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I have had the little beast up and moving for a while now, but its a clockwise tractor, cant seem to get the left steering clutch to pop loose. every thing else is working well. I need to get it to an area that I can put some stress on the clutch, and work it hard.

Well, I got the 450 loaded up and out to an area to work it some, no luck with the steering, the lever hits a dead stop against the clutch fingers. Every thing else is working good. A little fuel issue, but that is fixed, a couple more hoses to be dealt with just as a precaution, and then I'll be le...

I knew things were going to good this last week, I got all the brake parts for the trailer, a super deal, $120 an axle for bearings, seals and backing plates complete, the ccw renewal arrived, the NFA paperwork showed up, got the bucket tilt hoses screwed together and installed for the cost of the h...

Well, I decided to mess with the loader today, changed the FF"s and fired it up and let it run up to temp. Sitting in the seat(a 2x4) still not moving, and no pressure on the gauge, when I thought I'd add some more tranny oil. I figured I'd bring the level up as far as it took to get the pump to pic...

All back together and full of oil, started fine(!!) after years of sitting, and still no pressure or movement. I read about 30 pages of posts before I posted and found info about the dipsticks proper use and the 8gal spec for trans oil. So your memory is accurate. I'm not sure where to start now, I ...

A little history, I got this 450 as a non running lot lizard in the 80's and brought it back to life. Rebuilt the motor, painted it up and put it to use on the range. Over the years I've put a lot of work and misc pieces into it and kept it useful, clutch, starter, left track idler, injection pump o...

First post on the site, and I'm liking this place already. JD450 Loader serial # data plate right of panel "SNE7450002026U" Can someone tell me where the suction intake for the transmission pump oil supply is located? I have no pressure or volume at any port or at the filter, and cant see any obviou...