My approach is to pull it all apart first and find out what all I actually have to purchase. Call me crazy (my wife does) but I'm really actually exited about going through these motions. I have also already purchased a complete set of JD manuals for it to include the parts, operations & maintenance, and service manuals. I'm quite fortunate in that I have a wonderful facility to do the work in and have already gotten everything in place and set up. I have resolved myself to digging in and replacing the steering clutches along with the brake bands and getting everything dialled in. Put replacement drain plugs in and filled with Kerosene and let sit over night. Insuring that the clutch cavity was clear of water (found drain plugs to be missing)Ĥ. Pushing up against a tree and working the steering handles while trying to move forwardģ. Working the steering handles while going back and forth for a couple hoursĢ. The following are steps I have already tried.ġ. I have combed through these threads and garnered some information and tricks to try to break the steering loose however none have resulted in any success. The previous owner did show me video's on his phone of the dozer being completely operational including turning with ease and braking so I have to conclude that the clutches have froze into place since it goes forward and backward without issue and that the brakes are just completely out of adjustment. The dozer was purchased by the previous owner for a single construction job and when complete it sat outside since that time for at least 6 months and probably a lot longer than that. The issue I have is a lack of any brakes and no left or right steering. I can't complain to much regarding the issues I'm faced with as I only paid $1950.00 for the crawler and upon initial inspection found that it is clean, runs great, no major damage, and goes forward and reverse (with reverser) smooth as silk. Also I am a newbie to a '73 JD350b-b I acquired in an auction a couple weeks ago. I'm a newbie to crawler talk and not sure if it's ok to piggy back on this thread or if I should have started a new one.
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