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Jim , Got the email and thanks for the info. Really need to get a lathe for the shop :( . Bill , I have priced materials for them and was thinking of making it from Polypropylene rod , I can get a 4" diameter X 12" long piece for $53 . Now if I can get a hold of my machinist to do the work . A 12" l...

JAJ , I would be interested in the sketch , I will pm you with my email addy . Bill , I have a machinist that can turn it out for me but , if JAJ will send you the sketch , work up a price including shipping to 16335 and give me a PM on it . I miss having access to a lathe since I got out of the too...

Since I want to get the parts for the broken final drive on my 420 , I have been reading the service manual . I understand the procedure for all of the rebuild . What I have been wondering about is the tool (page 145-15-3 pn AM2774T in the service manual) for installing the seal and retainer on the ...

Heat the nut and then apply candle wax ,paraffin wax not bee's wax , has worked for me on other nuts , bolts and a few sleeves over the years .
Dan

One thing that should be included when you convert over to a 10-SI alternator from the generator is the spacer GM used from the factory . I have found over the years that the spacer helps stiffen the alternator , making it less likely to break the adjustment tab off the case . They are not to hard t...

The Alternator conversion I did for my IH Super-H , once the regulator is energized and has brought the battery up to full charge it sets at 3 amps until I shut the tractor down . I rebuilt one for a buddies tractor and it has been on the tractor for about 2 years and he uses his tractor to brush ho...

Randy , I moved my 420 about 100 feet to get it out of the way , and almost threw the track on the right side of it :( (broken final drive). Took about fifteen minutes to get it back over the idler . The first day I worked on the 420 after it was delivered I went and got a muffler for it . Your's so...

If you are wanting to use the winch extensively , I would suggest you upgrade the Alternator to a 100 amp one wire , as a stock alternator 35 -50 amp one won't run the winch as well and you can do the up grade in your own shop with a conversion kit available from Jegs for around $35 . http://www.jeg...

Lavoy , I had thought it was a little high on the price , will send you a list of what I need once I get it finished . I bought five feet of suction hose for a lot less than that . I figured the price on it would get a raise out of someone . :lol: JD440 , I agree with you on that :roll: shinnery , I...

Well I finally got my manuals and started going through the parts manual to see what small parts that are missing . I have not found a lot of missing parts but the ones that are are definitely not cheap . So far what I have found missing are all the cowl and hood fasteners , the upper spring off the...

Davie , just use the right materials for the job . I do not know what your ROPS looks like or what it was originally built of . Cost and weight are an issue here , as your crawler probably does not make you money , but no one ever expects to be upside down in one of these . Build it with heavy (thic...

ROPS , One other thing about ROPS once they have been over once they are considered to be ruined , you have to scrap them and replace them with a new one . I stood a Cat D-7F on its back when a bank collapsed behind me and we had to remove the ROPS and cut it up for scrap and put a new one on it . T...

All the photos in my threads are first posted on PhotoBucket then linked over . That was the only way I could post Photos of anysize . http://photobucket.com/?link=topmenu&special_track=nav_tab_home Like this Photo . http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/Lu47Dan/2.jpg It is 600 X 800 pixels and 14...

George , The person I bought the crawler off of is considered very knowledgeable on these crawlers around here and is where the information on the blade I posted came from , I like the blade and it will be the basis for the new power six way blade that I intend to build for the dozer . Neighbor alre...

Ray , the steering clutch lever part number I need is M-1755 , for the left side track . You said something about offset levers , the levers on this crawler come down then angle back to the steering clutch housing , is that what you are talking about ? . Thanks anyway for the offer . Dan