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My application to the club
I just picked this up yesterday. Trailered it home with a Chevy C10. What a "White Knuckle" ride! In my web search for info, I came across this great site and some info about the weight. I was under the impression that the crawler weighed around 6,000. I've trailered a Kubota loader/backhoe that was around 6,000 so I thought; "No problem, I'll go slow".
Slow wasn't the word or words I was using. This machine has to weight a lot more than that. In any case, I made it home from a 130 mile trip in about 4 hours. The serial plate is missing on the engine but I found a stamped number on the transmission--Next to the shift tower. It reads C10 with a 4-digit number under it. Is this the serial number or just a trans number?
I'm trying to figure out if it's a true 420 or a mix of parts. The original color looks like it was green so a previous owner daubed the yellow. Probably the same time the "Little Boomer" was added. It runs good but needs some governor adjustments. (Idles like a hit-n-miss engine.)
This is my first and man, what a carnival ride!
Slow wasn't the word or words I was using. This machine has to weight a lot more than that. In any case, I made it home from a 130 mile trip in about 4 hours. The serial plate is missing on the engine but I found a stamped number on the transmission--Next to the shift tower. It reads C10 with a 4-digit number under it. Is this the serial number or just a trans number?
I'm trying to figure out if it's a true 420 or a mix of parts. The original color looks like it was green so a previous owner daubed the yellow. Probably the same time the "Little Boomer" was added. It runs good but needs some governor adjustments. (Idles like a hit-n-miss engine.)
This is my first and man, what a carnival ride!
JD420C, Ford 3910, IH 2606, Kenbota G32XKS
I checked there. There's a flat boss in the casting with what looks like two rivets but the plate is missing. The only plate I've found is on the Little Boomer. It says "420" with it's serial number 057. Any way to determine the age of the boom from that?
I forgot to mention; It has a 5-speed with the reverser. Would this model be the late 58?
I forgot to mention; It has a 5-speed with the reverser. Would this model be the late 58?
JD420C, Ford 3910, IH 2606, Kenbota G32XKS
You could be right about that. There's an unused spool on the far right hand side. (Plugged output ports). The valve handle pivot doesn't have hardly any wear while the others are a little sloppy. That valve could have been for the bucket, I suppose.JD40c wrote:Would the bent steering lever indicate that this was origionally a loader version and someone converted it to a pipelayer?
I hadn't noticed the steering lever difference before. I did notice they were a little close together. What do the original levers look like?
Ken
JD420C, Ford 3910, IH 2606, Kenbota G32XKS
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