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“ Where did you tap into the coolant for the return?“ old dutchman There was a tank heater available as an option from John Deere. Electric or LP gas. It returned the heated coolant to the plate on the back of the cylinder head. http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10056/IMG_07...

Yesterday was a nice 50 degrees so we gathered the herd for a little exercise. http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10056/IMG_0707.jpeg http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10056/IMG_0710.jpeg http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/1005...

Thanks Leonard A bearcat is a good description. I put the job off for a few months thinking I had to remove the boom. I finally looked in the 410 shop manual and found out it could be removed and leave the boom on. The shop manual had helpful disassembly and assembly info. The outrigger hydraulic cy...

The swing cylinder on my John Deere 410 backhoe was leaking around 1 gallon of hydraulic oil an hour. It was time to reseal it. This uses the round rotary swing cylinder that is also used on some 350,450 and other crawlers with a backhoe. I only took a few pictures but thought it might help someone ...

Most of the time when I have something heavy to lift I use my John Deere 410. This time it was part of the 410 so the 440 crawler loader was put to work.

Most of today’s young people never get a chance to operate any equipment. Even with all of the advances In technology we will still need new operators in the future. Plant the seeds early.

I don’t think my grand kids “like” the dirt but are ok with it. When we are done their parents want them in the shower first thing.
When they come to visit without mom and dad we have different rules. More than anything they like to go fishing. I am ok with that.
Steve.

Knob on the top is on a 59 440ICD
Knob on the bottom is from a late 60 440ICD.
Bottom line is if you put it in 2nd and it goes in reverse it has the wrong knob.

We have been raising the grade in front of the shop using material excavated from behind it. http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10056/IMG_0562.jpeg Flattening out the spoils pile from the backside of the shop. http://jdcrawlers.lcent.com:8000/johndeere/albums/userpics/10056/I...

The 40c has found a new home. Fun times ahead.
Steve.

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pop pop. All S and N series Detroit fuel injectors have that O-ring. The old style O-rings were black and blend in with the color of the injector valve nut. The newer style O-ring is orange. 2.1040 is a group ref.#. 5229167 is the Detroit part # for the O-ring. The O-ring is included in a 5229649 in...

I took the blade attachment off the 440IC 831 and put the bucket back on. Time to move some dirt.

Being able to have the grandkids come and play with grampa’s toys has been great. Telling my wife that the equipment was for the grand kids worked for a while. Not so much anymore.