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  1. John Deere Boy

    Land clearing, to burn or not to burn

    If i dig a burn pit, we leave the root balls on. We always burn green too.
  2. John Deere Boy

    JD 290D

    Wow, my mistake. Deere has some weird model number issues.
  3. John Deere Boy

    JD 290D

    Not much trouble, but our hoe already had aux plumbing for a hammer. However it still was a chore finding the right fittings for the thumb cylinder.
  4. John Deere Boy

    JD 290D

    I am 33 and new to the seat of an excavator. Ours is a 4800hr 270D. We added a hydraulic thumb. I've put 10 hours on it so far. Looking forward to hearing the same advice that you're seeking. Does your radio work? If not, I know how to fix it. Is your sunroof transparent? Mine isn't and i...
  5. John Deere Boy

    Howdy from an Indiana farmer

    Thanks! We painted most of the excavator and added a thumb. Also got an '03 Etnyre 45ton and blasted and painted it. The excavator has been derated since the day after it was delivered, go figure. It had several codes pertaining to the turbo speed sensor and VGT actuator. I replaced the...
  6. John Deere Boy

    Deere 200D LC setting aux pressure

    We just muddled our way through this procedure on a 2009 Deere 270D. We added a Paladin CP thumb, and our machine was already plumbed from the factory and had relief valves. Here is how we did it, with no instructions aside from this thread. To view the pressure to the aux lines: 1. With key...
  7. John Deere Boy

    Howdy from an Indiana farmer

    Just bought our first excavator, a JD 270D from Ritchie bros. It was a Minnesota Limited machine. 4800hrs. Waiting on a hydraulic thumb to start clearing trees. We farm in east central Indiana. So far i've fixed the radio (none of the buttons worked), wet sanded and polished the sunroof to...
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