Heres the 420 back in the shop last winter I had replaced the clutches and replaced all bearings and seals. Took it out pushed back the snow in the ditch then in spring I moved a pile off dirt to a low spot then sat rest of the summer and run as I needed. Went put it up for the winter; and grabbed the left clutch and no one was home...pressed plate had collapsed because of rust jacking.
Had a TD-9 that did that!---a real pain for sure!
After a good cleaning they should be good again,---well til the next time they stick!
Everything is pretty much new with only about 5 or 6 hrs of run time....derusting and back in it goes
At least they are not D-8 size! --- THAT would be a bear!
goin in deep so to speak,Nnaatz..get er done..an old Cat mechanic("Later Bob"-Ontario,-R.I.P.) told me once,"Fix 'er once,fix it right"
I ordered new and new pressure plate because it sat collapsed all winter
Sounds like the right way to go!
Steering clutches in...carb rebuilt....beer times
spend a little on it,then you know what you got..it'l serve you well..what shape are the track pads? can you regrouser them(add ribs)
IF you need rails, check out Pivot in INDY! ----- They had some right on the dock for my 310 case.
These pads had been caulked...they are what deere calls a double rib semi grouser. These provide me with all traction the 2 cylinder can suffer. Had flat street pads before I put these on...couldn't do much in winter
Thats what my 310 has ----- great for smaller tractors AND great for any crawler loader! ---- even MOOSE has the semi's on him!
Father in law has dozer grouser on his allis loader...we put clutches in it every other year
YA! On loaders you dont want too much traction! Just enough to hold you against the dig area,--- THEN let the hydraulics do the actual work. Track spin is needed a lot on units with direct drive! -- Power shift/fluid drive not so much as you can control the spin and traction while still loading the bucket with minimal spin. ---- Hard to x-plain, BUT you get the idea! lol!!
