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OK, got it. I took the seat off and started draining the fuel tank this afternoon. I also spent some time reading my manual and it says to pull the motor to get to the tranny? Looks like a lot more work than the way you described. I will take your word for it and start on top by removing the battery...

Thanks for the encouragement, I knew it couldn't be as bad as they made it out to be. While I'm in there; what do you think is making the transmition overheat?

First I have said this before DO NOT TAKE THESE OLD DEERE'S TO A DEALER AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT .You have just entered a establishment that consider anything older than the G series dozers SCRAP .If they cant find parts on the computer they cant get them and don't care to .This is totally different ...

I have a older John Deere 550 dozer that the transmission has stopped working correctly and the left steering just went out. When it is cold it pulls fair but once it warms up it doesnt pull strong even thought the motor is strong. of course now it only goes in circles. Without even looking at it th...