Posted by JD Seller on October 08, 2017 at 20:14:24 from (208.126.196.24):
In Reply to: John Deere Paint posted by Rusty6 on October 08, 2017 at 18:03:05:
Your setting much lower on the JD 2140. So you straddling the transmission more. Advantage is your lower which is better for some jobs. Disadvantage is you will get much more heat from the transmission when doing hard work with it in hotter weather.
As far as paint. I have used just about every brand of Green JD paint that is out there. IF your going to use enamel then go with the JD paint if you do not want it to fade in a short time. Even thought Valspar makes JDs paint it must be different than what you buy locally because it will fade where the factory/OEM paint does not.
IF your using automotive style paint then there are several brands that seem to hold the color well but they are just as high or even higher than the JD paint.
So here is how I look at it. IF I am touching up a tractor I just buy the JD paint in spray cans. IF I am paint more of an area I still use the JD paint in a gun but use hardener. NAPAs enamel hardener seems to work fine with JD paint and thinner. On a full restore I usually use PPG brand paint. It will out shine the OEM paint and lasts well if applied correctly but it is much higher in price than the JD paint.
Your JD 2140 is old enough it more than likely has enamel paint that still has the lead in it. That paint is very durable and is thick. You can buff the heck out of it and still have paint left on the tractor. The newer tractors do not have that thick of paint and you have to watch or you will go through the paint if your not careful.
So enjoy your "new" tractor. I had a JD 2640 for years and it did a lot of work for me. I liked it because of the good steering, fast hydraulics and good brakes. I think you will like those same features because they make it easier to run the tractor. Not the best cold weather starting tractor. You need it to be plugged in for awhile to start.
P.S. Some thing to do if it already has not been done. The factory braided ground straps just hook to the tin firewall of the tractor. This is a BAD design. Remove them and take two separate battery cables and run them down to the starter mounting bolts. Then on the positive side the original cables had one going to the right side battery with a little longer clamp bolt. Then the left battery had a short cable that hooked to this clamp bolt. This was always corroded and meant you really only had the right battery doing most of the work. Two solutions: 1) JD later came out with one cable with two positive ends made on the one cable. This works much better but still is not the "best" way because the gauge of the cable is not as large as I think it should be. 2) Take two heavy cables, one for each battery, and run them directly to the starter solenoid.
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