Installing 148 on 4020

You also need steel inserts for the side bars on the tractor that aren't strong enough by themselves for the loader. Standard 148 loader parts.

Gerald J.

The oil filter cover in my book is an R39794 (without mounting hardware) and without hole. I drilled and tapped 1/2" pipe thread. Some say shooting the return oil at the filter will destroy the filter. I've not yet looked and its been several years.

A fair to good JD parts type should be able to find the alternatives. It was a JD parts counter that told me about the oil filter cover from the 2640 with the added hole. Runs $40 to $60 as I recall so I drilled and tapped. I recall that the Deere hole is a large o-ring so it has to be adapted down to ordinary hoses. There are two oil filter covers on the power shift transmission and I don't know which one to replace with the return hose. I don't think it says in my 148 manuals either. They aren't handy right now.

I also hooked in a pair of male hose couplers for the return and a pair of female for the supply with separate needle valves so I can run back hoee and loader at the same time or take both off without having to take apart any pipe threads. With male and female on the implement ends then I just couple the implement hoses together to keep them clean.

Gerald J.