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Due to several reasons of how I found this machine, engine stuck, left for many years and general poor mntc of this machine the following applies. The original starter, that was in the machine, was not operational with the solenoid all broken apart and a "cooked " look on the outside. I had a starte...

dtoots1 I had time to try your suggestion of trying the starter outside of the machine. It worked as it should. Once I installed the starter it proceeded to repeat what my initial problem with it was. The motor was once upon stuck, however with perseverance and a bunch of ATF I was able to get the e...

Well Folks I am happy to announce that I got this engine unstuck. liberal amounts of ATF, weeks of waiting (it was in the -30 to -50c range) due to cold weather, removal of the blower, which was iced up, the rad and hydraulic pump, which let me get to the bolt on the front of the crank shaft to put ...

Thanks for the reply dtoots1, I will try those recommendations of new cables and battery, however I am able to start my other jd440icd with just jumper cables and no battery. my location is also a challenge, as I live in a very remote part of northern Canada in a little town of less than 400 people ...

Hello folks I got a 440icd that I am in the stage of trying to get up and running. After several weeks of work I was able to get the engine broke free and it now spins easily using a breaker bar on the bolt that is on the front of the crank shaft. The start that was on it, was in terrible shape, so ...

I found an old jd 400 icd that has been sitting for a long time in the frigid weather in the Yukon Territory. It appears to be weather seized and I am about to take the exhaust manifold off with the intention of squirting some atf in thru the ports. The machine has a circulating block heater and its...

Hello folks I am hoping someone can point in the right direction to order repair and operator manuals for a john deere 440icd and the 831 loader attachment. I just brought home a JD 440 icd track loader and will be proceeding to get this little monster running, however my manuals i had for the 440 i...

can someone explian t me how the blower gets its lubrication. i removed my blower and found oil inside. is this normal. when i removed the blower i did not have any oil lines to remove.

the limit to the damage is a broken rotor on my supercharger. iI hava an additional question. the casing has a crank case oil on the insode. is there a problem that i should look for or is this a common occurance? I would not say there is a lot of it just that it is in there. is this a common thing ...

thanks jeff, i willo take the beast apart tonight and let you know. if you drop me yuor email adress i can send photos. my email is fvullings@hotmail.com.

i just pulled my blower off and found that one of the rotors is broken. i treid looking on the internet and could not find a supplier of parts. can any one suggest a supplier in canada, i have bought this machine from a friends estate sale and would like to get it operational. please help

yup turn out to be a broken blower. after removing the blower the engine turned over on the starter.
aer or are the hard to rebuild. seems that one of the rotors has gotten a peice of it broken off.

is it best to get a rebuilt blower or should i rebuild it?

the machine ran and then was parked for sevderal years could the blower sieze up from weather? . i will remove the blower and see if that makes a difference will let you all know what happend.

yup, i got the exhaust valves puched open to the point that the fuel can escap. like i say the feeling is like i hit something solid and i makes a difent clunk of metal coming up against metal, it does not feel like i am squezzing something. Boy i hope i dont have to pull the motor out, maybe the cl...

i bought a manual for this machine and dont see if there is anything that would lock pout the motor. can someone tell me the starting process for this machine. like i say the engine wont go through an entire reveloution. I have people tell me that maybe the sleaves inside are moving. could this be p...