[AT] 24 volt Deere's

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

I put a friend on to a 4010 gas this spring that another friend was selling. 
It's leaking a little water in the oil. I'm willing to bet it's just 
o-rings. I'd have loved to have had another big tractor but certainly can't 
justify it.

John

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:18 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] 24 volt Deere's

There are 4020 diesel John Deere tractors aplenty around these parts.
Seems every farm has one.  I do not know of one that is still 24/12.  It
was a poor system and at least 30 years ago the local electrical shop
offered a 12 volt conversion kit.  It works quite well, however, keeping
the batteries charge balanced is still a problem.  My 4020 is a gasoline
burner, but did have two batteries.  One was always down, and your
system is only as good as the poorest battery.  Several years ago I
simply removed one battery and have not had a bit of trouble since.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 10/30/2013 8:44 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> Glad to see we aren't the only one's fighting this problem. Cecil, ain't 
> no
> way I understand electricity well enough to gather up all the needed parts
> to convert this tractor. One warm winter day I plan on pulling the hood so 
> I
> can do the checks suggested in the service manual. I still can't get over
> Deere suggesting moving the batteries from side to side periodically.
>
> John Hall
>

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