Owner's Manual JD 550 C

[kenart]

Greetings! New to the site. I have purchased a JD Crawler 550 C, around 1978 by the serial number. I am new to crawlers, and am hopeful that I could view an Operator's Manual so I can begin my initial maintenance of this machine. I did a search and found a listing of manuals, but are there any that can be viewed, and how is that done? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

[Stan Disbrow]

Hi,

Deere is very active regarding their copyrights, so, no, nothing to download here. They have everything on their website available in paper, CD, or download.

Stan

[kenart]

Thank you! I figured that was the case when I couldn't find anything, and the manuals were $100.00 + on ebay!

[west25346]

First of all the dozer is a straight 550 there was no c series in the 550 line. If it was an A,or B etc. it would be listed after the 550 (example 550A C). The C designates crawler. This information is posted elsewhere on this forum.I found my manuals on Ebay a couple of years ago paid $200 for a reprint. There is an online JD parts website that lists all machines , I found it to be a good resource before purchasing the manuals. I have a 550A and love it. I had to rebuild the transmission (had no reverse when I bought it). If you had any specific areas you need information on let me know.

[kenart]

Thank you for the info. I found the JD web site with the searchable parts catalog. I am mainly interested in learning about operating and maintaining the machine. I operated a crawler in the woods way back in the 70's, but it wasn't my machine, therefore I didn't learn a lot about maintenance. It also was an Allison Chalmers, so it was quite different. Thanks again, I look forward to learning things from these forums.

[jtrichard]

Here is what you are looking for i believe http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-JOHN-DE ... 5675dae9dc

[kenart]

Thanks, I bought it.