440 ICD restoration

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:06 pm

Quick update: Painting the tracks tommorow hopefully where going to fire it before next weekend

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:52 pm

https://youtu.be/at-L8dnOrbc

FINALLY!! getting closer

whiteclipse16 · Post by **whiteclipse16** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:18 am

She sounds great. Looking good too.
Those gauges are really nice. What kind?
Still shocked you were able to fit the battery under the fuel tank

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:43 pm

There eBay gauges from India I didn't realize till I already had it home but will see how long they last

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:56 pm

getting closer

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:57 am

Hi,

Aargh! Blinded! I am blinded by the bright yellow thing this morning! It is like looking into the sun!

So. That is what they look like with paint on them!

Seriously now. Very nice!

Stan

notmeu · Post by **notmeu** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:06 am

Very nice looking paint job! The trick is getting it to stay way while using the machine to get some work done. I haven't figured that one out yet

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:39 am

Hi,

Yeah! I don't know of any tricks to accomplish that one. Tain't in the manuals, either.

I changed the oil in my 420c a couple weeks ago. I am always amazed there is a bit of yellow paint left on the insides of the track frames. Of course, I only see it after crawling under to get at the drain plug. The rest of the track frames are bare. Well, usually covered in dirt. So, not really bare.

I don't know as I will ever paint it. Even if I have to really tear into it to fix something. I am rather used to the way it looks. It has been at it since 1958 to get the look it has. I keep it under cover so the main use for paint (weather protection) isn't so important.

Stan

whiteclipse16 · Post by **whiteclipse16** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:43 am

That thing looks amazing.
Do you plan to do work with it?

Also, what are the plates with "eyes" bolted to the back of the final drives?

Did you make the support bars that run from the final drive up to the fender or are those factory?

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:36 pm

the "eyes" in the back are for chaining down to trailer and the support bar where on the old fender but someone hacked them up so we made a nicer setup.

Its not finished yet but getting alot closer we dont plann on working it but will see what the mc can do once we get it together

phried · Post by **phried** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:28 pm

WOWOWOWOW it is looking great! What did you use for stripping the old paint? Did you do any special prep before painting?

johndeere4402-53 · Post by **johndeere4402-53** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:50 am

Another update had it out side and running great we have rock guards for it but they need some work we got the blade painted saturday and installed so glad it comming to and end so we can get to work on my mc i ll start a thread on it in a bit.

whiteclipse16 · Post by **whiteclipse16** » Tue May 26, 2015 5:55 am

Really nice restoration.
Having the battery and hydro controls under the hood really cleans it up.
Did you get all the lines hooked up on the blade?

Stan Disbrow · Post by **Stan Disbrow** » Tue May 26, 2015 6:13 am

Hi,

Once again, I have to say how nice that looks!

That is a sharp contrast to my 420, which has slowly either lost her paint or it has faded into a different color. Especially the yellow stripe, which is now white. And, the green is so dark now, you'd be forgiven if you thought she was an Oliver.

I am not going to insert any pics, because it just wouldn't be right for mine to detract from this excellent job. So, for those now curious, here is a link:

http://www.jdcrawlers.com/messageboard/ ... php?t=4674

I have been using mine every few days for the past month. It still runs well enough that I don't need to get into anything. And unless I do wind up having to pull it apart, I won't be painting anything. I just can't stand the concept of what I call a 'rebuild in a can'.

Edit: My long term plan is to reacquire a 350 with outside mount blade (like I once had) and then retire the 420 to go to shows. Preferably just how she is, so she shows how her working life has been. Also, shows how a machine will hold up if one is decent with the maintenance and does not overwork things.

Stan

Tigerhaze · Post by **Tigerhaze** » Tue May 26, 2015 11:41 am

Wow that is sharp- almost looks like a shiny new toy if you didn't have the background for scale reference!

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