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Yes... There is nothing wrong with aftermarket injectors. Just stay with the better quality ones. Remember you get what you pay for. Lavoy has them right here and I would contact him since I know he keeps good quality parts.

It does sound like you have an internal issue. Most likely wear and age will be what you will find. It's a long way into these things so be patient and take your time. You can run them with the top off of the transmission but I don't recommend it. No matter how hard you try to be careful they will s...

It can be done but would be expensive and would depend on parts availability. Basically you have to replace the flywheel on the engine to accommodate a pressure plate and clutch disc. Then a drive shaft to extend from the clutch to the transmission. Then you have to replace the entire center housing...

I'm with Jim on the pipe plug. Those should really be a flush fitting plug with either an "Allen" socket or a "Square" socket. Now that being said even the flush mount plugs will protrude a bit. Those plugs get damaged when the skid plate gets mashed up against the reverser. This exposes those drain...

Your combined weight will be less than a 1000 pounds. I'm guessing around 700 to maybe 800 pounds. I easily handled a 350 engine with my little 1025R compact tractor.

As I recall there are adjustments on the shifter for the gear range transmission. If you don't have a tech manual then I highly suggest you get one. Then go by the procedure outlined in the book to set the adjustments. Then hopefully that will cure your issue. However... given the age of your machin...

Yes you can drain the oil via the filter cover. I take three of the four bolts out and then just loosen the fourth bolt. Pry the cap loose and it will drain most of your oil out. Bear in mind that the filter is connected to the cap and is also spring loaded. The spring tension is minimal however so ...

It could be a broken axle or the splines are stripped in the clutch pack. But usually it will be a pressure plate that is stuck in the released position. The fact that your adjustments are way out of where they should start from indicates a pressure plate issue. You could jack this up and put it on ...

Sounds like a collapsed pressure plate or badly worn clutch pack to me. Could be a combination of the two. Either way it means pulling it apart. I would say at some point whoever the owner was tried to compensate the adjustment by extending the yoke on that side.

So did you replace the cooler filter? It is a spin on filter out inside the nose? The cooler is fed by the return oil after it has ran through the transmission. So essentially it is the lube oil side of the transmission hydraulics. So yes the transmission pump is the one feeding everything. Another ...

I have never been a big fan of decelerators. I liked them on loaders because you do more kinds of work that requires a lot of throttling. But, me being a mechanic more than an operator probably has a lot to do with me not liking them much. All of the operators I worked around and serviced their equi...

The earliest I remember seeing were on 450Ds and they were a decelerator and not an accelerator. I've only ever seen one accelerator on a dozer and that was on a little known Walden built in the middle 2000s.

So that cam pin that requires the Bristol wrench can be a pain but they are a shock release to get them out. I opted long ago to spring for a snap on socket and a short breaker bar. Then a good hammer to shock those loose. You may be screwed as far as the tach I'm afraid. If that was a worm gear tha...

Find a good John Deere Construction equipment dealer and have their parts guys look up a roller for you. Don't go to a Deere Ag dealer because they will just look at you funny. They will however be able to guide you to a good industrial dealer. You can also check here with Lavoy who owns this site. ...

I would check the bypass valve in the valve body to make sure it isn't stuck in the open position. Or that it doesn't have another issue of some sort. It could also be the accumulator as you said. So I would unhook the clutch pedal and work the accumulator lever by hand. Could be a broken spring ins...