So, the other day I bought a green and yellow tractor for my farm....made in Iowa? Not a chance. This one was manufactured in Mannheim.

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Any pics and model #s? The only German tractors I've seen over here are the old Porsche aircooled diesels from the 50's- 60's--sleek. My neighbor had an CASE-International that was built in England, but with German injection and electronics, thankfully.

Also, the same neighbor had a JD 2020 he brought over to my shop with a crankcase full of coolant. Pulled the pan, pressurized the cooling system and determined the piston liners had cavitation pits that worked clean through into the crankcase--change that coolant regularly or else! I recently sold my '44 Ford 2N for peanuts.

It's a John Deere 2040 (1978 model). I just found out today that these engines are prone to cavitation but the oil looks good...I got it cheap and it definitely has some 'issues' but I don't think perforated liners is one of them.

Pics here.

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Is that engine also German made? The 2020 in question was a '68 US-spec model, which was apparently prone to cavitation, so maybe you're ok.

I can't tell where the engine was made, Germany too, I'm guessing...I just got it Saturday, worked her for about 2 hours and the hydraulics crapped out. Neither the pickup strainer or filter was clogged and I believe that the fluid level is correct. Fortunately, I have all the shop manuals.

I started out trying to troubleshoot the open center system but now, after reading the manuals closer, I'm thinking that this unit is a closed center hydraulic system...I didn't click on that until this morning...it was VERY hot at the farm this weekend and I'm realizing now that my cognitive abilities were'nt exactly 100% at the time.

The learning curve is fairly steep right now.

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My '68 (or so) Ford 3000 diesel has hydraulics with "opportunities" also. I just changed the fluid (white ), and I think the hydraulic fluid may be migrating into tranny. Also leaking down one of the 3 pt arms. But at least it doesn't smoke. I need a new seat more than anything.
Have fun with that thing. Good size loader too....

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I sold my beloved 8N 2 years ago. Quite possibly my most beloved mechanical contraption ever! I bought it, and sold it for more than either of my wagons.....

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

John Deere built a big factory at Mannheim quite a few years ago. I toured it once. Design happens here in Iowa and Illinois, but JD has a large market in Europe, especially for smaller equipment.

DS
87 300D
Northern Iowa