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Darren, are you in Nelson Lagoon?

Oops, looks as if my memory is failing me. I have photos of both SN plates, and neither is as I remembered. First loader: Type 450CA, SN 224773T http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10050/normal_IMG_20170419_170759.jpg Second Loader: Type 450CA, SN 248894T http://jdcrawlers.lce...

I recently got a second jd450 loader, but this one says it's a 450cc, my first is a 450c. I'm wondering what the difference is between them.

Sorry about disappearing immediately after I posted that question. Got busy at work and at home. Thanks for all the replies. Yes, I did use the copper spray on the head gasket. I was able to get the head back off last weekend and there was a nice, even pattern of copper on the top of the block and o...

I have finally started putting my 450C loader engine back together. I put in new cylinders, with new orings and packings. I got the head bolted on with a new gasket, put the cooling system back together and started to pressure test it. When I pump up the pressure in the radiator there is a loud hiss...

Bump the starter. I feel a little silly now. I should have thought of that. The timing pin cover is great to know about. Thanks, all.

I'm trying to do an in-frame overhaul on my 450C. I've managed to get the oil pan off the bottom and the head off the top of the engine. Now I just need to bar the engine over to get at the con rod bolts. Does anyone have a way to do that without disassembling the entire front of the loader?

Fortunately, the loader arms are up just enough that I can see the area between the starter and the fuel pump. I can see what looks like two rivet heads sticking up, and what looks like painted iron between and around them. I think someone has pried off the engine serial number plate. I have a pictu...

Between the transfer pump and the starter? That's not going to be easy to get to. At least I know where to look now, thanks.

I need an overhaul kit for my 450C loader: there is water in the oil, so while I have the head off I want to put in new jugs and pistons and bearings and so on. That leads me to three questions: 1) Where is the engine serial number? I can't see one yet, but that may be because it's hard to see the e...

Thanks, Lavoy. Up here in Interior Alaska, new undercarriage will cost what it costs in the Lower 48 plus a thousand or more additional shipping. On the other hand, because of shipping, scrap steel is worth a lot less than $120 a ton! I may just offer him something a little above our near-zero scrap...

Thanks for the replies. This fellow is just offering track, rollers and drive sprockets. What I have may be a little better than what he's selling, but after I've put a few more years wear on mine, that will probably reverse. If new chain, drive sprockets and rollers are going to cost $10 grand, $2 ...

I have a JD450C with some life left in the undercarriage. I'm using it at home, so I hope to get several years more out of the undercarriage. There is an add on the local Craigs List for a JD450-550 undercarriage. FRom the photos, the tracks look rusty, the bogies look less rusty, and I can't see an...

That does help, Ron. Around $1,500+ for fixing the steering problems is a great start. Finding good used undercarriage parts is tough? There probably aren't any new undercarriage parts for these old beasts? I don't have to be able to get my money back out of it. I figure I could be happy getting it ...

I'm looking at buying a 1952 MC. It's old and ugly, and won't steer. When it last ran, it would go straight just fine. The left side steering lever moves a little, the right side lever doesn't move much. It's been converted to 12V by changing the original generator. It has a blade with it, and has n...