Looking for help with a John Deere 450 crawler

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John from Cle Elum

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Does anyone know of a good forum that deals with problem JD crawlers. I found a couple but there is not much activity.

Thanks in advance.
 
Have you tried Yesterday's Tractors and Garden Tractor Talk? Both have good sections about crawler dozers.
Bear in mind however if it's the transmission you are in troubles. Or to be more precise your bank account is in trouble: the HL-R transmission is incredibly strong and durable, but when it goes wrong it's very expensive to fix. A decade ago repair bills regularly ran north of the five grands mark.
 
No pressure to the transmission. Problem seems to be between the back of the engine and the transmission. May include the clutch, pump, and/or the control manifold. Trying to narrow it down.
 
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