440icd

[Howard Yoder]

Ok who was the lucky one to buy the 440icd out of Il. with the single lever steering I slept on it to long but really didn't need another one.

[Lavoy]

Howard,
I missed it by a day, but it went to someone I know who will put it back together correctly if at all possible.
Lavoy

[Howard Yoder]

There certanly can't be very many of them out there my wife told me to go ahead and buy it but I was so busy I didn't get back to him in time. It looked like it was in pretty decent shape according to the pictures.

[Lavoy]

There were a little over 1200 built I think, but most of them were converted back to lever steer due to problems keeping them adjusted and functioning.
Just got an e-mail from the new owner, and he says the crawler is quite a bit rougher than it looked mechanically. Sounds like he has to do a lot of other mechanical work to make it sound, then start on the pilot touch.
Lavoy

[Howard Yoder]

Thanks for the reply will be looking forward to maybe seeing it at a show some day will make an interesting display.