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Read articles →An owner's 500-hour check-in on a 2017 John Deere 4052R covering three distinct things: a switch to Galaxy Hippo front tires on HD 4M rims with 2.5-inch wheel spacers to match rear track width, a DIY engine block heater installation with specific tooling (1-3/8 socket, reducer, half-inch extension) and a candid warning about crossthreading brass fittings, plus brief overall reliability impressions. Best for 4052R owners eyeing either upgrade.
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You need a half inch extension (8 to 10 inch), a reducer from three quarter to half inch, and a one and three eighths socket to remove the frost plug and install the heater.
The owner lost about three quarters of coolant initially but added three quarts back, ending up only a quart and a half of coolant and a quarter half of water short on the 50/50 mix.
Two and a half inch spacers on the front, with three inch spacers on the rear, give a 60 inch center-to-center measurement matching the rear track.
According to the book, you need it around zero degrees or below, plugged in for two to three hours before use rather than left on all night to save electricity.
