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Hmmm. More eBay machinations, it's a strange place. Most of the stuff I "watch" on eBay doesn't sell. "Reserve not met" or "Seller has relisted this item" is usually the case. I wonder how they got the "SOLD" banner on their picture? That's pretty good. Very little of what I "watch" on eBay actually...

There were SEVENTY bids on this thing. Seller and eBay claim it sold for 7200 or so. Seems impressive to me. I'm amazed.

I've been watching this one on eBay. It's up to $7200. They often "return from the sold" when the buyer doesn't show up. This will be interesting.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... NA:US:3160

Forgive my stupid question but what the heck do the little wrench icons under our names mean? I looked in FAQ's, Search and my own profile, I guess it was discussed while I was in another universe.

http://nwct.craigslist.org/grd/3591569347.html
One together, one in parts

And here's a '56 420...
http://nwct.craigslist.org/grd/3562150916.html

1956 John Deere Model 420 Dozer, Completely Operational, Runs Great
$5000

Lavoy, are you talking about the right side shot? I see moisture but darned if I can see "torch marks", professor.

In case anyone's interested:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-440- ... 3704529%26

I can NEVER remember how to wire in parallel versus series. I'm now convinced that ignorance cost me my new glow plugs. This was a great message from Lavoy on the subject of 12V parallel batteries: "Okay, look at it this way. If you hook both negative posts and both positive posts together, the wire...

So can I just pull the covers off and see what I've got without damaging things?

Here's where the inserts go through the drawbar. Remember however that the rear part of the bellypan also bolts up here. Here's a picture of the left side. All you can see is the glint of the threads in darkness beneath the horizontal yellow bar... but that's the insert that goes through the drawbar...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-UmVsFBYpGsY/Te2ASuPxCoI/AAAAAAAAFvo/ZzQniL2j1PY/s400/Final%252520drive%252520pub%252520pic.gif Somebody's had the left side of my 1010 apart and replaced parts. Why do I have two different width castings as shown here? I'm guessing they are the inner bearings for ...

Hey Mister Tiger; thanks for your quick response. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be asking that question again. I'm working on my final drive inserts, which is a question down the list of postings. Sorry to mislead. I'm asking why there are any inserts at all. There has to be a reason for them. They ar...

I'm back working on these drawbar inserts. From Tiny's detailed explanation of how they work, there's one thing not clear to me: what holds the insert in? Do I run a the smaller size 7/16 bolt into the smaller threads deep in the final drive housing just to hold them in place?

Hey thanks Mister T. I didn't know you could see them online.