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All 4 leathers were replaced when the cylinders were rebuilt. We have a replacement seat cushion set installed. Now I need to track down a proper grease gun.

Absolutely, we have been very happy with his work, and the timing couldn't have been better. The dozers been tying up his lift for quite some time but luckily there have been enough other projects for him to work around it. It's been a little of a learn as you go process for all involved but he has ...

Well we got some good news, the 40c is ready to come home. Our mechanic was able to rebuild the hydraulic cylinders, although one came apart pretty hard. The pics this time are all from him, we haven't been up to see it since we dropped off the tracks, track frame, idler assembly, clutch packs and b...

We're going to look into getting the lift cylinders rebuilt. Anyone know of a good hydraulic shop in Western NY? More pics:

http://imgur.com/a/V4v9B

We got some bad news from our mechanic, the clutch discs didn't clean up the way we had hoped and have worn beyond tolerances so I'm going to order a couple clutch packs from Lavoy (along with a clutch adjustment tool, and hopefully a couple pilot bearings). The local Deere dealer wants 56 bucks a p...

Picked up the tracks tonight, they're going to the track shop tomorrow. I grabbed a couple more pics tonight of the worn out track frame, the inside of the steering clutch housing and just a neat pic of the final drives sitting on a pallet, pics link below. We're hoping the track shop can get the si...

Just thought I'd post an update. I found some good rollers locally for $200 with good sleeves, as well as the idler bracket. The same source is working on finding the track side frames as well. One of the roller holes/mounts is worn into an egg shape on mine so we would like to make it right. The cl...

Here's the latest pics http://imgur.com/a/zeNri Looks like we will be needing: right front idler bracket, two idler bushings, two inner roller sleeves, two outer roller sleeves and one set of side frames. One pair of side frames were repaired in the past by scabbing on plates and re-drilling them. T...

I just found the pic again and this time tracked down the link. Guess I'm not surprised it was from the Forum haha. Anyhow I read the associated post and saw the crawler pictured (link below) has a custom angle set up. I thought the linkage that is behind our blade was for adjusting the blade angle....

Is it appropriate to use the front blade in an angled position for earth moving applications or is that intended more for snow removal, etc?

Ok, I had found a photo using google images that had referred to the setup as a 1000 tool carrier and 61 blade, thus my confusion. I was looking for pics showing the angle adjustments. Thanks again for the clarification.

Where are the rubber bushings located on the crossbar? In the brackets for the manual angle adjust? I have to admit we haven't looked that closely at the tool bar or the blade yet. I read a post that mentioned a link to a number 61 blade owners manual. I will have to look that up prior to using it. ...

It's possible it may have been done during some previous overhaul, the end of the shifter and knob has been welded on so maybe the original got buggered. Ours definitely doesn't have a shift boot like that though either. The gentleman we bought it from didn't know anything about it other than it was...

Why do you think the transmission is from a 420? We had assumed it was the original tranny.

Hello, I thought I'd post some pics of the crawler project my father and I have started this fall. This is our first crawler and I've already used the forum for a lot of great tips and information. hopefully with the continued advice from Lavoy and fellow users, and some hand me down parts, we will ...