Average daily operating cost of 40c
On a three roller, I would use a heavy sticky grease, any heat, and the corn head grease will run right out. Winter obviously better than summer, but still would use a heavy gun grease.
Lavoy
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
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Here's a consideration nobody adressed. Operator fatiuge. A three roller is going to be a choppier ride than a 4 or 5 roller, 8-10 hours a dayis going to wear you out a lot faster than one with a smoother ride also harder to make a smoother road surfce.
That may not seem like much of factor but by then end of the day it will be.. I do pretty much the same work you are talking about and while everyone is different I try to limit my days spent logging to about six hours in the woods. 80% of logging accidents happen after the six hour period. So, when you find yourself doing stupid it is time to quit for the day.
Terry
That may not seem like much of factor but by then end of the day it will be.. I do pretty much the same work you are talking about and while everyone is different I try to limit my days spent logging to about six hours in the woods. 80% of logging accidents happen after the six hour period. So, when you find yourself doing stupid it is time to quit for the day.
Terry
- Stan Disbrow
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Hi,townlineterry wrote:So, when you find yourself doing stupid it is time to quit for the day.
Terry
I think that this is the best advice. Ever.
Stan
There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Crawler!
Useta Have: '58 JD 420c 5-roller w/62 inside blade
Useta Have: '78 JD350C w/6310 outside blade
Useta Have: '68 JD350, '51 Terratrac GT-25
Have: 1950 M, 2005 x495, 2008 5103 (now known as 5045D)
Useta Have: '58 JD 420c 5-roller w/62 inside blade
Useta Have: '78 JD350C w/6310 outside blade
Useta Have: '68 JD350, '51 Terratrac GT-25
Have: 1950 M, 2005 x495, 2008 5103 (now known as 5045D)
Yeah, but if that is the case, I would have to quit within the first 10 minutes of walking in the shop every day.
Lavoy
Lavoy
Parts and restoration for antique and late model John Deere crawlers.
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- 420 crawler
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I 2nd that motion! Thats me in a nut shell. I'm not even gonna try and address my helper's sanityLavoy wrote:Yeah, but if that is the case, I would have to quit within the first 10 minutes of walking in the shop every day.
Lavoy
Thanks for all the helpful input folks, greatly appreciated.
Got the 40c maintenance and tune up done. Other than some sludgy fluids and a missing or broke bolt here and there, all checked out good. Made a few adjustments and got er running smooth as glass. New filters and fluids and a cpl trips to the bolt bin accompanied by a lil heat from the torch and a few touch up welds here and there and that was it. Pretty tight lil machine it seems. 1st good luck I've had in a while.
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- Paul Buhler
- 350 crawler
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Congratulations on getting your machine up to snuff.
Last piece of learned wisdom: "Load light and bind tight". This advise has served me well over the years. Whenever I tried to grab "just one more" stem. that's when the hitch would let go and I wound up with more work, or a loose stem would climb the track and get caught under a fender, or...
Best wishes for your new adventure. Paul
Last piece of learned wisdom: "Load light and bind tight". This advise has served me well over the years. Whenever I tried to grab "just one more" stem. that's when the hitch would let go and I wound up with more work, or a loose stem would climb the track and get caught under a fender, or...
Best wishes for your new adventure. Paul
Paul Buhler
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
Killington, VT
420c 5 roll with 62 blade, FOPS, and Gearmatic 8a winch
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- 420 crawler
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Thanks folks
Appreciate all the help and support.
I actually got lucky. My dad and granddad apparently owned a few of these small crawlers back in the day. Since we share a garage, I had all the reference and help I could use. Maybe even too much from time to time,lol. I'm sure everybody has or knows the old school know it all type. But honestly, it worked out good and he was very helpful. Only cost me some brews and cost of ear plugs(for when the "help" just kept on rambling)
I actually got lucky. My dad and granddad apparently owned a few of these small crawlers back in the day. Since we share a garage, I had all the reference and help I could use. Maybe even too much from time to time,lol. I'm sure everybody has or knows the old school know it all type. But honestly, it worked out good and he was very helpful. Only cost me some brews and cost of ear plugs(for when the "help" just kept on rambling)
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The biggest thing is if you see any sine of loose bolts stop right away and tighten especially around the final drives I learned the hard way had a 430 that noticed loose bolts and only had a few more logs to load thought I would wait tell got back home to tighten but by the time got the crawler on the trailer it had broke the clutch housing it was a good machine for a job that had only 1 or 2 truck loads because it was light enough to pull behind a load of logs the only problem was when there was just a little over a load then you didn't want to make another trip so there was more then once when I came back Dad would just shake his head and say you better be glad you didn't get pulled over
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