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Flash forward and few years...The neoprene "gasket" I made, as expected, only got me through one season of logging. I found that the neoprene did not stand up to hydraulic oil very well. I tried a thicker piece of nitrile rubber, and it is still good after two seasons. I think this is a cheap and ea...

Just a follow-up on my old diaphragm-operated clutch problem. I spent about three weeks searching for a replacement diaphragm without any luck. I did locate some of the adjacent steel parts for this old arrangement, and I discovered that there is a variation of the design that substitutes a piston, ...

Thanks for the response. The Nortrax lead looks good, and while searching for that, I discovered another potential source for the part.

I have what appears to be a John Deere 3325 winch mounted on my 1973 D-3 Cat. After years of yarding logs with it, a hydraulic oil leak within the left (clutch/brake) case has increased to a rate of about 3 or 4 ounces per hour. Finding the source of the leak was pretty easy. I opened the case and o...