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- Mon Nov 03, 2025 2:42 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
Re: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
working on the steering clutch final drives.
- Mon Oct 27, 2025 6:34 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
Re: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
thank you guys. the only parts I've installed so far is the clutch plates. did some electric wire brush cleaning on some mild rust within the clutch plate housing. my left side steering handle is completely seized up. going to have to tear that apart ASAP. was a miracle i got that old girl out in th...
- Tue Oct 21, 2025 12:46 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
Re: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
so an update on the clutch pressure plate and tension fingers. the nut and bolt that adjusts the clutch plate fingers are so seized up i cannot loosen them. I've sprayed them down several times with PB blaster, no luck. starting to look like ill have to find replacement nuts and bolts and drill the ...
- Sun Oct 12, 2025 7:37 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
Re: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
this video gives a shoutout to lavoy and also explains how to use the tool pretty well. https://youtu.be/9poGqXPOJzg?si=sO8rWlKSWwY1YEdZ&t=573
- Thu Oct 09, 2025 8:51 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
Re: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
thank you very much. picture sent me in the right direction
- Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:24 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: hey everyone, looking for some guidance
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4800
hey everyone, looking for some guidance
i hear there is a message board here that teaches one how to use the clutch plate adjuster tool. the tool is metal, flat and has a few cutout guides on it. there's suppose to be a way to use it for adjusting john deere 420c clutch pressure plates. any direction to where this guide might be on the me...
- Wed Sep 03, 2025 9:05 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Looking for help verifying parts to buy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6442
Re: Looking for help verifying parts to buy
i will find some free time and give a call, thank you
- Tue Sep 02, 2025 10:13 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Looking for help verifying parts to buy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6442
Re: Looking for help verifying parts to buy
should i email you directly through gmail or should we talk here briefly? currently the issue i have with my JD 420c is the right side clutch plates have broken. im trying to find some concrete online diagrams to show how many plates per side. it seems everything points towards me buying my own oper...
- Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:08 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Looking for help verifying parts to buy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6442
Looking for help verifying parts to buy
if anyone here has knowledge on the early john deere 420c crawlers with the all metal tracks and the two stick driving system please message me. the serial number for my crawler is 113313. just trying to get my feet in the dirt learning about this type of john deere and finding replacement parts. th...