John Deere 430

1984–199220 HPdiesellawn
B
Average
Score: 58.8/100
Recalls
1
Found
Known Issues
11
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Auction Records
24
Avg €50,610
Reliability
B
59/100

Specifications

Engine Power20 HP
Engine (kW)15 kW
Fuel Typediesel
Transmissionshaft-driven hydrostatic
Categorylawn
Production Years1984–1992

Safety Recalls

1 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-6430 (Japanese market, reference 1219930)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the differential. Declared production window: 2011–2012.

DifferentialJP

Known Issues

11 reported
10 low1 medium
Front lights flickering/strobing when engine running
medium

Front lights flicker or strobe when low beams are on and engine is running. Lights work fine when key is on but engine is not running. Alternator was checked and confirmed fine. Issue suspected to be caused by vibration-induced bad ground or bare wires.

electronics
Issue with John Deere 6430
low

Doing this for my dad. Recently purchased a John Deere 6430. He was cleaning it as it was trashed so he took a pressure washer to it unfortunately. After getting done, went to turn on the tractor and it started but however, if you want to raise the rpms, the tractor won’t do so and goes into limp mode if you may. The service records indicated its had electrical and fuel issues before. Was curious if y’all had any tips to fix this problem or any direction where I can go from here! Thanks in advance! [John Deere 6340](https://imgur.com/gallery/zlFyWyM)

Electrical
Electrical issues in jd 4430
low

The front lights are flickering/strobing. They work fine when the key is on but the engine is not running. The alternator was checked and is fine. They strobe while low beams are on. The dimmer switch was replaced awhile back. I'm not an electrical person but I'm posting this for my boyfriend. He hasn't been able to find the problem. I'm assuming it could be caused by vibration while engine is running with a bad ground or bare wires but idk.

Engine
Field prep question
low

Hello all. I'm new to farming and starting small with 9 acres. At my disposal i have a JD 6430 and JD 5420. As for implements, I have a 4 bottom 2 way plow, and 2 older model 11 foot disc cultivators as well as a plastic mulch/drip tape layer. My fields(pasture grass and alfalfa in sandy loam) have been plowed to ~12inches deep and thouroughly disc cultivated. The problem is the root balls are so plentiful they are interfering with the proper operation of the plastic mulch layer/seed bed maker. I am considering purchasing a *Danish spring harrow* to clear out the trash, I could use some wisdom from those who have first hand knowledge. *What implement would work best to clear the debris from my field? Thank you in advance.*

Implements
Keep getting wrong injectors
low

I ordered three of these injectors compatible with john deere AT110293 from both amazon and then partsasap and both injectors had the fuel return line coming out on the wrong side, this makes it so the injector can’t seat because the side the line is on is raised on the engine so the injector won’t go all the way down. Has anyone dealt with this and know what injector to order? 2001 JD 4300 3TNE84-EJTS yanmar. John deere said that injector number was correct for my tractor, but I don’t want to order them from JD because they’re $270 a piece!!!!

Engine
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Market Value

Average
€50,610
Median
€42,667
Range:€6,900 €138,061
Avg Hours:9,234 hrs
Records:24 sales
Recent Sales
Ritchie Bros€32,200
8,791 hours
1959 · Bring a Trailer€6,900
+22 more sales
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Hours Benchmark

Class: Compact (040 HP)
Average hours at sale for this model
0Avg: 9,234 hrs6,000
Low use150 /year
Typical300 /year
High use500 /year
Typical lifetime6,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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