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One of the two is still thriving. The one that didn’t make it last winter I feel was my own fault. As I did not get the root ball far enuf down to protect it from a freeze. The other issue is suppressing bull ants that seem to love the leaves on these in my area of west Maryland. The larger of the two that did make it did not bloom however my reading on these are that it takes a few seasons after planting for it to start. I planted these next to a locust tree that I topped. The idea is to give it a strong base to over come. It seems to be thriving fast in growth so far even with the set backs I’ve had in my application

Hey thanks. I have several my self. I’ve had a busy season so far and haven’t had many issue repairs this season so far to film. If you have any issues or ideas please feel free to ask.

They are very tuff and well built machines.

@@socialdragon1743 they sure are

if you send frederickvanpelt at ya hoo a message i can send more pics and a second vid

I had the thought of doing that. Did you have a mount for it already or did you fabricate one.

@@socialdragon1743 i fabricated 1

i got the jd 316 i had a jd 325 i miss it but now tryna find a 400 series jd

@@MrMrkeith018 they are out there. I picked up a few. One to restore and keep running and a few to take apart and reconditioning parts for spares. I’ll have a tractor on a rack for when I make mistakes and break things lol

@@socialdragon1743 lol i swear i love these tractors these our adult toys have fun bro until next time friend....

What area are you In ?

@@socialdragon1743 Buffalo NY but I can drive to Maryland

@@stevenbeach748 I generally don’t sell stuff I pick up. I have a few roller but I’ve noticed when I get rid of things I then soon after have a need for them. Parts are getting hard as these are collectible now and many people choose to do restorations. I can tell you there is a few JD 400 specific pages on face book where they pop up in your area a good bit.

@@socialdragon1743 ok thanks

😆I’m sure you can find a great parts unit for sale on eBay. They will cost ya 3 times that for parts or repair though 🤣

Bro you can buy the face plate for 100 lol

Going to post it through eBay this week. Waiting on an auction to end first so I can post a reasonable buy it now.

I’m rathe close to 300.that steel frame and 1/4” plates are heavy The issue is I have to re-ballast the rear wheels since I changed tires.

there is a face book page for john deere 400s, id check there.

i purchased from isavetractors.com

Sure did, pump replacement worked out fine. The spring clip missing allowed for the bearing to walk. The inside of the packing spread about a 1/4” causing an internal bypass.

if you are in western maryland and interested, i cant ship it

No, actually they are far more expensive, id be interested in knowing what name nursery they are from?

actually i just looked it up, these are 3 to 5 year old trees already, ive seen good and bad on doing root stock, some have good luck while others not so much. also depends on if you are looking to train it as a vine or a tree, i myself am looking for it to do a stand alone tree, training them to twist together into one self standing plant.

This machine has probably been repainted and badged at some point. This particular machine by data plate and serial number is actually a 75. I have also a 76. And the one I posted about recently this passed month or so is an 80.

Thanks. And it’s true. I’d rather do work on this one before working on any type of standard lawn mower. With this tractor being a 1975 I’ve been cutting close to 3 acres of uneven and hilly grounds with this machine. This is the only machine I’ve had that handles this type of punishment and keeps going.

this is my first experience with them, and so far its been a very good one. the vines are thriving well even though we are having such a late start on spring this year. thanks for looking !

@@socialdragon1743 my tree arrived and its stronger, greener and fuller then the other 5 trees I ordered from different companies. It seems they might be expensive but worth it

@@myrhodeislandreds3885 was my thought as well. A tad on the costly side but seemed thoughtful as to the timing for transplantation as I waited 2 or 3 months before it shipped. I have to add I was warned on the site at the time I purchased. Glad you had a good experience as well !

thanks, i am glad it helped. im going to have several more vids on these. i have had the 400 series tractors down to the frame and back up. ask if you need anything ! and thanks for looking !

@@socialdragon1743 I will most definitely take you up on that offer! :-) I'm looking to restore mine and it's pretty clean to begin with! Thank you

@@timcallahan1055 just started on another one today. I’m hooked on these things.

@@socialdragon1743 I just got a weird problem = My PTO shaft for the mower is hitting my tie rod! Any idea what could be causing that?

@@timcallahan1055 i would think something in the steering system is bent, either the cross steer rod or the actuator.