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Thanks for all the info. I'm familiar with the ins and outs of parting things out, just no experience with this type of machine. I have it on local Craigslist and on Ebay. If it doesn't move as a complete unit I'll start advertising parts like the tracks, etc..

I recently acquired a 1965 350 gas loader. Track chains and sprockets are like new. Has reverser issues. Ran OK when parked but it hasn't run in a while and the tracks are tight. I'd part it or sell it whole. What can I expect to get out of this machine? What would the tracks and sprockets bring sep...

Did you work on anything else recently? All of the Detroits I worked on had a restricted fitting on the return line to maintain pressure between the pump and the injectors. Possible you took this fitting off and replaced it with a standard fitting? Had a fuel problem with my old Pettibone/Dynahoe ma...

First time in my 60 years I've heard of using water on rust but I'll give it a try. The machine is out in the back field, a long ways to run a hose. What if I used a garden sprayer to wet the links every day for a week? Or used my gas-engine pressure washer to possibly speed up the process?

New JD guy here. I just acquired an early 350 loader. The machine has very low-time track chains but it was sitting outside for several years and the links are rusted tight. I had to have it winched onto a rollback truck to get it here. And then drag it off with my excavator. I've read that 50/50 ac...