Yes it was the super garden tractor from back in the day and the 72" mower deck would've been crazy to mount on this thing. Almost a little bit overkill for 20hp considering, most of the power was being used to power the rear end...
That's awesome!! Even though these tractors are about 45 years old now, they can get still get a lot of work done. If you are doing a full rebuild or if you just want to get it running again that's up to you. Either way enjoy the process and if you ever have questions, feel free to reach out. Regards Andreas
Thank you Gerardo! It took quite some time to get to this point, but it's well worth it. I'm glad to hear you saved a John Deere 400 and if you have the opportunity to restore it, you will have a bunch of fun. These tractors are very neat. I hope they do and if you ever have any questions, let me know. Best regards
Thanks a lot, Bryan! That's exactly what I wanted to do. I believe this way the John Deere 400 will last a couple years longer. Hopefully, it can live to see 100years! Best regards
Thank you so much! I loved every minute of rebuilding this tractor and now it's come to an end. I appreciate your support Adnan, your tractors look just as good!! Best regards
Thank you very much! You have a really nice ongoing restoration! I've never seen a 322 in person, but they sure are nice machines on paper! I hope you enjoy your restoration process and have fun with it once it's finished. That would be a great thing to do, as the JD400's are getting a bit more rare even though they made a few examples. Best regards
Thanks a lot Dave! I'm glad I'm not the only one. I initially purchased one of the for my 317 and thought it was great. So the JD300 and 400 have the same one now. Maybe I'll add the Deere sticker on the seat pan in the future. Best regards
Thank you Austen, I appreciate it! That's a great suggestion and I have a feeling many subscribers would love to see that. I will make that video in the upcoming weeks for sure. Best regards
A trailer to match this JD400 would be an awesome and at the same time a very fun project! To be honest, I haven't seen many John Deere items for sale lately, maybe since it's cold. I will be keeping my eyes open if I find a good deal on something green! My plan is to bring in two rototillers and work on them. One will be for the 300 Series and the other one is for the JD400. I am open to working on anything and I do have some other projects lined up, but I cannot reveal them just yet. Best regards
I just checked the box it came in and it's a BECO universal farm tractor seat (yellow). Here is a website where I was going to purchase one, as they ship throughout Canada and they have the exact same one: bit.ly/3KQmVbM Luckily I was able to find one locally, so I did not bother to buy it online. I hope this helps. Best regards
Hello Sonny, check these components from first to last: 1) Sparkplug (build-up, corrosion, gap, tip) 2) Sparkplug wire (check continuity, 10'000-12'000 OHM per foot of wire) 3) Ignition coil (check both leads up to sparkplug wires, clean with scotch brite if dirty) 4) Ignition coil (check 12V coming into ignition coil, usually red or orange wire) 5) Points (check points gap, clean with fine emery cloth/ sandpaper) I hope this helps and let me know if it did!! Best Regards -Andreas
Thank you JJ! If you have some time and patience you will be able to restore your JD400. I will have an upcoming video about the Cost- Breakdown and Time-Breakdown. This will give you a better insight on how much I actually spent and how long it took me to get to this point. This is a nut & bolt restoration, but in some cases this is not needed! I'm glad you enjoyed this series and I hope you were able to get a better view on this tractor. The seat was purchased at Princess Auto (Canadian Harbor Freight) and the seat brand is BECO - High Deluxe Seat (at least that what is says on the box). Best regards
You got any attachments for this if You do keep them they are very rare and almost non existent because this tractor doesn’t share attachments with any other model
Yes, a 48" rear mount rototiller. It is shaft driven by the PTO conversion kit and it hooks up to the 3 point hitch in the back. That is correct, I keep my eyes open for attachments but they aren't always for sale! Best regards
@@WorkshopRebuild nice I’m surprised rototiller for those are hard to come by it’s handy for gardening I’d like to buy an old garden tractor with one in the future
@@hunter7476 I haven't seen one yet for sale, so they must be! It almost looks too big for the machine as it's 48" and it sticks far out back. I wonder if I need counter-weights up front when it's mounted to the tractor...but I'll see once it's on the tractor. Maybe you can find one for your 318, there should be enough of them around and theu are usually 40-42" wide, which is very nice for a garden.
Best and most powerful twin cylinder a “Double Lunger” John Deere ever produced for its time! And came with a 72” mower Deck!
Yes it was the super garden tractor from back in the day and the 72" mower deck would've been crazy to mount on this thing. Almost a little bit overkill for 20hp considering, most of the power was being used to power the rear end...
Just picked up a 400… super excited!
That's awesome!! Even though these tractors are about 45 years old now, they can get still get a lot of work done. If you are doing a full rebuild or if you just want to get it running again that's up to you. Either way enjoy the process and if you ever have questions, feel free to reach out. Regards Andreas
Cleanest John Deere 400 I’ve seen!👍🏼 I recently purchased one myself too in hopes of restoring it as well. Your videos will definitely help a lot.
Thank you Gerardo! It took quite some time to get to this point, but it's well worth it. I'm glad to hear you saved a John Deere 400 and if you have the opportunity to restore it, you will have a bunch of fun. These tractors are very neat. I hope they do and if you ever have any questions, let me know. Best regards
What a great video glad to see people save the 400 .
Thanks a lot, Bryan! That's exactly what I wanted to do. I believe this way the John Deere 400 will last a couple years longer. Hopefully, it can live to see 100years! Best regards
Looks amazing you did a fantastic job 😊
Thanks a lot, Andrew😊👍🏽👍🏽
dude it looks great. good job!
Thank you so much! I loved every minute of rebuilding this tractor and now it's come to an end. I appreciate your support Adnan, your tractors look just as good!! Best regards
Daaaaaammmmnnn!! It's nice bro.
Thank you so much Jorge! I believe it has been my best rebuild so far. I'm learning A LOT and I accept new challenges. Thanks for sharing your words.
Another restoration well done. The 400 looks great!
Thank you for your support Michael! I tried my best and I'm still learning a lot as I go into new projects, just like this one. Best regards
Well done.
I'm in the process of restoring a 322 right now my next restore will hopefully be a 400
Thank you very much! You have a really nice ongoing restoration! I've never seen a 322 in person, but they sure are nice machines on paper! I hope you enjoy your restoration process and have fun with it once it's finished. That would be a great thing to do, as the JD400's are getting a bit more rare even though they made a few examples. Best regards
Great looking restoration, I used that same seat on my 400, very well made.
Thanks a lot Dave! I'm glad I'm not the only one. I initially purchased one of the for my 317 and thought it was great. So the JD300 and 400 have the same one now. Maybe I'll add the Deere sticker on the seat pan in the future. Best regards
Nice brand new machine ready for a new life
Thank you! That is correct, it is basically like new again :D
Really great restoration. Nice job and looks just like it would've new!
Thank you very much Luke, I appreciate it!!!
Well done!
Thank you very much David, I appreciate it! Best regards
Came out beautiful. Nice job man
Thank you! I really enjoyed working on this machine and now it's finally finished!! Best regards
Nice work! You should do a comparison of your Bolens with the JD including your thoughts and impressions of how they stack up against each other. :-)
Thank you Austen, I appreciate it! That's a great suggestion and I have a feeling many subscribers would love to see that. I will make that video in the upcoming weeks for sure. Best regards
How about a same period matching trailer for your 400? Do you have that in mind as a restoration project?
A trailer to match this JD400 would be an awesome and at the same time a very fun project! To be honest, I haven't seen many John Deere items for sale lately, maybe since it's cold. I will be keeping my eyes open if I find a good deal on something green! My plan is to bring in two rototillers and work on them. One will be for the 300 Series and the other one is for the JD400. I am open to working on anything and I do have some other projects lined up, but I cannot reveal them just yet. Best regards
Why didn’t your repaint / replace the high & low knob and the hydrostatic lever knob?
The knobs were repainted off-camera and I also added the rear fender pan sticker later on, as I did not have it in time for this video. Good eye!
Thanks, you are staring to make me want to buy this 400 at auction and restore it. Bad part is it has 1887.5 hours on it..@@WorkshopRebuild
Can you add the model of the seat?
I just checked the box it came in and it's a BECO universal farm tractor seat (yellow). Here is a website where I was going to purchase one, as they ship throughout Canada and they have the exact same one: bit.ly/3KQmVbM Luckily I was able to find one locally, so I did not bother to buy it online. I hope this helps. Best regards
absolute class,in my 400 the left cylinder isn’t firing what should i do ?
Hello Sonny, check these components from first to last:
1) Sparkplug (build-up, corrosion, gap, tip)
2) Sparkplug wire (check continuity, 10'000-12'000 OHM per foot of wire)
3) Ignition coil (check both leads up to sparkplug wires, clean with scotch brite if dirty)
4) Ignition coil (check 12V coming into ignition coil, usually red or orange wire)
5) Points (check points gap, clean with fine emery cloth/ sandpaper)
I hope this helps and let me know if it did!! Best Regards -Andreas
@@WorkshopRebuild hopefully this will help get her going thanks
Looks great. I have one and would really like to do this. This series has been great. Where did you get the seat?
Thank you JJ! If you have some time and patience you will be able to restore your JD400. I will have an upcoming video about the Cost- Breakdown and Time-Breakdown. This will give you a better insight on how much I actually spent and how long it took me to get to this point. This is a nut & bolt restoration, but in some cases this is not needed! I'm glad you enjoyed this series and I hope you were able to get a better view on this tractor. The seat was purchased at Princess Auto (Canadian Harbor Freight) and the seat brand is BECO - High Deluxe Seat (at least that what is says on the box). Best regards
You got any attachments for this if
You do keep them they are very rare and almost non existent because this tractor doesn’t share attachments with any other model
Yes, a 48" rear mount rototiller. It is shaft driven by the PTO conversion kit and it hooks up to the 3 point hitch in the back. That is correct, I keep my eyes open for attachments but they aren't always for sale! Best regards
@@WorkshopRebuild nice I’m surprised rototiller for those are hard to come by it’s handy for gardening I’d like to buy an old garden tractor with one in the future
@@hunter7476 I haven't seen one yet for sale, so they must be! It almost looks too big for the machine as it's 48" and it sticks far out back. I wonder if I need counter-weights up front when it's mounted to the tractor...but I'll see once it's on the tractor. Maybe you can find one for your 318, there should be enough of them around and theu are usually 40-42" wide, which is very nice for a garden.