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- Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:51 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: root rake for jd440ic
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8886
Re: root rake for jd440ic
It really is not that difficult to remove the blade, just pull 2 drawbar type pins and rotate the left bracket clear. If I ever built my own root rake it would be of the type to replace the blade, but with hooks to allow it to be picked up by the blade for transport. And a cage on the upper side for...
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 420 blade not raising clear up
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4486
Re: 420 blade no raising clear up
I have had ice form in there.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:47 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Blown fuze
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6205
Re: Blown fuze
New wiring harness was one of the best things I've done to it. Used to have a break in the ignition wire, inside the insulation, that I didn't know about for a couple years. It would shut off in the middle of doing something and no amount of cussing was enough to restart it.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 40c clutch ajusted but
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8716
Re: 40c clutch ajusted but
Clutch pedal definitely has something wrong with it. But there is an adjustment for pedal free play on the side of the housing, large nut with a screw in the middle. When you pull your steering lever all the way back to make a turn, that's a brake adjustment, not the clutch. After you have the throw...
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Making Tall Grass Short
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15111
Re: Making Tall Grass Short
Husqvarna saw smashed into eleventybillion pieces: My company used to have a 700 horsepower, track mounted wood chipper with cab and log loader. Usually we'd have a skidder guy pull trees up to it, a chainsaw guy would cut off the useful wood, and the rest got run through the chipper. I had to do ev...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:44 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 27522
Re: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
The bolts are there, but not tight. I got the winch mounted up nicely and fresh oil, just need time to monkey with it.
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Cutting Edge
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17220
Re: Cutting Edge
Wow! That is a lot to deal with. I do believe that God has a hand in it though; had you not whacked yourself in the head with the saw the cancer may be terminal by now. Sometimes I am angry that I work my ass off for my humble home while useless or immoral people drive nice cars and live in fine hou...
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:27 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 27522
Re: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
Speaking of the clutch, the band is missing from my winch (hydraulic ports plugged). What is driving the drum, can rust stick things together? There doesn't seem to be any welding done in there.
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 6:21 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 27522
Re: Digging deaper into my Gearmatic 8a winch - includes pictures
Paul, thanks for all the pictures, it really helped me to understand how the thing is put together. Also thanks again to Tom for providing the literature.
My dad would preheat bearings by setting them on a 500 watt halogen shop lamp aimed upwards. When the oil started smoking, drop it over the shaft.
My dad would preheat bearings by setting them on a 500 watt halogen shop lamp aimed upwards. When the oil started smoking, drop it over the shaft.
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 10:00 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Water in Oli
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6547
Re: Water in Oli
Deere wanted the hydraulic tank drained and refilled twice a year. I never did it because the plug was so hard to reach, and every winter got to fight with a frozen system. Finally I replaced the plug with a street elbow and ball valve with handle cut off. Milkshake now drains easily using a socket ...
- Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Water in Oli
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6547
Re: Water in Oli
I suspect that my hydraulic pump leaks into the crankcase, and the hydraulic oil always has water in it. Just a thought.
- Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:11 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Oil on brake band and clutch disks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4331
Re: Oil on brake band and clutch disks
I have a miniature electric oven that I have been able to cook most of the oil out of a set of track clutch discs (definitely an outdoor activity). Be careful not to overdo it, fiber discs may fall apart.
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Truck shopping, a shock to the system.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7599
Re: Truck shopping, a shock to the system.
It aggravates me that these subordinate wanna be road warriors are the ones driving the prices up making it hard for a guy that needs a truck for his livelihood to afford a truck. I mean do you really need a F350 diesel dually for a grocery getter and the most serious offroading you do are the spee...
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: So What Happens To the Tooling?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6525
Re: So What Happens To the Tooling?
If a casting was needed badly enough, you could always use an original part as a pattern. A molder at a foundry that does custom castings would add the necessary channels to feed metal, let gas out and allow for expansion/contraction. It might take a couple of tries with a more complex part to get t...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:43 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Steering clutch tie rod adjustment
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4296
Re: Steering clutch tie rod adjustment
After assembly, the bolt on the side of the throwout bearing is used to position it so that when the tip of the steering lever has moved back an inch and a half, the bearing contacts the clutch fingers. This amount of slack is necessary because the fingers will gradually move outwards as the clutch ...