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Thank you Stan for your reply. I got home tonight in time to check things out under the floorboards. Nothing but leaves. I worked the clutch pedal, and the reverser lever, and both were engaging, and all springs in place. I have the repair manuals, but I have not had time to check them out yet. I wa...

I have a 1981 350c. It Has been setting for about 3 months. Last weekend I fired it up to grade some washed out places on a road going into my deep hollow. The machine worked great , and I ran it for about 3 hours. A week later I was working with my farm tractor in the hollow, and got stuck moving s...

There are a lot of ways to replace the rails , but putting the master pin in before installing is not the most desirable way. I am not saying it can not be done, but you will need lots of room , and some good luck, along with some heavy lifting equipment. I just rebuilt my 1981 350-c, and got the ne...

Thanks for the reply. I talked to a local rebuilder since my question posting, and he re-assured me I would be O.K. building up the wear points on the rear crossbar, and bosses on the crawler frame. He told me that was a common thing on this model that had seen some previous repairs. Since my postin...

I am refreshing the under carrage on my new 1981 350-C. The rear crossbar has a groove worn in it. Can this be welded up, or do I need to replace the crossbar? I can weld it up, and machine it back down, but did not know if it was something that would need to be case hardened ,or heat treated , and ...