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Thread: WetGunPowder meets John Deere Skidder

  1. 04-30-2012, 04:47 PM #1
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    WetGunPowder meets John Deere Skidder

    After seven grueling years of looking at it in our backyard, my son and I finally dove into this summer's project. My father in law's JD 440 log skidder has become the new family heirloom. It was the first new JD skidder sold in northern Wisconsin back in the mid 1960s. It was re-commissioned to farm use in the mid 70s and has been locked up for the past 15 years. Here are some of the preliminary photos of our first steps. (removing roll cage, removing the engine, etc.) IMAG0007.jpgIMAG0025.jpgIMAG0032.jpgIMAG0035.jpgIMAG0045.jpg
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  2. 04-30-2012, 05:41 PM #2
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    I dont know a lot about old equipment, but it looks pretty good cosmetically.
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    Quote Originally Posted by REJ2 View Post
    I dont know a lot about old equipment, but it looks pretty good cosmetically.
    wetgunpowder or the skidder???? haha
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  4. 04-30-2012, 07:16 PM #4
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    Looks good so far. If the plow jockeys down the street from ya have a hard time finding parts, give the JD Industrial dealer in Chippewa a call. Forgot their name offhand, will look it up when I get home.

    When she's done, I know a guy with a top notch skidder test facility, only 10 miles down the road!
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  5. 04-30-2012, 07:21 PM #5
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    Good on ya brother. Nice machine. Make it a runner, you wont regret it.
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  6. 04-30-2012, 07:22 PM #6
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    Engine parts are the same as a 2520 diesel tractor. If the engine is not rebuildable I've got a line on a good used ag motor for it. You can use it AFTER we get the ONE SHOT cleaned up!
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  7. 04-30-2012, 07:24 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by logging22 View Post
    Good on ya brother. Nice machine. Make it a runner, you wont regret it.
    My father in law turns 87 later this summer and is still in excellent physical shape. We need to git 'er dun so he can play with it!
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  8. 04-30-2012, 08:29 PM #8
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    great project and some history too !!

    treemonkey just went thru his and might have learned a few tricks and parts sources

    PS- i still plan to come up and help at the ranch once my sawin is done if ya want

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  9. 05-01-2012, 12:56 PM #9
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    Nice rig. There's plenty of work left in the ol girl.
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    ahh the days when it didnt take too much to get an engine out.... a few bolts.. couple of hoses and wires.. and bingo... now a days there are more wires than anything else...
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    HEY!!!! Finally thread worth subscribing too!!!! When you see Jacob J is hanging out on the WTF thread you know times are getting tough! I ALMOST gave up on A.S. for the summer!
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    With a little luck and a couple hours this afternoon we should get the engine torn down far enough to see what is wrong with it......
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