1960 John deere 440

chuckie1657 · Sep 25, 2022

I have 1960 john deere 440 that seems to only have one forward gear one does nothing and 4 want to try and go in reverse.any thoughts?

used red MN · Sep 25, 2022

Hello Chuckie welcome to YT! I am an IH guy but It
sounds to me like it was shifted out of reverse but the
internal shifter came out of position so it is staying in
reverse. When you say it tries to reverse in other gears
does the engine pull down and you only get a slight
movement? If so this supports my theory, obviously the
transmission cannot operate in a reverse and forward
gear at the same time. This happens to old letter series
Farmalls quite often. On them you pull the gear shift
out align the shifter notches of the internal shift forks,
put the shifter back in and go on. Not sure if this is
what will fix yours. Hopefully a JD guy will stop by and
clear this up.

chuckie1657 · Sep 25, 2022

Tks used red mn engine does not pull down but I do only get slight movement

used red MN · Sep 25, 2022

Is the gear that works 1st gear? If you put it in that gear and go and apply the brakes hard does it pull the engine down or does the machine just stop? If it stops you have taken out the clutch. Check the clutch adjustment does it have free play?

chuckie1657 · Sep 25, 2022

Just bought it at an auction dont know much about but I believe it is 2nd gear that works.a applying the brake does not pull the engine down as for the clutch adjustment I would have no clue think I am in over my head

used red MN · Sep 25, 2022

So you are saying you put it in the gear you said that still worked let the clutch up applied the brakes as suggested and the tractor stopped moving and engine kept running? If so the clutch is out? There is a slight possibility that an adjustment may fix it but not to likely. So the tractor is new to you and you have basically used it very little? What were you doing with the tractor when this happened?

Jim.ME · Sep 25, 2022

What 440? 440 industrial wheel tractor? 440 Crawler? Gas or diesel? Reverser or no reverser? Or something else, JD used 440 for a number of things.

chuckie1657 · Sep 25, 2022

(quoted from post at 19:32:17 09/25/22) What 440? 440 industrial wheel tractor? 440 Crawler? Gas or diesel? Reverser or no reverser? Or something else, JD used 440 for a number of things.

Industrial wheel tractor

Jim.ME · Sep 26, 2022

(quoted from post at 00:02:56 09/26/22)

(quoted from post at 19:32:17 09/25/22) What 440? 440 industrial wheel tractor? 440 Crawler? Gas or diesel? Reverser or no reverser? Or something else, JD used 440 for a number of things.

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Industrial wheel tractor

Did you buy it as needing repairs or was it supposed to be all working? Does it have a reverser (lever on the left side of the dash cowl above the clutch pedal)? If it has a reverser the lever must be snapped into the full forward position for forward and snapped to the rear for reverse.

To help you when looking for parts and info. If it is gas, it is called a 440I and if it is a diesel, it is a 440ID.

chuckie1657 · Sep 26, 2022

Thanks for all your responses got it figured out.
Jim.ME your a life saver had no idea abt the reverser lever

Jim.ME · Sep 26, 2022

I take it the reverser was not engaged. Use the clutch with that reverser. Do not use reverse in the reverser and transmission reverse to make a forward gear. Parts are not easy to come by. Get the operator's manual at least.

This post was edited by Jim.ME on 09/26/2022 at 02:08 pm.

1960 John deere 440

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