new to the forum south west wisconsin

[johnHD]

hi guys,

been looking around for a week and think i found the right place.

i just purchased a '55 40c 5 roller crawler. the plan is to use it for light logging and general duty around my property. i also have a '74 jd 1020 with a bucket, scraper and brush hog.

the main reason i got the crawler is because my woods are on the back of my place with a bit of bottom land to cross to get access to it. my 1020 doesn't seem to do very well back there!

my background is mostly electrical. i have been in the electric power line construction biz for 25 years, tracked vehicles are familar to me.

my other main hobby is antique harleys, i already see some of the same skill sets are used on the crawler.

anyway, here are some photos of the collection so far...

john

[Lavoy]

Welcome to the board, hope you enjoy it.
Lavoy

[LeonardL]

Welcome aboard John! You have some sweet stuff!! I love the Harley and the 1020 is also sweet. I have a 1520 that I just put a 3179 diesel in. Made a completely different tractor out of it. Anyway... Welcome >>> Leonard

[johnHD]

thanks leonard and lavoy!

my crawler runs well and i need to look at my left steering clutch, i have a used set of disks and fibers and a brand new pressure plate. i was lucky enough to also get the setting gauge from the previous owner.

where is the best place to get a service manual?

do you have them available lavoy?

john

[Lavoy]

I pretty much quit carrying them, they are tons of guys giving them away on Ebay, didn't make sense for me to inventory them any more.
Lavoy

[johnHD]

i found a manual from amazon for a reasonable price. it is on it's way...

meanwhile, i understand there are differences in the clutch fibers available and their thickness vs. how many you use in the assembly.

is there a magic number that seems to work well with the thinner ones? or is it purely a function of total assembled height of the clutch pack?

any insight or comments welcomed in advance!

john

ps, a buddy scored me a garwood winch off a wwII duck! this might prove interesting!

[johnHD]

here is what i scored today!




should work nice once i figure how to drive it.

john

[johnHD]

i recieved a reprinted manual. interestingly, there is no mention of the clutch setting gage??
so, i am getting ready to pull the left side and see what i got. i see in the book it mentions using a couple of drift pins to guide the housing off.

would a pair of extra long bolts temporarily installed in the housing work to support the weight of the housing as it was slid off?

thanks in advance to any insight...

john

[whiteclipse16]

Check this link out. It should help with the clutch setting tool.
http://www.jdcrawlers.com/messageboard/ ... php?t=1518

[johnHD]

ben,

that explains it! i thought i had read everything here but missed that thread.

thanks!

john