limb risers

Matt Bunten · Post by **Matt Bunten** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:38 am

Hi everybody,

I just stumbled onto this website....the best source of information I have ever seen! I have a 1968 JD 350, and have recently located a used factory ROPS for it. I am in the hopes of finding a set of limb risers for it, along with the mount brackets for the nose. Any suggestions? I have checked a couple of local places that have used JD parts, but no luck so far. I'm sure you guys will be hearing from me on a fairly regular basis. I have wanted a dozer for a very long time and finally got one. I spend as much time as possible tinkering on it. It seems to be in decent shape for the year, but I have new palces to look for problems thanks to some of the other posts I have viewed.

Thanks in advance for all the help
Matt

Paul Buhler · Post by **Paul Buhler** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:26 pm

Hi:
You may get some help here, but another place that I've found useful is craigslist - the wanted section. Paul

Matt Bunten · Post by **Matt Bunten** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:53 pm

Thanks Paul. I looked at the photos I believe you posted about dismantling a 350. Very interesting. Someday I would like to tear mine down completely and restore it. You're about an hour away from me, maybe sometime I could stop by and pick your brain a little more.

Thanks,
Matt

KenP · Post by **KenP** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:34 am

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Matt Bunten · Post by **Matt Bunten** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:32 pm

Hi Ken,
I live in Canaan, but the dozer is in Hartland Vt, at my in-laws house. I am probably about an hour away from where you live. I started it up today and pushed back a bunch of snowbanks in preparation for what we might get in the next few days! It started right up, I've never had a problem with it starting in cold weather. It was about -8 this morning, and I cranked it a couple of times and it fired right up. These little machines are amazing. I learned (somewhat) how to run a dozer on a Cat D3G. Talk about easy! The guy I was working part time for at the time also had a JD 450E, 750 and 850. He has since sold the 450E but still has the other two, both of which I have run on some jobs for him. Quite a difference between those and my little 350! Did you find the cages locally? I have checked with PB&H equipment, but they have not found anything. I also need the right side engine panel and a few other goodies.

Matt

KenP · Post by **KenP** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:19 am

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Paul Buhler · Post by **Paul Buhler** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:44 pm

Thanks Paul. I looked at the photos I believe you posted about dismantling a 350. Very interesting. Someday I would like to tear mine down completely and restore it. You're about an hour away from me, maybe sometime I could stop by and pick your brain a little more.

Wrong Paul.
I did pull and reinstall a 350 reverser on the side of a ski area work road once which left the machine looking pretty sorry while the reverser was being repaired at the local dealers shop. Got to use a lot of big wrenches and prying type tools to get everything apart and back together again. The biggest challenge was tightening everything properly so the machine would stay together after the repair. See John Demaris' comments on this subject. I'm comfortable wrenching and welding, but leave the oily insides of most things to the experts.

If your in the area, stop by. I'll show off my 420 and share a beverage or three. Paul

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