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by wednesdar
Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance
Replies: 5
Views: 3868

Re: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance

Right... sorry to be dense. Tractor is parked near the stump in question. Will retest tomorrow! As far as all at once vs. over time, the tractor came with a piece of land I acquired in 2018. Just really got it running last winter. Had to do some major repairs to hydraulics as the hose that lifts the...
by wednesdar
Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:11 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance
Replies: 5
Views: 3868

Re: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance

Ok, so I steered straight into a stump today... and both tracks continued spinning. Not sure what that means. Please advise.
by wednesdar
Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:52 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance
Replies: 5
Views: 3868

Re: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance

Thank you for your reply. Have never thought to plow it into an immovable object, but I can tomorrow. It was actually steering a bit better today, so perhaps it appreciated being tinkered with. Right side is good. Left side steers best when i pull it half way, what it's not doing is "applying the br...
by wednesdar
Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:06 am
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance
Replies: 5
Views: 3868

John Deere 450 CA-- Left Steering lever=> no resistance

Greetings, I have a John Deere 450CA, Serial 332388T, with a Drott 4 in 1 bucket and a hoe on it. Both are definitely oversized for this machine, but it does wicked wheelies! In any case, when I pull back on the left steering lever, I feel absolutely no resistance. It simply never engages. It does o...
by wednesdar
Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Late model JD crawler technical support
Topic: John Deere 450 CA-- Santa Cruz, CA--Service Help Requested
Replies: 0
Views: 14005

John Deere 450 CA-- Santa Cruz, CA--Service Help Requested

Greetings, If anyone is familiar with servicing the steering of this machine and is located near Santa Cruz, CA, please get in touch. I feel no resistance when pulling back left steering lever. It does occasionally still work however! The closest professional guys familiar with servicing this machin...