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As I mentioned before, the previous battery I pulled off was a group 4D battery as well, so I merely swapped it with a new version of what had been on there. At the end of the day, it started and sounded great once it shook the cobwebs out. I believe it might have a replacement starter on it as it's...

UPDATE So, I went to my dad's this weekend to see about getting the dozer started and after a few hours we got it running and it sounded great. I did have to get a group 4D battery (aka the big, long industrial battery). I initially bought a 730 CCA 12v battery and it didn't have the power to turn ...

Thanks so much for this info, it's very much appreciated. I'm fairly handy and mechanically inclined, but I haven't spent much time around equipment from the late 50's/early 60's. I have found a parts list through John Deere that I can use as a guide. Unfortunately, all of the manuals are gone so th...

For clarification, I'm in Olathe, KS and the dozer is in rural Waterloo, IA.

I recently inherited my dad's '59 JD 440 ICD crawler and I'd like to see about getting it running. I live about five hours from it, so I can't give any specifics on it's condition other than the fact that it's been sitting outside for the past few years as he didn't have suitable building space to h...