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Re: JD 350b new owner
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Posted by jdemaris on December 30, 2003 at 06:14:46 from (209.23.29.161):
In Reply to: JD 350b new owner posted by MrBill on December 29, 2003 at 20:04:08:
I assume it's a crawler-loader with the hoe, and not a dozer? I was a Deere mechanic for over half my life, mostly industrial and forestry equipment. I never quite understood what Deere engineers were thinking when they designed the 1010 crawler-loader, and it's replacement, the 350 crawler-loader. Both have, pretty much, the same drivetrain and undercarriage, but 1010 uses a 4 cylinder, whereas the 350 series uses a larger 3 cylinder. Well built machines, but both severely underpowered for front loader use. The 450, at first was also underpowered, but Deere upped it with the 450B and on (larger engine plus turbo). The 350 stayed the same until the late "C" series, and it's replacement, the 400. Then the bore and horsepower was increased. Not trying to cast too much of a cloud over your 350B; I've got a couple myself. But, if you're going to use the front loader to break a little rough ground and move dirt with a full bucket, you'll be lugging the engine most of the time and never use any gear but first. The backhoe, however, should work quite nicely. Having a hoe on a steel tracked machine makes a nice difference when compared to a rubber tired machine the same size. Mainly, it stays put, due to its weight. I have an Allis Chalmers HD4 crawler-loader, and it will dig circles around my Deere 350. It has a 200 cube engine, whereas the Deere is somewhere around 152 as I recall.
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