 CrestonM wrote:
Let's see...Allis turbo-ed the D19, and they came out in 1961, so (add 30 years) John Deere should've came out with a turbo tractor around 1991. That makes this tractor too old for a factory turbo. Lol
That is...following the widely accepted theory John Deere has always been 30 years behind everyone else. |
John Deere just lets everyone else do their R&D for them.
The 4040 did not come with a turbo. You could bolt on a M&W turbo kit and turn the screw and hang some weights on it she will pull anything a 4430 will. But with with a smaller radiator she will run hotter on hot days and with the smaller fuel tank you will be making more trips to the pump.
Deere figured out that a lot of guys were doing this so shortly after the 4050 came out they started putting a smaller (359) turbocharged engine in it rather than a natural aspirated version of the 466 that powered the larger tractors so you couldn't bolt on a turbo and have a size larger tractor.
Edited by VAfarmboy - 17 Oct 2016 at 12:32pm
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