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    new journeyman, confused

    thank you *rolloverPete * you just described how the system is supposed to work and how it does work . I have the upmost respect for people like you that take pride in their work and their profession.To answer *scrub puller's * question, I think every state has it's different requirements and...
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    Deere 450D undercarrage

    bdotson, let us know what final outcome is, just curious, my repair was a little more involved than equip guy's .the counterweight under the loader was a problem,well the problem was taking off the drawbar to get to the counterweight to get to the two bolts that hold the final drive case on...
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    Deere 450D undercarrage

    you were the one that gave that piece of wisdom!!!! and never a truer word spoken or written. my first indication was the wheel weight rubbing against the rock guard.then the bearings came apart and rollers loose in the final drive case destroyed pinion gear and bruised the bull gear.After I...
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    Rotella 15-40 prices.

    I used to work for a Mobil / Exxon oil distributor, At that time, walmart was selling oil off their shelves cheaper than we could buy it from the refinery without freight costs added. go figure? IMHO I think walmart will be the death of this country with it's business tactics . Local five and...
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    new journeyman, confused

    fwiw..... an apprentice is a learner,new to the job. usually the kid that gets the tools, shovels the dirt and cleans the mud off the machines and lowest paid .a journeyman is the next level,he can work all areas of the trade ,and travels or journeys from job to job and generally does the...
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    Deere 450D undercarrage

    finals for this machine are notorious for failure. bearings are a problem. jack up rear ,get pressure off of track and pry up on spocket with a bar, I think you will see play in the sprocket,which means bearings. getting to it quick before complete bearing failure ( coming apart ) will save a...
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    .....Fuel......

    At last, a question on here that I can give an answer to. been around the stuff for twenty years,and can tell you that there is a difference in fuels, just not what the companies want you to believe. kerosene and #1 clear fuel are the same.#2 road fuel is the same as #2 red (ruby) just without...
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    What Brand of oil to use in cat 941 transmission????

    welcome mopar65. I can't answer your question but I am sure there is someone on here that can. There is a world of information on this site, I mean literally from all over the world.when I first found this, I spent hours reading the threads.there is one from " boone "that is a complete story in...
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    john deere 450 c steering problem

    you are sooo right greg . this machine has been a challenge from the very beginning. wife is none to happy with me over it, and my uncle just laughs and says I should have bought a backhoe,preferabbly not a john deere.
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    john deere 450 c steering problem

    thank you wosama, I found the problem, there is a band around the clutch drum and I had the pawl flipped over backwards . of course I had to remove the battery box and cover to get to the clutches, got it back together about four hours later and adjusted back up, started to get it dirty,after...
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    john deere 450 c steering problem

    I need some advice, I rebuilt the left final drive on this machine ,and now I have very little steering on that side . I was very careful ,not to change any adjustment on the brake .It was working fine before the final gave up,so it has to be something I have out of adjustment any advice would...
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    My first track loader!

    thank you, After a month and a half of kicking tracks and haggeling over price I became the not so proud owner of a john deere 450 c . It was an older machine but seemed fairly tight and ran out nicely . the thing will start by barely turning the engine over. After having it delivered to the...
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    largest stump yet for my 450

    I know this may be late, but the 450c has a nuetral safety switch that may be giving you some trouble, this comes from having been there and done that .hope this helps.
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    My first track loader!

    hello Boone , thank you for your thread, having just recently joined H E F , and just bought my first loader, your thread has been a great story from beginning to now, you are an amazing story teller.
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