy with my x394 so far. If you are going to use it for snowblowing I would recommend the x394 because it steers so much better with the blower on.. if you’re just doing mowing and yard chores I’d recommend the x390. Hope it helps.
