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Hi, There is always my North Country of New York State solution. Crawler under the shed roof, LP (or kero) jet engine heater. Fire that up under the drawbar aimed at the open back end of the belly pan. Head back to the house for another cup of coffee. Heats it all finals to radiator. Air intake too....

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Maybe it is actually a 450....

Stan

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Score!

That is more seals for any one thing as I have ever seen.

Stan

Hi, Just for future folks looking for a Gas engine battery, go to a JD Ag dealer and get a Strongbox Group 1 six volt battery. They have always done a fine job for me. I had to put on in my M this spring as the old one was only 10 years old. Now, if only I can get my diesel engine batteries to live ...

Hi, Edit: I see in the prior post that the Straight and B used the same drive for both the PTO and Winch. I had a C with the winch drive and the manuals show the two use different parts. So, what follows is for the C and the D. The part about the shaft length and splines still apply. There is no con...

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If your 350 does not have the winch power shaft already, then you will have to acquire the necessary internal parts and install them into the transmission. Not an easy task. Especially as these machines are built around the transmission.

Stan

Hi, My grandkids don't like my equipment. It is dirty. In fact, they don't like visiting the farm at all. It is dirty. They can't figure out how Grandpa and Grandma stay alive amongst all the dirt. Sigh. Stan aka Grandpa, who is now thinking about adding a 4020 Powershift to the fleet. And doesn't m...

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Presuming you have tried Lavoy already.

1) parts machine

2) adapt from something else.

3) machine shop.

Stan

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Ah, well. Batteries. Always going bad and needing replacement. I have gone thru three so far this year.

Stan

Hi, Well, the MC has limited usefulness v a 420 or later. Or, even a 40. Three roller, so really meant just for drawbar work. Or, that toolbar they had for it. If you put a blade or a bucket on front, it is too front heavy. The 40 added 4-rollers and the 420 5-rollers. So, a 61 blade on the 4-roller...

Hi, I saw a lot of busted 435 tractors back in the 70s. Ripped out ring gears. Seems as the 2-53 overpowered the 430 driveline when using the drawbar. Where it shined was when using the 1000 RPM PTO on that baler. And, I think that was the idea in the first place. However farmers would see that powe...

Hi, The only 2-53 equipped machine I had experience with was the 435 wheel tractor. Running a 3-string baler with the 1000 RPM PTO. That said, I do recall it sounding like an industrial vacuum cleaner. Later, the same baler was behind a 4020. Talk about a difference in machines! But, the 4020 wasn't...

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Yank the wire off the fuel solenoid. If it quits, the key isn't dropping power. If it keeps running, the solenoid is stuck.

Stan

Hi, The electronic control modules for 12v point systems are common enough. The 6v ones used to be but pretty much disappeared as new in the 80s. They were a favorite with the older Volkswagon crowd, but those as 6v had dwindled down by the 1980s. Probably need a car show swap meet to find one these...