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Hi, Edit: I see in the prior post that the Straight and B used the same drive for both the PTO and Winch. I had a C with the winch drive and the manuals show the two use different parts. So, what follows is for the C and the D. The part about the shaft length and splines still apply. There is no con...

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If your 350 does not have the winch power shaft already, then you will have to acquire the necessary internal parts and install them into the transmission. Not an easy task. Especially as these machines are built around the transmission.

Stan

Hi, My grandkids don't like my equipment. It is dirty. In fact, they don't like visiting the farm at all. It is dirty. They can't figure out how Grandpa and Grandma stay alive amongst all the dirt. Sigh. Stan aka Grandpa, who is now thinking about adding a 4020 Powershift to the fleet. And doesn't m...

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Presuming you have tried Lavoy already.

1) parts machine

2) adapt from something else.

3) machine shop.

Stan

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Ah, well. Batteries. Always going bad and needing replacement. I have gone thru three so far this year.

Stan

Hi, Well, the MC has limited usefulness v a 420 or later. Or, even a 40. Three roller, so really meant just for drawbar work. Or, that toolbar they had for it. If you put a blade or a bucket on front, it is too front heavy. The 40 added 4-rollers and the 420 5-rollers. So, a 61 blade on the 4-roller...

Hi, I saw a lot of busted 435 tractors back in the 70s. Ripped out ring gears. Seems as the 2-53 overpowered the 430 driveline when using the drawbar. Where it shined was when using the 1000 RPM PTO on that baler. And, I think that was the idea in the first place. However farmers would see that powe...

Hi, The only 2-53 equipped machine I had experience with was the 435 wheel tractor. Running a 3-string baler with the 1000 RPM PTO. That said, I do recall it sounding like an industrial vacuum cleaner. Later, the same baler was behind a 4020. Talk about a difference in machines! But, the 4020 wasn't...

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Yank the wire off the fuel solenoid. If it quits, the key isn't dropping power. If it keeps running, the solenoid is stuck.

Stan

Hi, The electronic control modules for 12v point systems are common enough. The 6v ones used to be but pretty much disappeared as new in the 80s. They were a favorite with the older Volkswagon crowd, but those as 6v had dwindled down by the 1980s. Probably need a car show swap meet to find one these...

Hi, Well, 12v on the 6v starter is Bad News, as already pointed out. But, there are 12v field coils and armatures to correct that. Then the coil is wrong, but a ballast resistor fixes that. Or, some folks use a 12v coil. Just changing to a 12v generator isn't quite enough, changing the voltage regul...

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Champion plug number is H-10.

I use Autolite 216 plugs myself.

Stan

Hi, The rails are the chains and pads. The original name for a crawler was Tracklayer. More akin to a train than a cart, running on rails rather than directly on the ground. The rails can't be solid like with a train because they have to be picked up and laid back down in front of the machine. So, t...

Hi, The link-to-link center spacing is growing longer with time and wear. So, now the force on the chains is causing the bushing to slide up the side of the sprocket teeth. This accelerates wear on the teeth. The bushing is supposed to turn within the root of the tooth, but now it is sliding up the ...