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Thank you, Jim. Somewhere I thought I saw 73 on the book that came with the dozer I bought. After reading your reply I looked at the book, which is in poor condition, pages in wrong place, outer face cover missing, anyway I looked closer, and the book I have is the TM-1108 dated 75 Oct. It seems to ...

Thank you for the quick replys. To DrLoch, the pump displayed is not for my dozer and doing a search on their website they do not have the correct one for my dozer. But, thank you for the suggestion. To JimB, yes, this is the same dozer I had before. I have a shop manual that came with the dozer tha...

I asked a parts man about the transmission pump. He said no to a new one, no to a rebuilt one and no to a rebuilt kit. The only thing available in his book was a O-ring kit. Can anyone direct me to a source for a replacement pump. I am not sure yet it is the pump but symptoms lead that direction. Th...

Thank you, Jim Just knowing the year helps in understanding the machine. I have repaired farm machinery and autos since I was small. My Dad wanted us to be independent so he had me tearing down engines before I was out of high school. In fact, just now I have torn down the final drive on my "inherit...

I recently bought a JD 550 D. I went to the dealership in order to buy a new ignition key. The salesman asked the model number and I told him 550D. He said there was no such thing as that model. I asked why and he mumbled something about factory indecision and I did not understand. The number is fac...