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- Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:27 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: john deere 440 crawler loader ( joy stick control?)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8936
Not a very hard conversion, I'm not familiar with the 440 controls so I can say how hard it would be to make a joystick configuration for your existing valve. but mounting a new valve is not hard, find a way to bolt it to the machine and hook up your hoses, done. Here are two valve, first is higher ...
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:19 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440ICD air leak????????????????????????
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6651
At a garage I used to work in we regularly substituted brake cleaner for either, mostly trying to get them hateful mercedies benz engines to pick up there fuel after a service. we found the brake less sharp then either for the engine to run on, still had that distinctive sound of a diesel on either ...
- Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:58 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440IC Snow plowing
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28613
Lots of snow up this way! spent all day moving snow around my yard and retrieving my jeep and dump trailer that got snowed in during a snow fall we had a 2 weeks ago. the jeep was snowed in up to the doors and completly drifted in underneath. And of course the 420 is at my cabin with no engine in it...
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:45 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Detroit injector question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7892
A buddy of mine has a 2-53 in a welding machine , his does the same thing , starts like a camp but one cylinder hesitates and takes a second or two to pick up. he rebuilt the engine in it when he got it and he's after changing the injector's , lift pump etc with no luck on it firing on 2 cyl's on st...
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:52 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Left side no go! Well sometimes it doesn't.?!?!?!?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12395
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440 hydraulic oil recomendation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8178
you could do what I do with dirty diesel fuel, while I was working at a truck shop that done fuel trucks when ever we had to change a pipe or a pump or whatever we had to drain the system which resulted in a tub of diesel fuel full of dirt becasue there was no actual drain point just unbolt a coupli...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 3:20 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
good to see another member from the big land! good eye on the track, not sure how I never noticed it on mine but yet I noticed it on my buddys 40c the other day. I know bob quite well along with his 1010, I used to work for him at the rad shop back in 09/10. as for crawlers around here there is bobs...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:45 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
- Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:27 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
well I dug a bit deeper into the engine and usual its resulting in me having to dig deeper into my wallet when it comes time to order parts! carb was filthy http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/562930_10150964543431946_2075432918_n.jpg load needle was soldered back together at some point. ...
- Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:57 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
- Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:00 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
well I visited my buddy and got some of the original parts for the dozer, still need to see if he has the air cleaner , starter rod , and the hydraulic piping. http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/431550_10150964141056946_1617919277_n.jpg http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:53 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
Thanks lavoy, There is not many of my generation that has an interest in equipment let alone the energy to actually work on it. tv's and computers are the thing these days. the hough did have a flat head waukasha and all indicators point to it being a HA, it now has a Isuzu C201 diesel from a thermo...
- Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:31 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
You have a good eye! yes it has wooden sliders and indeed has a carco winch. I'm thinking it was used mostly for snow, my buddy owned it the last 2 years and he used it all winter long plowing snow. not much mind you he only did his driveway with it which is only big enough for maybe 4 pickups. I wi...
- Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:07 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: My 420C project.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17990
My 420C project.
I would like to say Hello to all being my first post and would like to say you have a very nice forum and from the last few weeks of lurking around I can see there are some very knowledgeable people on this site! A little about me so you know who your dealing with, My name is Joey I am a Canadian fr...