HONEST honey, it followed me home!!!!

[Lavoy]

Went to an auction today, and this is what followed me home. She's kind of an ugly old girl, but when you look up close, I couldn't pass her up.
The good:
All new rails, rollers, sprockets, front idlers, upper idlers
Inner and outer sprocket shields
Power steering, 6 way, reverser
New seat cushions
Appears to have newer steering clutches as well.

The bad:
It has a rattle when it shuts off, guessing isolator
The pads are junk, needs new pads.
The power steering does not work as of yet.
Nees new muffler and pipe
Starter may be bad
Belly pan is gone.
Tracks are on backwards.

The ugly:
The skin on the moldboard is worn through, I will have to re-skin the blade. Plus all of the tilt pieces are severely worn, will have to make all new ones.
It needs a long session with the steam cleaner, should take about 500 lbs off of it.

Going to start changing all fluids and filters this weekend after a thorough steam cleaning. Then pull the moldboard and start pulling the skin off and working on new tilt pieces. I will order pads on Monday, maybe get them on next week, but I doubt it.

[JD430C]

nice find Lavoy. what year is it? sounds like a typical 350 6way, most are worn out.

andrew

[Lavoy]

1970 model, runs like a sewing machine, drives a little funky, but the brakes were way out of adjustment, and the power steering isn't working yet, so I imagine that affects it too.
So far, no breaks, or damage that I can find, just wear.
Lavoy

[cdndozer]

wow you just got her and already got it apart.You waste no time Lavoy.Nice find.

[Lavoy]

Spent a few hours on it today. $200 worth of oil and filters later, it has new engine oil and filter, hyd oil and filter, and trans oil. Next week, the reverser and finals. I spent an hour with the steam cleaner today, left almost an inch of slime and dirt on the apron. Backed the crawler back in the shop, and the more I look, the more I find grease and dirt!
One nice find as the grease came off is that the crawler has had a new front crossmember put in at some time.
I am going to take the moldboard off next week, I will try and post pics of that process as it goes along.
Lavoy

[Matt Bunten]

Nice one Lavoy! I can't wait to see the photos of you re-skinning the blade. Andrew and I spoke on the phone a while ago about this exact process, as mine needs it as well. If you could, could you please post photos when you do this, along with however you fabricate the new tilt parts? Mine is missing the part on the left side of the blade assembly. Can see the weld where it used to be. Wonder why they didn't change them to bolt on like the 450's? Looking forward to seeing how much fun I'm going to have!

Matt

[Lavoy]

Matt,
Will do, probably can't start on it til tomorrow afternoon.
Late 6305's did change over to bolt on, but this is too early of a crawler.
Lavoy

[JR]

I had my 350 blade reskined and the worn out tilt etc parts redone. Went pretty good. Got a shop with a step bender to curve a piece of hardened dozer plate to the same profile and a local guy who is real good at making thinks fix me up. Actually Andrew has it now fixing lots of broken and worn parts.
JR