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squaredt 10-15-2012 17:24:30 64.111.158.105 Report to Moderator	What is the story on the hyraulic front wheel drive 4230? Is it a good machine. Is the FWA reliable? The one I am looking at is a 1976 model [Reply]   [No Email]
Tx Jim 10-19-2012 04:25:30 67.142.163.21 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to 1949ABG, 10-15-2012 17:24:30   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see I never think about them as I've only seen one in my JD experience. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tx Jim 10-16-2012 09:18:07 67.142.163.21 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to jd b puller, 10-15-2012 17:24:30   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see I didn't find any reference to MFWD in the 4240 parts catalog only HFWA. [Reply]  [No Email]
faillafarms 10-18-2012 16:22:21 137.36.51.10 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to Tx Jim, 10-16-2012 09:18:07   i think hes referring to a 4240S that had MWFD -Nick [Reply]  [No Email]
buickanddeere 10-16-2012 06:47:46 184.151.61.194 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to squaredt, 10-15-2012 17:24:30   Certainly a rare machine. Deere made much higher volume pumps for use in the large articulated tractors and industrial equipment. I"ve wondered if a pump with enough volume to maintain pressure was transplanted in? If the front wheels would actually pull instead of "assist" ? [Reply]  [No Email]
Tim S 10-16-2012 09:08:20 75.49.13.199 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to buickanddeere, 10-16-2012 06:47:46   That is what it would take to make them work ,,Deere used near the same drives on their combines, but used the hydrostatic transmission for the power supply, they will spike up to 8,000 psi. which makes them an aggressive drive axle., Near 4 times the normal pressure on the tractors.Plus the power flow is divided up nicely between all the drive wheels.. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tim S 10-15-2012 19:09:15 75.49.13.199 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to squaredt, 10-15-2012 17:24:30   The Hydraulic front end don"t really do much, the pump don"t develop enough pressure to make it work out...if you want front wheel drive you need to go to a 50 series with shaft drive... [Reply]  [No Email]
NY 986 10-15-2012 17:46:07 67.142.178.20 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to squaredt, 10-15-2012 17:24:30   The FWA was only meant to get the tractor out of a tough spot in the field and not intended for full time use in the field. I would only buy the FWA from a collector standpoint. A mechanical front wheel drive such as a White 2-105 would have is better. I know this is a Deere board but you could buy the 2-105 for less money and have more tractor. The "Deere" solution would be to go to the 4050 which would have been the first Deere to have a MFWD in the same size as a 4230. Generally the 4050 with MFWD and cab is thirty thousand dollars or more. Don't see too many come up for auction unfortunately. [Reply]  [No Email]
TIMAR 10-16-2012 06:23:09 208.92.171.65 Report to Moderator	Re: 4230 hydraulic FWA in reply to NY 986, 10-15-2012 17:46:07   OR... A late 4240 had the mfwd [Reply]  [No Email]