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| info | |
| Series: | → 4430 |
| Production | |
| Manufacturer: | John Deere |
| Type: | Row-Crop tractor |
| Factory: | Waterloo, Iowa, USA |
| Total built: | 33 (gasoline), 90 (Low-Profile) |
| The John Deere 4230 was the Generation II replacement for the popular 4020. A row-crop tricycle front-end was an option on the 4230. Along with the smaller 4030, this was the final tractor from the Deere's Waterloo factory to have a tricycle option. | |
| Variants | |
| 4230 Hi-Crop: | high clearance |
| 4230 LP: | low-profile |
| John Deere 4230 Power | |
| Drawbar (claimed): | 86 hp 64.1 kW |
| PTO (claimed): | 100 hp 74.6 kW |
| Drawbar (tested): | 83.95 hp 62.6 kW |
| PTO (tested): | 100.32 hp 74.8 kW |
| Mechanical | |
| Chassis: | 4x2 2WD, 4x4 HFWD 4WD (optional) |
| Steering: | power |
| Brakes: | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cab: | Open operator station. Four-post Roll-Gard ROPS optional. Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning optional. |
| Transmissions: | 16-speed partial power shift and synchronized, 8-speed full power shift, 8-speed |
| Capacity | |
| Fuel: | 37 gal 140.0 L |
| Rear hubs: | 2.25 qts 2.1 L (Hi-Crop final drives) |
| Hydraulics | |
| Type: | closed center |
| Power Take-off (PTO) | |
| Rear PTO: | independent |
| Rear RPM: | 540/1000 |
| Dimensions & Tires | |
| Wheelbase: | 104 inches 264 cm |
| Weight: | 8100 to 10800 pounds |
| Front tire: | 11.00x16 |
| Rear tire: | 18.4-26 |
| 4230 Serial Numbers | |
| Location: | Serial number plate on the rear of the John Deere 4230, above the PTO shaft. |
| 1973: | 1000 |
| 1974: | 13000 |
| 1975: | 22074 |
| 1976: | 28957 |
| 1977: | 35588 |
| Final: | 42331 |
| Electrical | |
| Ground: | negative |
| Batteries: | 2 |
| Battery volts: | 6 |
| info | |
| Series: | → 4430 |
| Engines overview | |
| John Deere 6.6L 6-cyl diesel, John Deere 5.9L 6-cyl gasoline |
| Engine Detail | |
| John Deere, gasoline, 6-cylinder, liquid-cooled, The gasoline engine was only available during the 1973 model year for the Deere 4230. | |
| Displacement: | 362 ci 5.9 L |
| Starter volts: | 12 |
| info | |
| Series: | → 4430 |
| Transmissions overview | |
| 16-speed partial power shift and synchronized, 8-speed full power shift, 8-speed |
| Transmission | |
| Transmission: | John Deere Syncro-Range |
| Gears: | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Oil capacity: | 64 qts 60.6 L |
| info | |
| Series: | → 4430 |
| John Deere 4230 Tires | |
| Ag front: | 11.00x16, 9.5L-15, 6.00-16, 7.50-16, 10.00-16, 7.50-20 (Hi-Crop) |
| Ag rear: | 18.4-26, 23.1-26, 16.9-34, 18.4-38, 13.6-38, 15.5-38, 16.9-38, 18.4-38, 20.8-34 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase: | 104 inches 264 cm |
| Width: | 89.625 inches 227 cm |
| Cab Width: | 54.375 inches 138 cm |
| Height (hood): | 109.875 inches 279 cm |
| Height (exhaust): | 151.75 inches 385 cm |
| John Deere 4230 Weight | |
| Shipping: | 8,100 lbs 3674 kg (Syncro), 8,500 lbs 3855 kg |
| Operating: | 10,800 lbs 4898 kg |
| Ballasted: | 14,150 lbs 6418 kg |
| info | |
| Series: | → 4430 |
| John Deere 148 Loader | |
| Loader weight: | 1350 lbs 612 kg |
| Height (to pin): | 126 inches 320 cm |
| Clearance, dumped bucket: | 102 inches 259 cm |
| Dump reach: | 32 inches 81 cm |
| Dump angle: | 38° |
| Clearance, level bucket: | 121 inches 307 cm |
| Rollback angle: | 11° |
| Breakout force (lift): | 4700 lbs 2131 kg |
| Lift to full height (at pin): | 3100 lbs 1406 kg |
| Bucket capacity: | 0.5 cu yd 0.4 cu m, 0.6 cu yd 0.5 cu m, 0.8 cu yd 0.6 cu m, 0.9 cu yd 0.7 cu m |
| Bucket width: | 60 inches 152 cm, 72 inches 182 cm, 84 inches 213 cm, 96 inches 243 cm |
| John Deere 158 Loader | |
| Loader weight: | 1771 lbs 803 kg |
| Height (to pin): | 156 inches 396 cm |
| Clearance, dumped bucket: | 132 inches 335 cm |
| Dump reach: | 32 inches 81 cm |
| Dump angle: | 37° |
| Clearance, level bucket: | 151 inches 383 cm |
| Rollback angle: | 12° |
| Breakout force (lift): | 5000 lbs 2268 kg |
| Lift to full height (at pin): | 3800 lbs 1723 kg |
| Bucket capacity: | 0.5 cu yd 0.4 cu m, 0.6 cu yd 0.5 cu m, 0.8 cu yd 0.6 cu m, 0.9 cu yd 0.7 cu m |
| Bucket width: | 60 inches 152 cm, 72 inches 182 cm, 84 inches 213 cm, 96 inches 243 cm |