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by Stan Disbrow
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:28 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Idler grease zerk ball bearing 450E
Replies: 6
Views: 92

Re: Idler grease zerk ball bearing 450E

Hi, The ball is under that plug. The plug pushes it down to close the release hole. When you loosen the plug, the grease passes out past the ball and through the hole to the outside. it can be slow going, so many folks remove the plug and then the ball comes out with the grease and is lost. My exper...
by Stan Disbrow
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:24 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c
Replies: 6
Views: 148

Re: 420c

Hi, Well, I would be replacing the pins, bushings and sprockets at the minimum. Meaning 420c sprockets. I would never contemplate removing a link from the chain. And, replacing just those parts would occur after I went through the rest of the measurements on the chain, rollers and idlers. It might j...
by Stan Disbrow
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John deere 350b only cuts one way
Replies: 15
Views: 476

Re: John deere 350b only cuts one way

Hi,

And then all the reports of (s)crap fiber discs as well.....

A virtual minefield....

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: fuel additive
Replies: 4
Views: 269

Re: fuel additive

Hi, Yes, I think the crawler in question is a 350 or a 450. And, I agree, the modern diesel fuel isn't a clogging issue any more than older fuel was. Crap in the tank, on the other hand..... I've seen plenty of that on various machines. ;) However, it did jog my memory. If we are talking about an Ea...
by Stan Disbrow
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:15 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John deere 350b only cuts one way
Replies: 15
Views: 476

Re: John deere 350b only cuts one way

Hi,

So, the right side steering clutch is toast from the sounds of it.....

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: fuel additive
Replies: 4
Views: 269

Re: fuel additive

Hi, Pump? What pump? These are gravity feed. Makes me think you are talking about something else and not Early Model JD crawlers. That'd be OK, but now we need to know what you are talking about. Like maybe you are talking about a Late Model diesel machine, maybe? But, then, I haven't had or heard o...
by Stan Disbrow
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Straight 550 transmission
Replies: 4
Views: 254

Re: Straight 550 transmission

Hi,

Hmmmm. Well, oil get thinner as it gets warmer. I suspect there is an internal oil leak due to the spare parts you have found. So, the operating pressure is likely close to Not Working even at the beginning. Then, it doesn't take much to cause things to stop.

I agree with Lavoy here.

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Straight 550 serial number
Replies: 2
Views: 201

Re: Straight 550 serial number

Hi,

I don't know. I pulled the serial numbers from a JD Dealership trade-in guide. But, we have seen some other oddball-ness with other machines with respect to those listings.

Looks like there may have been some production in 1975 which did not make it into that list.....

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussions
Topic: pic server DOWN
Replies: 9
Views: 6582

Re: pic server DOWN

Hi,

Wait! What?

You had to get a Cat D6 for the JD Crawler pic server to get to working again???

Something here does not track.

Track. Get it? :P

Seriously, that sort of thing happens quite often, actually. IP address and such issues that is. Not buying a D6. ;)

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:09 am
Forum: John Deere crawler FAQ's
Topic: JD350 thru JD350D Serial Numbers
Replies: 49
Views: 205997

Re: JD350 thru JD350D Serial Numbers

Hi, I also think the tag is just mis-stamped. There was no definition for what C means as the second letter. B is a loader. So 350BC doesn't tell us what we have here. 350CB does. That old thought about oddball B series with wet steering clutches comes from an overlap is the serial number data. I do...
by Stan Disbrow
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:54 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 350b pre cleaner
Replies: 1
Views: 2115

Re: 350b pre cleaner

Hi,

Nothing goes inside it. A pre cleaner is a curved path for the air to follow which results in larger, heavier, stuff getting stuck in the bowl. That lets the main filter element have a longer service life.

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:49 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C fluid changes
Replies: 15
Views: 16448

Re: 450C fluid changes

Hi,

Ok. There was that change along the way.

My post is correct if one has the older rollers on a C model as does my 350C.

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:07 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450C fluid changes
Replies: 15
Views: 16448

Re: 450C fluid changes

Hi,

Well, track and.roller lube is NLA. So Corn Head grease is what you need to use. And get a Low Pressure gun, not a normal one or you won't have any seals left to worry about.

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:45 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 1010 fan belt replacement?
Replies: 4
Views: 2973

Re: 1010 fan belt replacement?

Hi,

Accu-Link belts work just fine. I have used them on machine tools, such as lathes, were the power transmitted is a lot higher than to run a water pump and a generator. They aren't cheap though.

Stan
by Stan Disbrow
Thu May 18, 2023 4:19 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: Need photo of 1010c transmission drain plug location
Replies: 18
Views: 24911

Re: Need photo of 1010c transmission drain plug location

Hi,

The 'fun' with any model is Deere always makes running changes. And, they are usually called out by serial number breaks shown in the Parts Catalog.

I have seen drain plugs with different styles in different locations on many models.

Stan