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    Old John Deere not wanting to start/run

    I have this 1956 John Deere 70 (gas) that would not start last summer. Was busy and after cleaning up the spark plugs and verifying fire on one of the plugs (and attempting to induce ether into the carb - not so easy with the oil bath air cleaner) it would not fire. I just left in alone and...
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    John Deere 500C Transmission/Hydraulics Problems

    First Post, I recently acquired a John Deere 500C that starts and runs well. All of the hydraulics are functional but they are weak. As for the transmission, 1-4 in forward will not move the machine. You can feel it shift into these gears but the machine does not attempt to move. Gears 5-8...
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    Winterize excavator - additives, good practises

    Hi everyone. I’m new on the forum and getting myself familiarized with the format here. I recently started an excavation company after taking a 3 month heavy equipment operator program in olds, Alberta Canada. I’m a civil engineer tech by education and I must admit quite new with diesel...
    • tdinh403
    • Thread
    • diesel excavator john deere winter
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Excavators
  4. matt gross

    Jd 444h auto dig function not working

    Hey guys, new to the forum. We have a john deere 444h that we purchased last year to feed our new concrete plant and the return to dig function has never worked since we've had it. I'm not familiar with John deeres, all our other loaders are cat 970s and 972Ms. Hope to get an answer or at least...
  5. music1535

    Seized Undercarriage - Can't adjust track either direction

    Hey all, Brand new to heavy equipment. Popped my cherry on a JD 323D but the 1-week honeymoon is over. I was having issues keeping my track on... Figured the track was worn too much, which I expected to replace soon anyway, but I'm finding some deeper issues that I would like to resolve before...
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    2001 JD 750C LGP problems. Please HELP!

    Hello all! I am new to the forum and relatively new to owning a 2001 JD 750C LGP dozer with around 12,780 hrs. 1st problem: Started two days ago. Dozer works like a champ for first 30 minutes of day and then goes into "Slow Mo" mode after warming up. Blade hydraulics (6 way) do not slow down...
    • powerplusdude
    • Thread
    • 750c dozer help john deere problem
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Dozers
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    John Deere 35D - Looking for Operator and Service manuals

    Anyone have electronic copies of these? Trying my first Deer construction equipment, so far dealer is stingy compared to Bobcat... They want to charge for electronic copies of these manuals. Even an operators manual....come on! These should be free for everything. Service manual is debatable...
  8. Ryn Labrie

    US Navy JD 544D?

    I have a 1985 John Deere 544D. I'm looking for any manuals or information on it. I've done too many google searches with no info to show. The serial number is USN45-03282, if that helps. Thanks for your time.
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    John Deere 330 Excavator

    This is sure gonna be embarrassing to say, and it's not worse for me because I wasn't employed with the company when this occurred.... BUT... Apparently, sometime during this winter (approx December), the heater was not working on the JD 330 Excavator. An employee took out the seat...
  10. witchermtnex

    Basic Hydraulic Hose Replacement question?

    I have a John Deere 310se Backhoe and It needs a new hose for the rear bucket cylinder.. Its the big one that mounts to the rear of the cylinder and runs up to the hydraulic rail on the top of the hoe.. I have the hoe " boom " extended out and laying as flat on the ground as I can get it.. My...
  11. witchermtnex

    HELP! John Deere 310SE Cranks but wont fire

    Hello everybody I have a 98 310se Backhoe.. Ive had this unit a long time and it hasn't seen much hard use in years I use it to move stuff and scrape my drive way.. Anyway a few days ago I used it to move a fridge and it ran perfect.. Today It cranks but wont fire up.. It was low on fuel so I...
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    410g powershift trany drops out of 3ed & 4th gears

    Recently purchased used 410g with powershift drops out of 3ed or 4th in less than quarter mile on flat. Changed oil & filter still the same. Old oil was showing some contamination indicating water & 8 inches above full mark on dip stick. [checked with machine running] Would hope that it could...
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    John Deere Loader help!!

    I've got an older model John Deere loader that I believe to be a 544 model. However, my serial number has been painted over. I've tried everything I can to get the paint off of the numbers but the solvent is cleaning away the numbers as well. I do however, have the cab enclosure serial number...
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