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- Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:31 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Steering clutch tie rod adjustment
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4335
Re: Steering clutch tie rod adjustment
The steering lever resting on its stop should be just beginning to put pressure on the balls to push the throwout bearing out. You want the bearing to retract fully, but no slop or backwards travel.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: New to crawlers and have some questions!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9624
Re: New to crawlers and have some questions!
If you get a reproduction parts manual off ebay it will show the correct sizes of all the bolts.
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:16 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 1958 420 Battery
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13412
Re: 1958 420 Battery
Are you sure the clutch is adjusted correctly? I have no such interference between the pedal and the tray. I have a 1957 (Phase II) model though.
I also charge the battery via the hot stud on the starter.
I also charge the battery via the hot stud on the starter.
- Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Carb gas strainer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3237
Re: Carb gas strainer
Thanks, must have had a plug glued in long ago.
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:10 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Carb gas strainer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3237
Carb gas strainer
Is the strainer on a 420 carb supposed to be open on the end of the screen or do I need to solder mine shut? The fuel line currently has an inline filter but I need to get rid of it because it doesn't allow the gas to flow, need to make sure the strainer is going to work.
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:38 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: About those 420 hydraulic cylinders...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4876
Re: About those 420 hydraulic cylinders...
Agreed, there is a big difference between sealing at 900 psi vs. 2500+. You should be fine if things are reasonably smooth. If the dents and scratches are deep enough to leak oil you could try filling with JB Weld after drying with brake cleaner. The important thing is that there are no edges on the...
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:01 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Icy Hydraulics
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5342
Re: Icy Hydraulics
John Deere's instructions were to drain the tank every spring and fall, refill with kerosene and run the engine to flush the pump and valve body (don't use any levers), then drain and refill with clean oil. I ignored them because it seemed like a waste of oil and the drain plug is hard to reach. Aft...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:02 pm
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Aw nuts! Blade cylinders
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16927
Re: Aw nuts! Blade cylinders
This is a model 62 blade.
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:43 am
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Heating Your Home
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17108
Re: Heating Your Home
That is crazy what you've done with the log loader trailer. I want one of those myself, if only money grew on trees. My heat is a propane boiler and I love it even though I'm a big firewood guy. It's cheap, almost no maintenance, heats the house evenly, I don't have to be home to refuel the thing. I...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:05 am
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Just wanted a new flip phone....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28455
Re: Just wanted a new flip phone....
Yes, I remember the millions of unsold phones, $4 million Super Bowl commercial that no one understood, the people that waited a year for a keyboard phone with the new OS only to be brushed aside because it was seen as old tech. Funny how the guys higher up manage to take a good product and send it ...
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Just wanted a new flip phone....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28455
Re: Just wanted a new flip phone....
That's great that you still use a BlackBerry. I never see them anymore. It was very disappointing that they couldn't continue development of BB10 because it seemed a much less frustrating experience than trying to do things on the other guys' phones (as long as you didn't need an app!).
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:12 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 420 steering clutch
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5644
Re: 420 steering clutch
I think I found that someone had put smaller balls in there, resulting in the pop from overtravel. It could also be the clutch fingers are adjusted too far in, requiring you to move the bearing too far out.
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic discussions
- Topic: Just wanted a new flip phone....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28455
Re: Just wanted a new flip phone....
Back in 2010, I was with BlackBerry. Lots of ex-Ericsson folks went there in 2009. Anyway, BB was a Smartphone only outfit. But, we wanted to appeal to the flipphone users. The bosses gave the job to the Ericsson folks as we made more flipphone models than anyone. So, we made a great one. A tad ove...
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: Ignition / distrubutor problems??
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17074
Re: Ignition / distrubutor problems??
Over the years I've read a lot of good thoughts on this site. Taking these ideas into account, and as time and money allowed, I've replaced the wiring harness with a new one - complete with soldered and shrink wrapped connections.Then I either replaced or rebuilt the entire electrical system on my ...
- Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:50 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 40C vs 420C hyd pump
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24661
Re: 40C vs 420C hyd pump
As I explained with math previously, if you retract a cylinder, the rod goes into the cylinder. fluid gets displaced. Where does the oil go? It can't just go from the base side to the rod side since the is less volume on the rod side. Thanks there is on the base side. With a bulldozer blade, the ro...