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JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please!

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Edbrown

01-15-2001 18:34:18




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Today is the last day for myself to gain wisdom and insight into this machine. When I first looked at it, the starter was being rebuilt. They finally got the starter and told me it was running, yet, it was in the shop all day, I was told it was being serviced and checked out. This could very well be the truth, they seem to be nice, kind honest folks. The day I looked at it, the radiator cap was also missing, maybe someone just borrowed it. Is it possible it has a bad head gasket? They also told me it smokes a little when first starting up and said it is normal for diesels to do so, I would go along with this since it is somewhat an older machine. Can anyone offer further insight and/or advise on what to look out for on this little jewel, she is pretty, thats what worries me, the pretty ones always get ya!!! "in trouble"

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Jonathan

01-16-2001 14:19:17




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 Re: JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please! in reply to Edbrown, 01-15-2001 18:34:18  
check the coolant for oil and check the oil for coolant...if the oil is fresh, hold your thumb over the breather tube outlet and let the crankcase build some pressure...when you relaease it look for the presence of water...should blow out a milky substance if its there...which is not good....check for slippage in forward...hold your foot on the brakes and dump the clutch with the gear shifter in 7th or 8th with reverser in forward....should stall the engine ....should not run like it has a torque converter ....which it does not...if you get me the serial # I may be able to tell you where it came from..

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Nathan(GA)

01-15-2001 20:35:01




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 Re: JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please! in reply to Edbrown, 01-15-2001 18:34:18  
Ed, You might want to try the crawler board on this site. I think I saw mention of the 401 on there a while back. Post it and see or do a search.



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RayE

01-15-2001 18:48:14




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 Re: JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please! in reply to Edbrown, 01-15-2001 18:34:18  
Those industrials usually get worked pretty
hard,a lot are old state tractors with a lot
of hours.I've seen dealers repaint them to green
and try to pass them off as ag tractors which
have a lot higher resale value.The ones i've
seen on sales bring about 1/2 as much a 2030
or whatever you are comparing them to.



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cannonball

01-16-2001 06:44:08




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 Re: Re: JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please! in reply to RayE, 01-15-2001 18:48:14  
have jd 401B.....it is 62 hp...has 8 forwards and 8 reverses..i run a 9 ft knhn on it,,it has 2175 hours..it is heavy duty tractor has heavy front hubs..has 219 engine..as you could tell from 8f and 8r that itis shuttle shift..sure saves lots of shifting gears...good tractor...can't tell you much about 401...except it is 62 hp and weights about 4400lbs...



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Edbrown

01-16-2001 15:39:34




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 Re: Re: Re: JD401 industrial, speak to me, Please! in reply to cannonball, 01-16-2001 06:44:08  
Went and looked at it again today, hour meter reads 8 thousand hours "plus", will not start unless assisted with "ether", once it starts, it runs pretty good, a little smoke under load. They offered several excuses for hard starting including clogged fuel filter, I believe either the pump is bad or the injector or possibly low compression. At any rate, I'm a little nervous about paying 6 thousand for it unless I can find out why its starting hard, any ideas?/? also, its a 401 C, with PTO, Thanks all

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