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John Deere 4240

1984132 HPStandard DieselT1a
A+
Excellent
Score: 95.0/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
1
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Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A+
95/100

Specifications

Engine Power132 HP
Engine (kW)97 kW
Fuel TypeStandard Diesel
CategoryT1a
Production Years1984–1984

Safety Recalls

322 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-8R370 (Japanese market, reference 1241810)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the lighting. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

LightingJP
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
Safety recall — John Deere JD-7R310 (Japanese market, reference 1241260)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the electronic control. Declared production window: 2020–2024.

Electronic controlJP
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Known Issues

1 reported
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JD 4240 throttle issues
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Hello friends. I married into a farming family several years ago and I've slowly gained my fil's trust to start running machinery. Today I was cutting hay in the JD 4240. Used a NH 489 haybine. Ran it for about 90 minutes finishing up the field. My FIL has me run it on gear A2, running about 1600rpm. Both machines are old af so I don't question and do my best to handle them gently. So normally getting to 1600rpm is just over half throttle. Today I was going full throttle and bareilly breaking 1500rpm. The haybine ran fine so I didn't think much of it. I switched to the tedder, only about 6ft working width. When I started going full throttle again was just at 1500. Normally I'll run this at 1800 or so. The tedder was MUCH slower than normal. I did about 5 rows before my rpms went down to 1200. So I detached the tedder and brought it in. So my though was the throttle cable was going bad. My FIL was afraid I'll it was the main fuel pump. My SIL thought it's low hydraulic fluid. As I brought it in, pizza for dinner arrived so I called it a day. It's mid 90s and no rain in site so I'm not worried about the hay not drying. I AM worried that there's an issue and I won't be able to run the baler. Anyone had this experience and/or things to look at to troubleshoot my issue?

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Row Crop (100–200 HP)
Low use400 /year
Typical600 /year
High use850 /year
Typical lifetime12,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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