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Only pull the motor if you are pulling the trany [In which case you are not taking the trany out ] You are going in the top !.An engine lifter would come in handy when removing the battery box and the hydraulic tank .As well as the fuel tank these are a bit heavy.Come to think about it the battery b...

keep adjusting a bit more if you can when adjustment is maxed plan on the big adjustment .Digitup.

I am not really ignoring you things are mixed up like a wind storm went through my office and be damed if I can find the serial number book ! Still looking !! .Digitup.

When you are in there you will get a good sense of how things work but in a nut shell the multiple plate clutches were slipping this is what heats up the oil now look at the shaft seals and the piston seals DON'T MESS AROUND replace these they are cheap .And you don't want to go back in!! [Nice plac...

First I have said this before DO NOT TAKE THESE OLD DEERE'S TO A DEALER AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT .You have just entered a establishment that consider anything older than the G series dozers SCRAP .If they cant find parts on the computer they cant get them and don't care to .This is totally different t...

I always tell em if you don't put a price on it then don't put it for sale I called a sales man Monday about a Deere160Clc excavator he had for sale and he said what do you think it is worth .I told him to get back to me with a dollar value or forget it Thank you . The D3-D3b-D3c were all made by Mi...

The D3B is not balanced as nice but a Winch will improve it The 450 will use less fuel and is direct drive compared to the torque converted Cat ,They both have good resale but are two different machines . compare head gasket $ and you will buy a Deere any day as Cat can get $ crazy on some parts .Di...

Some times you would like to reach inside and just whack it with a hammer on the clutch housing a good jolt may just smarten it up .Digitup.

My fuel distributor says that you should not worry about this as low sulfur is no giant step .Just fuel up and go to it and the old motors should have some less smoke on throttle up .Digitup.

All you can do is set the adjustment that the clutch will release completely and work it some more if there is an area that you can work the hell out of it than do so .Make sure that the linkage is all working good and the other side should loosen as well. Good luck.Digitup.

Check with your Deere dealer and tell them the engine size and fuel suppliers concerns they will have an additive for the fuel Depending on application and amount of use I have herd that you can mix differently.We all will have to do this as the new diesel is upon us .The lube factor is the biggie b...

I take it that it was the 4 speed that was the problem and it is just shift collars that can be the problem watch those things they can hit 2nd and 3rd at the same time if they get bad .The problem can be in the forks or the collars selectors .watch for loose slide shaft parts or lock bolts loose.Or...

I have seen John Deere do stupid things with wire as well the 1970s Mannheim tractors had two forepaws right from the factory with a light ground from the battery to the firewall not even the block as this is where the ground is needed .I had two of those Deeres a 2140 and a 2950 and ran 2/0 from ba...

well you are moving along anyway .Now the 450Bs had a hydraulic actuator for power assist steering I am not sure about the 450s though.Sounds like the clutches are seized and If you have the room then work the clutches a bit to see if they will release if they come a little bit they will work the ru...

I put a 8 volt battery on my 40c and the salesman told me that this is what the southerners use.Now I have noticed that this is the first time that anyone has talked 8 volt it fit right in and for 12 bucks more has a lot more kick than the 6 volt battery I also think it is a lot easier on the ring g...