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You guys can laugh, I wish I had it for parts for my 420C, at that price. I'd pay that just for the tracks. I see someone jumped on it already. I know of a 420C for $4,000, a 440C gasser for $4300 on craigslist, in Sharon Springs, NY and a 350 in Middlefield, MA on craigslist for $2400. The 420C (I ...

I've never been to RN Johnson's, though been by it years ago. My uncle ran several farms in Walpole for them, and I think my cousin may have worked for them. I can remember him, my uncle, telling stories about hunting with Tommy Johnson and the good ol' boys in Walpole, NH. Too bad I don't remember ...

Hi Brian. Got your name right, now. Was good talkin' to you the other day. Will be stopping by this summer. Jason

Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire have only one Craigslist each, also, Western MA. They all have a good number of Crawlers from MC's on up, ie: 40's, 1010's, 350's and who knows.

Brian May has a nice looking 420C for sale on Craigslist, in Maine. Check it out!

OK Guys, here's a good one. Maybe someone here will recognize this tractor. Anyway, my newly acquired 420C has a 420 track on one side and a 350 on the other. I forgot to count the links when I was in ME, but think there is 1 more on one side than the other. Won't be going back for another month to ...

From what I've been reading lately, you should get a lot of response on this. I'll be checking, also, for my 420 I'll be getting this weekend. Hopefully Lavoy will explain the pitfalls of non-JD P&Bs.

Do you need tracks, or just pins & bushings?

Look like 420C tracks to my inexperienced eye.

Hi Lavoy. Are these P&B's for MC's & 40C's, or for 420C-440C's? I THINK I recall 40C type were still available but not for the 420's. That may not still be the case. I'm hoping my "new" 420C won't need them for a while.

Those are some great pics, 57JD420. I should be swapping my 40C for a 420C next month. Hopefully I'll be able to get some work out of it before I have to do a lot of work on it. Those photos will be a grat inspiration, though, and will give me some insight as to what is involved!

Lavoy has some good insight on this subject, and has the experience and equipment. Unfortunately he is quite a ways from my area (MA). I have found someone in Maine who does P&B's on early Deeres, especially MC's and 40C's. The previous post says it all, if you are intending to do it as a business.

Hope I'm not jinxing this deal, I'm hoping to be acquiring a 420C soon. To Jason T.: My grandfather ran the pumping station years ago.

Ok, guys, I have started dissecting the segment of track I received from Farmer Johns. The bushings have been "rebushed" by welding in pieces of tubing, as I had considered doing. As Lavoy pointed out, this doesn't solve the pitch problem, as the internal wear is still there, causing "track stretch"...

Lavoy, Thanks!, Jace