be glad you have a 4030. I have a 4040 and its a pig on fuel. its a turd on power compaired to the 4020 and it uses almost twice the fuel. It is a comfortable tractor to operate and its been in the family since new those are the only reasons I havent sold it
Thanks for the info. I have never owned or run a 4040. The little 4030 has found a place in our tractor lineup and is doing well. When you realize it was a replacement for the 3020 and not the 4020, you start to understand it is was an upgrade from John Deere.
So you from Va? I is to but im out here in south western... i use chicken litter for fertilizer mainly i have 2 put down lime to neauturlize the calcium... but im like 3 miles from chicken houses ... wat does 1 of them rakes cost i like that rake i got a H&S xrake i like yours a lot better
Yes we are located in central Virginia. I haven't priced a R2300 lately. This rake cost a little over 18K when I bought it new several years ago. This is a hydraulic fold model. The older manual fold type is much cheaper.
I have not had a problem, but the hydraulic oil temp does go up. More than I would like for sure! That is one of two things I do NOT like about this setup. In my opinion, this rake would be better served with a tractor equipped with a case drain (free flowing return to the main hydraulic oil tank).
This tractor is also used to pull my little 6 row planter. We use the bar for a drop row marker and leave it on until planting is over. Thankfully the big planter has it's own marker setup and GPS.
