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I paid $18500 for the old crawler, its a huge step up from my '55 D4 CAT with a pony motor! If i have to go in and do this work do you think i would be out of line asking the guy who sold it to me, who said everything was good to go on it, for the winch and ripper that he wanted to sell me separatel...

OK i'm not doubting your expertise here but nowhere in the manual does it say that the clutch packs can be accessed from the top, can they really be removed without taking out the entire powershift housing? John

Hello All, i just bought this 1980 JD 550 this winter, it slips in reverse and is slow to engage, once it does engage however there is full power going to the tracks. If i am trying to back up a slight incline i may have to pull forward first to get going and then it will climb no problem, again wit...