440ICD almost ready to go

Post by **Lavoy** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:10 pm

Here is the new diesel after a tour in the snow. Got the engine warmed up to operating temp, tried out the clutches and the new lights, in general just a quick run to find additional problems.
Lavoy

whiteclipse16 · Post by **whiteclipse16** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:05 pm

Looks good Lavoy.
Are those brand new pads?

Also, pretty disappointed to see that Pilot Touch hole empty

notmeu · Post by **notmeu** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:52 pm

Yeah, those pads look new, does someone have a secret supplier???

Post by **Lavoy** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:13 pm

No, just a good used set. If you were standing close, you can see they have a lot of pitting on them, but have nice tall grousers.
Funny you mention new ones, I am actually working on possibly having new pads. Probalby a long shot, but we'll see.
Lavoy

shinnery · Post by **shinnery** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:31 am

Sure looks like you carried a lot of sugar, or whatever that white stuff is, back into the shop. We did get a whole 3/4 of an inch of rain this week, may be over 2 inches for the year now. If this drought ever ends, it will take years for the pastures to come back.
Pray for Moisture (any kind)!!!
Bryce

Howard Yoder · Post by **Howard Yoder** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:31 pm

I'm wondering if they had a lot of those dashes with the touch pilot holes or if they just put those dashes on the ones that actually had the touch pilot on them

Post by **Lavoy** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:22 pm

Not sure on that one. They made a little over 1200 Pilot Touch crawlers, but given the number of dashes I have seen with the hole in them, I would assume the only made one dash, but could be wrong.
Speaking of Pilot Touch crawlers, the gas 440 I just rolled in the shop yesterday has the Pilot Touch decals on the back of the seat. When I took the clutch housing covers off, the Pilot Touch brake levers are there, although they hacksawed the tops off. Also found the pump mount and associated brackets when I pulled the hood off, kind of neat to see.
Lavoy

scampr · Post by **scampr** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:19 pm

Never heard of the Pilot Touch , what was that all about? Just tried to Google is and all i found was when it worked it was nice but when it didnt it was horrid...

Post by **Lavoy** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:06 pm

Hyd joystick control, no reverser or steering levers, joystick does them both, way, way ahead of its time. I wish they would have kept at it til they perfected it. They said they were hard to keep adjusted under field conditions. My guess is that is like saying the reversers on some of the crawlers were weak, they were, if you had an idiot running them.
Lavoy

JD440ICD2006 · Post by **JD440ICD2006** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:36 am

I am the proud owner of an original JD Pilot Touch Operator's Manual. I have gotten so much good info from this site, I like to give back when I can.
Enjoy the pics of what it looks like and how it worked.
I agree with Lavoy, when it comes to operating equipment, some people can tear up an anvil with a rubber hammer.
A good equipment operator is not one who can start and drive it, it is someone that knows how to get the most out of it without breaking anything.

440 iron popper · Post by **440 iron popper** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:10 pm

Thanks for sharing 2006.

Nice feature! It almost looks hi-tech for 440's.

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