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WoooHooo! Put the battery from my truck into the 450 and it popped right off at the touch of a key. No smoke at start-up and it runs smooooth. Dropped the blade all the way to push some dirt after warm up. The dozer stopped moving but the tracks kept turning. Motor didn’t bog down a bit. This makes ...

Called the Martin parts dealer today and they said that they do NOT give discounts to John Deere employees. The girl I talked to was rather snotty and then refused to give me her name. I politely thanked her and hung up. This is the message I received from H-E Parts. Dave, Thank you for your inquire...

Wow, great information! I actually started a job on 08/11 as an assembler on the grader line at the John Deere Davenport works and not only am I from Dubuque, my father worked at the Dubuque works for awhile in the mid seventies until he was laid off. My cousin whom I fish with a few times a year li...

Very curious to see your progress. May need to try it myself.

Hello everyone and sorry this post is so long. I have been on your site for a couple weeks now and I have just completed registration. I have an opportunity to purchase a 1973 JD450B dozer for no more than $1000.00 but likely $800.00. It has not run in two years and has both steering clutches out of...