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I know Birch Tree well as we lived in Salem for forty years before moving closer to our two sons. Where I worked sent me all over the state but mostly the bottom half. I have been to West plains and the surrounding area several times over the years and Birch Tree being one of the towns where I have ...

First of all welcome to Missouri!! I'm north and a bit east of you near Jeff City. And you're right about the rain. We can go from flood to drought inside of a week. Assuming you have a tech manual I would refer to it for all of the linkage components. If you don't have a manual then you need to get...

Are you sure this is a 350? Because I have never seen or heard of one with a 4 cylinder engine.

Just and FYI... I need to add that if you have a reverser then your PTO will not function if the reverser is in neutral. The 350 PTO is driven by transmission gearing and it is powered by the reverser. It may try to turn a little bit just from the friction that is inherent in the drive line. But put...

Yes... if the lever is there then all you need is the shaft assembly. On some models you could install the shaft assembly even if there was no lever. The difference is you can't turn them off since there is no lever with a slider inside the transmission. In other words the shaft will spin all the ti...

I only had to do two of those in my entire career. Which spans about fifty plus years. They are a bearcat to say the least. You did good though dude!! Nice work!!

Also a good tech manual is a great place to start. If you don't have one then I highly suggest you get one. You will need it for other things you will undoubtedly come across.

So what is your starter doing? You may not need to replace the whole thing. Tell what it's doing and we will go from there.

So it has been forever plus three days since I last worked on one of these 450 clutch / HLR's. But as I recall there are two things that could be your issue. The first is the pressure plate for the engine clutch. They should be set with a gauge?? I think!! Like I said it has been well over twenty fi...

They will weigh roughly 400 to 500 pounds as a unit. What I mean by that is when you pull it, it will come out with the radiator, hydraulic pump and muffler still on it and you can leave the oil and coolant in them as well. Strip some of that off and you can get them down to 400 pretty easily.

Your best bet is to drop the skid plate, pull the floor boards, front grill and the side shields if you still have them. In other words take everything you can off of the machine and give it a good pressure washing. Then look for a leak. You have a leak somewhere at a cooler line, steering assist li...

Chuck, Well I would have that dealer verify what those hours for each unit are for. They aren't overhauling the motor they're only supposed to pull it. I personally can't believe they need 22 hours to pull a 350 motor. The reverser is tougher to do so depending on the individual machine, 20 hours to...

Your best bet for your parts is a salvage yard. Out your direction there is ( PB&H Equipment Parts - 1-888-588-3005 ) Or here in Missouri there is ( Zimmerman Tractor - 1-573-378-7210 ) The guys at PB&H are great to help with information as well.

Yes... There is nothing wrong with aftermarket injectors. Just stay with the better quality ones. Remember you get what you pay for. Lavoy has them right here and I would contact him since I know he keeps good quality parts.

It does sound like you have an internal issue. Most likely wear and age will be what you will find. It's a long way into these things so be patient and take your time. You can run them with the top off of the transmission but I don't recommend it. No matter how hard you try to be careful they will s...

It can be done but would be expensive and would depend on parts availability. Basically you have to replace the flywheel on the engine to accommodate a pressure plate and clutch disc. Then a drive shaft to extend from the clutch to the transmission. Then you have to replace the entire center housing...