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jd 350 blade control question

Post by England877 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:00 pm

Hey guys,
Another quick question for you. The 6 way blade control has some wear. Is there a kit available to rebuild the control handle? Thanks.

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6 way blade control

Post by England877 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:40 pm

Went by the john deere parts department today, and they do make a kit that includes the whole control assembly with exception of the t- handle. I must say john deere is rather proud of those parts $$$$$$$$$$
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Post by LeonardL » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:12 pm

I shouldn't even comment here but I can't resist! Obviously you haven't been by a Caterpillar dealer or a Fiat dealer or a New Holland Dealer or any other dealer that sells parts for their machines. I agree the price for this kit is outrageous but it isn't just a Deere issue. Parts are high no matter who you buy them from. I'm not defending Deeres reasoning for the price they have set for this kit. These are vintage machines and they are going to get a premium price for these OEM parts. Not because they should but because they can!
My suggestion is to look for select used or try to dig it out on the Internet. Grecian built the valve and the controls for these machines so you might try looking at them directly. I have rebuilt these linkages but with little success. There is nothing that will work like new parts! I know they are high but they would most likely last you a life time. :D
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Post by jmanatee » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:05 pm

if you don't mind me asking, how much is $$$$$$$$$$ ?

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Post by England877 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:53 pm

The price for the kit was $1130.00 plus tax. Thats 1/3 of what i paid for the whole dozer. Big boy toys aren't cheap i guess....lol
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Quick Fix

Post by JWB Contracting » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:42 pm

I have seen too many of these wore out controls fixed with an angle grinder or cutting torch. You simply cut the hole bigger for the t-handle to go thru the hydraulic tank side box. Not a good fix and looks like crap. Probably other owners who got sticker shock on the price if the replacement parts.
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Post by England877 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:37 pm

I talked an older mechanic today about the problem of the control handle being worn alot. He said to take the control assembly apart, knock out the roll pins, drill them out a size bigger and put in a size bigger roll pins. Then change out the two bushings around top and bottom of t handle. Any of you guys ever tried this with any success? I really hate to see anything rigged up instead of just fixed right the first time, but $1200.00 is a tough pill to swallow, not to mention hard to come by these days.
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Post by jtrichard » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:57 pm

on my 2010 i replaced the bushings and then some of the roll pins with bolts worked great PS they are split pins i bet?
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Post by treeman4646 » Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:42 am

I'd drill all the pin holes next size up, new roll pins or even new bolts, keep a little squirt of oil on them once in a while and I'll bet the guy that buys it from your estate will still be OK with it... :)
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