JD 440IC Dozer at Auction in Missouri on 5/6/15

[Stan Disbrow]

Hi,

It is on the M. Not sure about the 40, but IIRC that is the same. The 420 and up have R the same as 2nd.

Now that begs my question. Is it R=1st on the 4 speeds and R=2nd on the 5 speeds?

I seem to recall that the 4 speed went to R=2nd for the 420.

I know R=1st on the M 4-speed. I was whining about my M being too slow in R just today, in fact! I jumped off the M and onto the 420c where I have a reverser and was happily backing up in 3rd as I was doing a little brush swatting, which I do in 3rd. Nice!

Of course, the data is all out in my shop in the manuals. But I am happily in the house now and too lazy to go looking thru the 40 and 420 shop manuals....

[Lavoy]

No, reverse is for the most part 2.75MPH, 2nd is 2.25MPH, so it is slightly faster, varies between crawlers. First is .78MPH, again, varies between crawlers some.
Lavoy

[Stan Disbrow]

Hi,

I finally pulled my manuals off the shelf today. Only the M had a reverse as low as 1st. The 40 saw R jump up in the neighborhood of 2nd. I just could not remember exactly when they changed that.... I have CRS disease. I think it comes from too much time vibrating on a crawler seat....

Also, I noticed a hole on the manual shelf where my 430 service manual is supposed to sit. Now, I wonder why that isn't there? I have it for the reverser section on my 420. I have not needed to refer to it in years. So, it ought to be right there next to the 420 manual. I must have lent it out, but do not recall doing that. Great. More CRS!

Update May 26:

Oh! *there* it is! Migrated to the wrong area of my workshop, it did! It was in the Electronics Lab corner. Making like it was a different kind of service manual. I wonder how long it has been there? Quite a while going by the dust layer...

To be fair, it was in an old IBM binder. Lots of things around here are in old IBM binders. Back when I worked at IBM, I would keep project info in them, and rather than toss it after a project was over, I stored the old data at home in case I needed it later on. When we parted ways, I destroyed the information and reused the binders.

I suppose I ought to put the Deere manuals into Deere binders....

Stan

[Lavoy]

No, your fine, there is no 430 manual, you use the 440 manual for late 420 reverser. Now, if your 440 manual is gone, might be another story.
Lavoy

[Stan Disbrow]

Hi,

Um. Yeah. 440 manual. Now, why did I call it a 430 manual? Must be cause I have CRS!

That fits in with the CRS of 'where did it go?' So, I won't edit my other post. It will be funnier this way!

Edit: Found it! See earlier post in this thread for the rest of the story!

Stan

[shinnery]

Kinda beats wondering what I am hereafter. Or if I am in the right place for that!
Bryce