Deere 350 dozer

David from Kansas

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There is a nice looking 350 dozer advertised locally with 17xx hours with angle and tilt blade. They are asking $9000 but hint that they may take less in cash. Would this be a handy little dozer to have around the farm? What to you think?
 
Been using my 350B for 35 years, earth moving, land clearing and so on. Would not want to be without one, handy as shirt pocket. Word of caution, check the machine closely, hour meters sometimes lie. Noticed on YOUTUBE a video on buying a dozer, haven't watched, might be worth a look.
 
David,

Find someone who knows crawlers and take them to have a look and remember this famous quote, "There's No Such Thing As A Cheap Crawler"!
 
They are good small dozers. The JD 350 model line started in 1965 with the straight (there was no 350A) 350 series. If it is a first run 350 I find it hard to believe it only got 17xx hours in 55 years. I don't trust hourmeters, to easy to change or not be operating. Look at wear on the pedals and deck plates.

Get the serial number and you can figure out the year. If you want you can post all the info on the serial number tag and I, or someone else, will break it down for you. If it is a straight or early B series the tag will be on the panel under the seat behind your right calf when setting in the seat. On the mid series Bs, all Cs, and Ds the serial number tag is on the outside front panel of the left battery box. If it is a C or D model with wet steering clutches it is worth more.

At a minimum check the undercarriage out, look for loose bolts where the engine meets the reverser/transmission and bolts holding the driveline in the frame rails. Try the shifting, steering, and pushing when it is warmed up to temperature.
 
Hydraulic blade or mechanical? Clutch drive or does it have a hydraulic-clutch reverser? If it has a reverser, I'd look underneath where the reverser case joins the transmission and see if it is loose. If there is any gap, I'd run away. Many got loose in that area. I'd also look under where the seat is and see if the side-frames are cracked where or near where they attach to the steering-clutch housings.
 
My father had one, used it for about 35 years before he passed away. Logged in the winter with it, cleared land in the summer, it was a good machine, never had any of the problems others mentioned. If the reversed oils wasn't thinned in the winter it would blow the pump seal, and one sleeve developed a leak due to electrolysis.
 

Jim,
You were very helpful the last time I had a question and hope you can answer one more. The steering reservoir has water in it and I need to drain it. Any idea how I will do this? Is there a drain plug?
Appreciate your response,
Tom Bonnell
 

Jim,
You were very helpful the last time I had a question and hope you can answer one more. The steering reservoir has water in it and I need to drain it. Any idea how I will do this? Is there a drain plug?
Appreciate your response,
Tom Bonnell
 

I don't know if there is a drain plug, parts catalog does not show one, so I will say no it does not have a drain plug. I would take the top cover off and use a suction gun to empty the reservoir. I would refill it and run it a bit (exercising the steering levers) , then repeat draining, refilling, and running until I was satisfied with the look of the oil.

If you haven't gotten the Service (JD # SM2063) and Operator's (JD # OMT 32423) manuals yet, you should. eBay is s source for used OEM and some good reprints. I have some reprints from peacefulcreekauctions and the quality is good of the ones I have. That number Operator's manual is the latest printing you may find a different number if it is an earlier printing.

I use the online parts catalogs at https://jdparts.deere.com/servlet/c...ountrySelected&country=US&language=19. The 350 crawler parts catalog is JD # PC921.

Did you find the serial number so you can date it properly, and sometimes it is needed to get the right parts.
 
Tom,

I didn't catch it before I replied but you have a 350B, not a 350, according to your previous post. It appears the power steering reservoir is the same so my answer looks ok on that.

I will say it would be best, in the future, that you start a new post and give the proper identification info for your machine, rather than tagging your issue on to someone else's post for a different machine and subject. You could have gotten bad info this way, more than just the manual info I posted being wrong for a 350B, which you have. When I found your previous post I found you have a 350B and the manual for it.
 

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