I'd sure like to connect with other 555 owners out there. I'm sure the 550 crawler guys have a lot in common too
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Shoot me a pm or respond to this if you'd lke. Happy to chat.
Nick
The John Deere 440 Series of skidders were really nice. They fit a very good market, which would be like where I live. Landowners with a few hundred acres that do not want it cleared, just thinned out. They worked well because they were nimble and small, kind of like how the 350 series of bulldozers were. But like them, the smaller size went the way of the DoDo Bird for John Deere.JWB Contracting wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:31 pmDeere is about the only older skidder worth having for the safety conscious. The older 440 and 540’s had a hand activated parking brake, large wet disc enclosed on the rear of the transmission. For Clark and others brakes were an after thought and probably didn’t last past the first year.
I’m currently using a powershift 440B, need to pull out 150 matured larch to make mulch with. Put 20 hours on it last season but sprung a leak and will fix before resuming my skidding operation. Leaks are the worst problem you encounter on an older Deere skidder, many had to get at steel lines. At times you need to unbolt the rear transmission mounts and bar it over to one side to work on.
Where is the charge pump for the winch located? On the torque converter? We may have one for you.
We do have a 555 on deck with one bad piston in it, will be getting at it before spring.
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