Mudrig150 298 #1 Posted January 9, 2020 I was planning on a simple build... A John deere 200 series with a WH hydro trans in it. Variator delete, maybe. Hm... Maybe someday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,429 #2 Posted January 11, 2020 What Wheel Horse transmission and which 200 series JD? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496 #3 Posted January 11, 2020 If adjusted correctly, the variator on the Peerless 2300 transmissions are great - gives you different speeds in 4 different gears going forward. To be honest, if you want a John Deere hydro, stay with your 140 or your 317. I don't see any benefit of putting a hydro in a 200 series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 298 #4 Posted January 11, 2020 6 hours ago, T-Mo said: If adjusted correctly, the variator on the Peerless 2300 transmissions are great - gives you different speeds in 4 different gears going forward. To be honest, if you want a John Deere hydro, stay with your 140 or your 317. I don't see any benefit of putting a hydro in a 200 series. Cool value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496 #5 Posted January 17, 2020 Reminds me of a guy I know - who started a lot of "cool" projects. He got them to a certain point, then quit as he started another "cool" project. The point is, you seem to have a lot of projects either started or in the planning stages. It would be better to stay focus on a certain project, time and money wise, and get it finished before moving on to the next project. As for the cool value of a hydro 200 series, the frames on a John Deere 200 series are wider than the frame of a Wheel Horse. So there may have to be some brackets made to fit a hydro from a WH on a 200 series JD. Also, pulleys probably won't align properly due to the differences in frame widths. I've seen a lot of "cool" 200 series JDs, but every one of them took prior planning, a big wallet, a lot of time, a lot of fabrication, and a lot of headaches. Do your self a favor and put this one on the back burner and finished the ones you already started. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mudrig150 298 #6 Posted January 17, 2020 7 hours ago, T-Mo said: Reminds me of a guy I know - who started a lot of "cool" projects. He got them to a certain point, then quit as he started another "cool" project. The point is, you seem to have a lot of projects either started or in the planning stages. It would be better to stay focus on a certain project, time and money wise, and get it finished before moving on to the next project. As for the cool value of a hydro 200 series, the frames on a John Deere 200 series are wider than the frame of a Wheel Horse. So there may have to be some brackets made to fit a hydro from a WH on a 200 series JD. Also, pulleys probably won't align properly due to the differences in frame widths. I've seen a lot of "cool" 200 series JDs, but every one of them took prior planning, a big wallet, a lot of time, a lot of fabrication, and a lot of headaches. Do your self a favor and put this one on the back burner and finished the ones you already started. That's the plan. It's just an idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herder 2,354 #7 Posted January 18, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 7:34 AM, T-Mo said: If adjusted correctly, the variator on the Peerless 2300 transmissions are great - gives you different speeds in 4 different gears going forward. To be honest, if you want a John Deere hydro, stay with your 140 or your 317. I don't see any benefit of putting a hydro in a 200 series. Multiple belts and pulleys, adjustments and nun if it is easy to get too!! This ones has been a challenge since it showed up. She wants to stay retired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
