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In an attempt to post photos I've setup a photobucket account and loaded a few pictures of the machine and beginning stages of repair. http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Mikeym70/library/Mobile%20Uploads?sort=3&page=1 Please let me know if these work for you, and if so I'll post more photos of some of...

I pulled the engine and reverser tonight. #1-engine is too much for a john Deere model 60 skid steer. #2-reverser is almost too much for the same skid steer. We did get it out though. Someone has been inside this thing before as there is fresh goop on the gaskets and no shims behind any of the quill...

I'll try to get some pictures up when I get to an actual comfuser to work on, this phone is tough enough for me to use just to type. I did reach my hand up in the reverser and the countershaft front bearing is gone for sure. Someone else has had this thing apart(evident by the blue goop used as gask...

Drained reverser fluid and pulled filter. Upon visual inspection of the reverser pan I Found a few extra parts That I'm sure Deere didn't intend to be there. Looks like a broken snap ring, a bearing cage and about half the bearings that would go with said cage. So I'm thinking I found the cause of t...

Filter ordered and I'll pick up a bucket of 303 fluid tomorrow and give it a shot. I'll be needing all the clutch discs, throw out bearings and a handful of seals in the near future, but will hold off ordering those until I have the reverser figured out.

I’m new to this site and crawler ownership, but have been reading through the early crawler section for technical advice. I'll take a moment to introduce myself and then go into my problem. I can’t thank everyone here enough for the information that is already on here. Lavoy seems more than willing ...