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I have a 40c and a 420c both 5 rollers with loaders on them

The fellow I bought it from said that he had the reverser all apart and said there was 2 needle bearings and a thrust washer that he tried to order but told me they were not available so he made bushings to replace the bearings and I have no idea what he might of replaced the thrust washer with! :ro...

Howdy, I just bought a John Deere 420C with a loader and the fellow told me that the reverser went bad and he tried to repair it but there were parts he was not able to get. It still works but you have to keep the handle secured with a bungee cord to keep it from coming out of gear. I was looking to...

Thank's! I did end up buying the machine. It's going to need some work but it's not all beat up. I bought a John Deere 40C last weekend and it's undercarrige is all welded up and it has a aftermarket loader on it. It's pretty rough but it runs and works okay other than the left turn clutches need so...

Howdy, I'm new to the crawler world and I have the oppertunity to purchase a 420C with a factory loader, street tracks and a good running motor. How hard is it to find transmission parts? It needs 1 final drive rebuilt because of a bad bearing and the reverser wants to jump out of gear. Other than t...