The 350 that got away.. and Photos of my new 450b

[Scottyb]

I has made a deal on this 350b with a very early serial number (in the first few hundred made) and on the eve of the 5 hour road trip, the seller reported it would not start as expected.. I decided to re schedule for the following week so I could install a new winch on my trailer. The following weekend the seller had a change of heart and decided to keep the crawler. He Plans to restore it so I introduced him to the Messageboard. It was going to be attached to my backhoe. I

[Scottyb]

Correction, it was\is a straight 350, I have a b now, just a typo!

[JWB Contracting]

Scott,

You haven't got your 450 dozer running yet? There should be lots of 4219 engines out there.

Your little case hoe will work just fine on the back of a dozer. You would just neet to find some hoe hook brakets and power beyond plumbing. If you can't find them, I can take some pictures and measurements of one of our machines for you.

Jason

[Scottyb]

Too busy cleaning up the tornado mess to be able to work on the 450. I could get by with just a crank and one rod and I have seen them for sale on the net. I advertised for a complete engine on Kijiji and listed all the possable tractors it could found in, but no calls yet.
I will need to use the backhoe to pull stumps around the yard this summer so sometime in May-June I will need to get to it.
I did however talk to a guy who has another 350 loader that has not ran in 10 years and sounds like it has the wide tracks. It is on the back of a old truck that goes with the crawler and has not started in 10 years as well. I will go see it Thursday if the weather holds.
In the meantime, some photos of my 450b...with the engine out
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Well there it is, with the home built ripper blade as a bonus!



I think the clock might be wrong...


But the seat looks good..


and the gauges are all there,,


I havent even has time to look up the serial number yet..


And the undercarriage, what do you think?




I'm thinking this old dozer might fix up nice...


,and I,m a grampa now!



I havent yet figured how to get all the photos down to size, I thought I had but I am getting better...
I have never driven a 450 so I am looking forward to getting it going.

Scottyb

[Scottyb]

Jason, by the way, thanks for the offer to photo and measure a 450 for me to help with mounting the hoe, that might be the way to go for me.
I went see a 350 straight, dozer tracks, loader last night one hour from here that was complete junk for 2000. It made me feel pretty good about my b and it amazed me how far you can run these crawlers when every part is worn out! Needless to say it did not make it onto my trailer.
Scottyb