420c progress

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:40 pm

some new paint

my daughter helping paint

shinnery · Post by **shinnery** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:38 pm

When you get it back together, you have to let her drive it for her help, right??
Bryce

Post by **Lavoy** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:55 pm

DRIVE, I would think at the very least ICE CREAM!

Lavoy

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:30 pm

oh its already been established that she IS pushing some dirt with this dozer. My wife and I are expecting a little boy within the next month, i was watching some videos on youtube of jd crawlers and the baby started kicking. So of course now everday I have to play it for him and he just kicks away. I may end up needing a crawler for each of them.

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:58 am

now its starting to look like a crawler.

my dad making sure everything is tight

right final is installed

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:04 am

okay heres the one with the final on.

notmeu · Post by **notmeu** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:53 am

Looking good! Tell the little one to keep up the good work!

mapaduke@yahoo.com · Post by **mapaduke@yahoo.com** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 11:09 am

Looks good, I'm finishing up my 4th crawler rebuild and its amazing how much time we put into this things. There truly a labor of love.

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:13 pm

Thanks guys, we really have put alot of man hours into this and its really starting to come together. I'm hoping to have it fired up and testing the tranny/reverser in 2 wks.

RacinJason · Post by **RacinJason** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:11 am

Those are some great pics, 57JD420. I should be swapping my 40C for a 420C next month. Hopefully I'll be able to get some work out of it before I have to do a lot of work on it. Those photos will be a grat inspiration, though, and will give me some insight as to what is involved!

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:08 am

back half all buttoned up

gas tank and choke cable on

front bumper, generator and started to pull new wires

57jd420 · Post by **57jd420** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:26 am

so had it all put back together 2 weeks ago and ready to start up... found out the starter was bad. got the starter back and on and yesterday finally ready to pull the knob, AND.... it will not fire!!!! so after a lot of beating our heads off the wall and referring to the manual numerous times to make sure we had everything correct, still nothing. want to say a big thank you to Lavoy for answering the phone and helping us figure out what the problem is. its running like a champ......but we have a massive hydraulic pump. so now the radiator is back off and the hydraulic pump is on the bench torn down.

oh the fun of owning a crawler!!! ha ha

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:53 pm

so you did not say why it would not start???

mapaduke@yahoo.com · Post by **mapaduke@yahoo.com** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:07 pm

Looking good. Ok I got to ask, dose anybody know what the 2 holes are for that are in the tube that is on the left side of the seat directly behind the backrest? I see yours has them also. I almost welded mine up un till I saw them on other tractors?

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