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1957 420 with model 90 loader runs and operates hyraulic pump is weak$6500 e-mail jac564@verizon.net or ph#814 339 6236 can send pics

:D hi steven thanks for the reply. i greatly appreciate it . i would like to buy a complete engine perferably one that runs i placed some wanted ads with some local sites with free classified ads and e-mailed a place in new york that has 3 or 4 of these things settin around if idon.t find something ...

:D hi lavoy thanks for the reply .my engine still runs but oil pressure tends to drop off .i have a pile of work to do with this machine so i.m just trying to avoid a lot of down time . would like to find a complete rebuilt or a good used one.and just do a swap .then have mine gone over. thanks agai...

hi everybody this is probably a dumb question but i'll ask any way does any one know if there is any one who sells off the shelf rebuilt engines.lookin for one for a 420. or even a good used one. happy thanksgiving joe

to check the cylinders try puttin shut off vavles on the lines that lift the cylinders. raise it up and close the valves

:D thanks for the reply lavoy i will make it apoint to check the timing before i fire her up again .thanks again for the reply it is greatly appreciated joe

:D thanks for the reply mailtrain and celsesser. i kinda thought it might be loading up wasn't running her hard just put a new hydraulic valve and all new hoses and was just running it bleeding the hydraulic system out. i did have a hard time gettin her fired up becuase it wasn't gettin any spark cl...

:D hi everyone i started my 420 the other day for the first time in about six months in the 20 minutes or so it ran it seem to stuble and pop like it was loading up the third time it did it i looked and the short pipe and the bottom of the muffler were cherry red. was wondering if it was just loadin...

[quote="Lavoy"]Not sure what you mean by getting oil pressure, or why you don't want to get it out of the filter housing. PTO is an attachment that just slips in the back cover, install 3 bolts and you are ready to go. Lavoy[/quote] thanks for the reply lavoy . my oil pressure goes in to the stop en...

hi everyone can anyone tell me if there is any where else on a 420c to get oil pressure other than the up side down oil filter housing. also what is involved with getting the pto to work does the shaft just slide in and a bearing cap over it or is there more to it than that?