Hello All,
New here and thanks for all the great posts. I've read a 100 threads on blowby and JD 410's. LOL.
I am looking at a 1983 John Deere 410B 2 wheel drive. I currently have Kubota l5450 with a frame mounted, but removable JD 7 backhoe. I have pulled a few stumps with it barely, but it is clearly not meant for that. Thus I am looking at upgrading before I break what I have. The current owner(a friend) has had it for 10 yrs for snow removal and a few stump pulls. It has had very little use the last 10 yrs with a total of 5k hours. Prior to that it was used for snow removal for a Nursing home. I tested the machine and it started right up from not being used in a month. He does however hit it with a squirt of ether at times to start. It is very tight at both ends with very little digging or banging around. The one issue he mentioned is the blow by that has been there since he's owned. It idles great, doesn't misfire or have a lack of power. It does go away a little after a using for a bit. I plan to have a my mechanic do a compression check but thought it would be good to post to this group for thoughts and experiences.
I plan on using it for stump and rock pulls on my property, not everyday use.
In my research, I understand some blow by is to be expected on older machines, but is this excessive?
The price is low from what I've seen in the market, 6k and he is just looking for it to go to a new home with someone to use it. My plan is to to use and potentially sell for similar price down the road or sell my JD 7 detachable backhoe.
Thanks for any input.
New here and thanks for all the great posts. I've read a 100 threads on blowby and JD 410's. LOL.
I am looking at a 1983 John Deere 410B 2 wheel drive. I currently have Kubota l5450 with a frame mounted, but removable JD 7 backhoe. I have pulled a few stumps with it barely, but it is clearly not meant for that. Thus I am looking at upgrading before I break what I have. The current owner(a friend) has had it for 10 yrs for snow removal and a few stump pulls. It has had very little use the last 10 yrs with a total of 5k hours. Prior to that it was used for snow removal for a Nursing home. I tested the machine and it started right up from not being used in a month. He does however hit it with a squirt of ether at times to start. It is very tight at both ends with very little digging or banging around. The one issue he mentioned is the blow by that has been there since he's owned. It idles great, doesn't misfire or have a lack of power. It does go away a little after a using for a bit. I plan to have a my mechanic do a compression check but thought it would be good to post to this group for thoughts and experiences.
I plan on using it for stump and rock pulls on my property, not everyday use.
In my research, I understand some blow by is to be expected on older machines, but is this excessive?
The price is low from what I've seen in the market, 6k and he is just looking for it to go to a new home with someone to use it. My plan is to to use and potentially sell for similar price down the road or sell my JD 7 detachable backhoe.
Thanks for any input.
