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Glad to find this thread. I'm refurbishing a pair of '59 440's - one bucket and one dozer. Both of them have the pattern: Top R-1-4 Bottom 2-5-3 I've combed through my service manual and can find zero reference to the shift pattern. Both came with knobs that have the Reverse and 2nd gear switched fr...

Huge thanks for your comments. Very constructive. Thank you for the confirmation that it is a full teardown of everything not attached to the transmission. I was still clinging to a hope that there was some short-cut I was missing. I love certainty - and being newly retired I have the time and I hav...

Here's the update So, clearly, I should have pulled the transmission cover before asking questions. Thanks for your patience. I'm a novice with "learnings-in-progress" at this end, it would seem. It would also seem, based on the attached photos, that this situation has just moved from "fun" to "too-...

Huge thanks for your very thoughtful and insightful reply. I really appreciate the time and effort that you took. Yes - I do have a manual - and manuals like that one (>1-inch thick and filled with amazing detail) were part of my previous (non-mechanical) life - which is to say I'm feeling a little ...

I’ve had this wonderful unit for 18 months now. Been running farm and logging equipment and doing my own modest repairs off and on for 50 years but first time crawler owner. Over the past 18 months I’ve routinely used 2nd gear for easy pushes (ie topsoil on level ground) right up until I parked it 3...

Just working on a 350B I recently purchased. The serial number tag is missing but based on the engine tag and other identifying features it appears to be in the 1972 - '75 era. I downloaded a 350B manual directly from John Deere, and on Page 34, line 22 in their service section, it says to use "John...

I also have a little YouTube channel. The 350 is featured at about the 6:30 mark of this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnTcs9qzLJ8&t=17s

Huge thanks for your quick response, and I will reach out to Lavoy asap. Yes - it definitely appears that the original serial number tag was rivited to the left hand side battery box. The holes are clear, and they are the exact same spacing as the holes on the tag that is on the engine block. Again,...

First time John Deere 350 Owner. I'm really struggling trying to figure out the year, make and model of a John Deere 350 wide track with a 6-way blade with Gearmatic winch that I just purchased and appears to be in great shape. (I have other vintage equipment including a pair of 440's and a 1953 Fer...