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by Red66
Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450 steering clutches stuck
Replies: 4
Views: 1885

Re: 450 steering clutches stuck

Thanks for your insight on this. I’m hoping that they are just stuck. The gentleman told me they were working fine when he put it in the shed about a year and half ago. The machine came from western Kentucky and with the wild temperature changes we have in this area condensate in the housings would ...
by Red66
Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450 steering clutches stuck
Replies: 4
Views: 1885

Re: 450 steering clutches stuck

Ok. Thanks for the info. It’s a straight 450 so it must be a little older than I had thought. We weren’t able to push on anything to load it up. I’m hoping that’s all it takes.
by Red66
Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 450 steering clutches stuck
Replies: 4
Views: 1885

450 steering clutches stuck

I just purchased a nice solid 1972? 450 dozer. It had been sitting parked for over a year in a shed. Elderly owner would start it periodically and let it run for a bit to keep battery charged but due to health issues he didn’t move it. When we got ready to move it from the shed we found the main dri...