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Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:59 am

When I lived in the Midwest, I had radiator hose heaters in my cars. Severe cold, throw a blanket over the hood. Would those work on a crawler?

I don't know but if the idea is to retain heat then if the crawler has not been started for several days or weeks, there is no heat to retain. Thanks

Thanks, I am unfamiliar with the silicon pad heater. I have a small magnet heater, but it does not work very well.

You are not the first one to do something like this. Don't ask me how I know this. lol

A few years ago I purchased a front loader blade for my Farmall 340. The blade was in Indiana and I am in central Nebraska. I do not recall the details, but I managed to get a trucker to load it up and bring it to central Nebraska. It takes some trust, but it can be managed. Good luck

We are getting some double digit below zero weather here in central Nebraska. Usually I do not try to start my 420 crawler in such cold weather. However, we also have some blowing snow. Probably long over due to think about some type of engine heater for the 420. What are the recommendations/experie...

Lavoy, Thanks, when I get a bit more time and it warms up a bit, I will check it out. Right now the gasket on the front light is bugging me. Do not know why it is not fitting right. Thanks Larry Lavoy, Busted cable at the far end where the cable connects onto the metal piece. Sent you a PM via e-ma...

I connected up the starter yesterday but ran out of time to start it. I went out this afternoon and it fired right up. I did not know the starter could crank the engine over that fast. I had just put on an Optima battery, but probably a cleaned up starter and a new saddle switch did the trick. I che...

Having your battery on the fender may be part of the issue. With 6 volts your cables have to be twice the gauge or half the length that they would be on 12 volts. If your wire to the starter is longer than factory, then also make it heavier than factory. Thanks, yep I paid I think $45 to get NAPA t...

I stock all of the components to rebuild starters if need be as well. Lavoy Thanks, I will keep that in mind. I responded to Paul Buhler as to what the shop did and what I paid (see my message to him). I paid some hefty tuition but it is fixed (at least worked on the bench). It is minus 2 now at 1:...

Mr. Bookman: I rebuilt my 420 starter a number of years ago. It’s pretty easy. I picked up new brushes, and new bushings, and starter switch online. Had it out, cleaned up, and disassembled very quickly. Happily, the armature and fields were still good. Crocus cloth cleaned up where the brushes rub...

Yes that is what mine has currently Thanks, I go the starter back from the starter place They only had it a day. I think the main problem was in the saddle switch but they cleaned up a bunch of other stuff. I hope to get it back on in the next couple of days. It bench tested out just fine. Thanks t...

Yeah, we are below zero for the high next 5 days or so, not fun weather to work in. Make sure ground cable is good too, I have had them be an issue. Either way, a rebuilt starter is really sweet once you have them done. Lavoy Will one of the metal web ground cables work fine for a positive ground? ...

I hate to get in on this but if it fired on starting fluid and then quit then either the smoking wire was shorted and the cause needs to be fixed or your problem may not be electrical. If your compression is good it doesn't need to turn fast on the starter. I took the starter off today. The saddle ...

I too had problems with my jd40s wheeled...6 volt ....i went tractor supply and bought small reel of the heavy cable and the.with crimp on connections for the bolts etc....still had problem starting so i actually lucked out with a trip to he electrical dept of the john deere ag store...they actuall...

Yeah, we are below zero for the high next 5 days or so, not fun weather to work in. Make sure ground cable is good too, I have had them be an issue. Either way, a rebuilt starter is really sweet once you have them done. Lavoy I do not have quite as heavy a cable on the positive ground. Maybe time f...