New 40c. First crawler.

Vetter · Post by **Vetter** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:34 pm

I think it's a 54, it runs really well, I was told someone just spent $4000 on the undercarriage, as well as it runs and drives I tend to believe someone spent some time and money on this.
The only issue I have found so far, is the left hand steering needs some adjustment, it's really loose and you really need to pull back on it hard to engage the brake.
What is the best way to lube the rollers? I can't find any cornhead grease, I was told mixing 90 wt with chassis grease would work, and take it easy with a high pressure gun. I'm sure the previous owner was using regular chassis grease, so should I wait to run it until I can find the cornhead stuff?

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cowboy4996 · Post by **cowboy4996** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:02 pm

Most John Deere Ag dealers will have some corn head grease....possibly depending on your location.

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:03 pm

You can also get this in #00 or #0 pretty much the same thing as corn head grease http://stores.buyschaefferoil.com/produ ... -tube.html

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:17 am

Hi,

The low pressure gun I use is an Alemite 4015-A3. The A series uses standard cartridges. The B series has a longer tube for more capacity and is meant for filling from a drum with a pump on it.

As mentioned, the JD Agricultural dealers carry Corn Head grease. The Industrial and Home/Commercial dealers won't have it or know what you are asking for.

Stan

Vetter · Post by **Vetter** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:48 am

Thanks everyone.
I ordered some online, I called the JD dealer around here, and they had no idea what I was talking about?
Now to find a gun?

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:22 am

Hi,

Your local dealer not an Ag one, maybe? Or no one grows corn around there?

As for the gun, even Amazon has them.

Http://www.amazon.com/Alemite-High-Volu ... B009K50ZOM

That being the best price I saw from looking at a few Google hits.

Stan

Post by **Lavoy** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:41 pm

All you dealer has to do is go into the same book he already orders his lubricants from and order you a case of Corn Head grease, they just need to look a little.
Lavoy

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:27 pm

Here is the part #AN102562 for JD corn head grease

CuttingEdge · Post by **CuttingEdge** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:07 pm

You are in good hands with the grease but I thought I would congratulate you on a new bulldozer. In my opinion, seeing a young fellow buy equipment really shows they are thinking ahead.

In school I know of one kid who went out and bought a tractor while everyone else was buying cars to impress the girls. He now has a first rate heavy equipment garage and doing a really decent business. Just an all around nice guy, who through years of working hard, made it so to speak.

I say all this as encouragement.

I have a similar story though I am a welder and not a mechanic (though I took two years of schooling to be one). While the kids in school were working at McDonald's making just a few bucks, I was out cutting wood and bringing in some good checks working for myself. There is nothing wrong with McDonald's, nor working there, just saying because I had equipment to work, I was spending money on things making me money and not toys. It has paid off.

I love to see young people taking a similar path. You have my respect.

Vetter · Post by **Vetter** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:15 pm

Cutting edge, that's my son on the crawler, I did actually buy it for him to use around the farm, kind of a father son restoration project. Just wanted to clarify.

I do have a steering clutch question. I tried adjusting the left side steering clutch today, because while my son was using the crawler yesterday, every once in a while the steering arm snaps back and acts like it releases the clutch but then just applies the brake, which then tries to kill the engine. I adjusted the clutch out as much as I could, it already looked like it was adjusted out as far on the throw out bearing as it could go, but I was able to get it to go a small amount more, then I adjusted the brake so it applies sooner, which does seem to help, and the crawler does seem to operate better, but with it snowing today, we haven't had much time to use it.
Being that this is adjusted all the way to the end of the throw out bearing, does this indicate I will be needing a new clutch soon?
I checked the right side also, and it is about the same in adjustment, but it doesn't snap out of release like the left side. What does this snapping out of clutch release indicate? I can't see enough inside the clutch housing to see what is letting the clutch engage again.

CuttingEdge · Post by **CuttingEdge** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:06 pm

Well don't I feel silly now! I guess first dozer and seeing a youngster on it threw me off. My apologies Vetter for the misunderstanding of age, but I only meant encouraging words by what I said.

Still, good for you for buying it. Farming, logging and fishing (at least here in Maine) are some of the very few industries parents can still do with their children. Myself, I farm, but atlas no sons; just four daughters which means I just have a really high toilet paper consumption rate.

Vetter · Post by **Vetter** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 5:13 pm

CuttingEdge wrote:Well don't I feel silly now! I guess first dozer and seeing a youngster on it threw me off. My apologies Vetter for the misunderstanding of age, but I only meant encouraging words by what I said.

Still, good for you for buying it. Farming, logging and fishing (at least here in Maine) are some of the very few industries parents can still do with their children. Myself, I farm, but atlas no sons; just four daughters which means I just have a really high toilet paper consumption rate.

No problem at all Cutting edge, after reading what I wrote and seeing the pics, I totally understand. And I took it all as encouragement.
Yes the farm is a hobby I started, just to teach my son the necessities of doing and growing what we need.
I love machines, so a crawler seemed like a next logical choice.

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:46 pm

How old is your son? I was 12 when my dad got our first 2010 i ran it every weekend for the first year leveling 2 1/2 acres of Calif. desert ..I just turned fifffff.....fifffft ...59 ( dam that's hard to say) I still have the first one and two others now, along with too many others.

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:02 am

Hi,

Dad got mine when I was 6, and I started learning to drive it at 8. Actually working with it started when I was 11 or so.

Stan

Vetter · Post by **Vetter** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:15 am

My son is 15, he's been driving my Ford 4400D with loader for a couple years now. Me being a city boy, wanted my son to learn the things that always facinated me, farm tractors and machines. We would go to my cousins farm during the summer, and I always enjoyed that.
These old machines are really cool to me, love the simplicity and the way they did it back then, it may take a little longer but I think it is alot funner.

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