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wish me luck.... i see on here how much other people love their crawlers and this thing evokes the same emotion for me. it just makes me get teary eyed and giddy. Its my pops, a legacy of him and his crazy plans. just hearing it makes me so so happy.

ok so Im unhooking the brake and wiggling the brake shaft to the left towards the clutch side. got some pb blaster, gonna bring some air up there to see if that will help blast it in more.... also gonna change the gear oil cause i bet that hasnt been changed in decades... is there anything i can do ...

The only place you can get penetrant in to do any good is on the left side of the clutch pedal and where the brake pedal shaft comes through on the LH side, where shaft 18 goes through sleeve 12. If you can get it to move, you drive the groove pin out of the brake pedal and see if you can get it lo...

damn, i liked how easy it was to just push both pedals down at the same time. :) the brake definitely works... as Ive coasted out of gear back down a slope and braked... i have some hope that the pedals will become unstuck just because I noticed that the clutch was dipping lower to the board than be...

so, if Im successful in freeing this up... to stop, I would first depress the clutch then the brake yes?

Dtools, you got any photos of what you did?

Im heading up there with a gen and a compressor and a shit load of penetrating oil but I will also bring a drill... though Im very reticent to drill holes into my lil monster.... ok if I understand correctly, the clutch is the outside shaft... ?

Thank you. Appreciate the help a lot!

THANK YOU for taking time to reply, really appreciated. I will grab those penetrating oils. My pop taught me to always lay the blade and draw bar down when I park it, but Im guessing just to work on this Im going to have to get under there with the blade up? Good to know so thank you for the heads u...

Free up the pedal shaft first, you are really wasting your time if you don't. I don't doubt it has been that way for a long time, but that is not the way it is supposed to be, and unless you torch off both brake rods, it will adversely affect adjusting the clutch. Lavoy Ok will do, should I get som...

Im so stoked to hear from you guys. Thank you for all the input so far. Yeah I originally posted on YT but then I found this place which seems more focused on John Deere. Yes, its in a remote location, a barn in rural San Luis Obisbo CA. I could probably tap a neighbor out there for their flatbed an...

awesome thank you

I'm becoming more and more keen to the realization that my crawler will need some major work done to the clutch but Im posting here anyway hoping for a miracle or at least a shoulder to cry on. :) My 420c was running real good, I had a mechanic resurrect it after it sat in my pop's barn for 15-20 ye...