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Hello all and happy holidays I was looking at a 455e crawler loader and was wondering if the hi lo reverser in them was different or improved over the 450c?

Hello all hope everyone is enjoying the summer. I am looking at a 450c with a winch on the back. Is the winch hydraulically run or off of a pto? If it is run off a auxilary hydraulic valve can I disconnect the winch and use that valve/circuit to run a grapple?? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks Ho...

Hello all, I had been reading some info on the web about jd 450c HLR trans and that when they get up in hours they have a tendency to break down. IS this a common problem, weak link, with the 450c's?? Are the 455e's and d's any better?? I just wanted to get some opinions from people who have had and...

Hello all, I was looking at a used 450c track loader with a 4 in 1 The dump linkage for the bucket seemed to have a lot of play in it. Meaning you can shake it back and forth, push it towards the machine and pull it towards you. I am guessing the pins and bushings are bad?? I was reading some of the...

Hello Mike, this is a great site for info and opinions. I am in a similar position as you looking out for a crawler. What I have learned about the 350b is that first it uses dry clutches which require a lot of service and attention. Most but not all of the machines I have looked at have had problems...

Hello all, I saw someone was asking about a 3 point hitch on a 350 crawler. I have seen a few old 350's for sale on the net with a 3 point hitch. Was this a factory option? Was it on all 350's, b&c? Loader and dozer? What about the 450's? The person also mentioned something about having a pto with t...

Hello all and happy new year. Just a quick question about the pins and bushings on the tracks. A machine I have seen must have been sitting for some time and some of the pins and bushings are frozen. THey are running the machine the way it is but you can definately see how the pads are not laying fl...

Hello all, I had a question about the engine in a 450b crawler loader. The current owner stated the machine has a "newer 4039 engine" I am guessing that this is not the engine it came with?? What is the difference between the 2. Thanks Howard

No I did not buy it. The winning bid was for $6300.00 a little more than I thought I wanted to pay especially since it needed some track work, had been sitting for 2 years and would have needed all the filters changed and fluids as well as the hydraulic hose that was leaking. Also I got a little tur...

THanks for all the input. I am going to try and take a look at the machine and see if it makes his reserve. I will check out that one adjuster as was pointed out and compare it to the one on the other side. If there is a grease fitting there I will see if it will take grease. If not I will have to a...

Hello All and happy holidays. I am still in search ofa JD crawler and found another machine that I was hoping to get some advice on. It is a jd 450c on ebay. The item number is 181047153682 My concern is the tracks. The seller stated the under carriage is at 85%. I know pictures are sometimes hard t...

Hello All Lots of good info on this sight. I found a machine on craigslist and was hoping to get some feedback. It is posting 3234169102 I noticed a missing tooth on the bucket but also the tracks look very loose. Just wanted to hear from people with more experience than me. Thanks and have a nice w...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had some thoughts and opinions on how a traditional ccrawler compares to a newer style compact track loader. Such as a jd350c vs a jdct332. I know the ct has more horsepower and would be faster. When a ct has a breakout force of equal or greater power than a 350...

Hello all, nice site good info. I was looking at a jd 350b with a 4 in 1 bucket and a winch on the rear. I have a couple of concerns about this model of machine. 1. Are the dry clutches as big of a problem as I have read? I was also told that if you stick a peice of wood or rope to keep pressure on ...