Restoration Steps

marcusoverholtzer · Nov 28, 2016

Hello there I have a John Deere 4020 Desiel and I am wanting a list of steps to get this tractor in perfect working condition. Thanks

47fivewindow · Nov 28, 2016

1 get lots of money
2 throw it at the tractor
3 post picture here

old · Nov 28, 2016

If your doing a true restore you need to take it all apart and replace any thing that is out of spec. In doing so you will spend a lot more $$ then what you can in turn sell it for if your doing a TRUE restore. .

rrlund · Nov 29, 2016

Did you go back and look at the replies when you asked this question on another forum? Lots of good answers there.

marcusoverholtzer · Nov 29, 2016

You have me wrong. Im not talking about what I posted earlier. i want to know what you recommend I do first and so on like would you do mechanical or electrical first and so on. Thanks

old · Nov 29, 2016

First thing I always do is get it running if it does not run then go form there

jtwat · Nov 29, 2016

I start at the front and work my way to the rear. Then paint

gab · Nov 29, 2016

That restore word is subject to a lot of interperatation. Get a kick out of the complete restoration pictures with either a painted seat pan or a tie on seat cover in place of the gray canvas cover that came on it in the case of the old Farmalls. Don't care how anybody does it but complete to me is like new, very expensive and time consuming and at least the correct seat. I couldn't say that about my junk.

old · Nov 30, 2016

As defined by Webster a restore is to bring a thing back to what it was when new. So that does not mean just a paint job or a bit of a fix up like an engine rebuild it means a total top to bottom front to back rebuild with every thing back to what it was the first day it rolled off the line

rrlund · Nov 30, 2016

Mechanical,electrical then body work and paint.

300jk · Nov 30, 2016

Like what was said in a couple other posts. Money. Start a tractor fund and save three or more times what you plan on spending.when you think you have enough save some more. Once you start you may find many other things that need to be fixed that you didn't plan on. For example I needed to put a gear in the trans. Of my farm all 300. No big deal. Bought gear and split tractor. Then started looking around. When done I replaced the gear, replaced clutch and pressure plates on eng. And torque amplifier and rebuilt the torque amplifier since I had everything apart anyway and it was acting up. This wasn't restoration work, just normal mechanical problems. Just saying you could "open a can of worms" and it can cost a lot.

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