john deere 450b

I have a 1971 JD 450 B crawler dozer which will not fire/start. A few days ago it began revving as if running out of fuel and then quit. I removed and replaced fuel filters, which were pretty full of sludge, bled the system and re-started easily. I then operated for another hour or so until...

So im acquiring this machine in a package deal, i have absolutely no use for it. Does anyone know what is a good asking price, i checked online and found a few for sale. One as high as 18k not in the best of shape my opinion, some in the 5k range and a few on ebay 10-14 with a make an offer so...

SO I think I'm going to tackle a pretty big excavating project with one of my in-laws pieces of equipment( Yes i know bad idea but its free as long as i fuel and grease it) SO anyways, I have a shale bank about 6-8 feet in heigh that I want to dig back 25 feet or so but the teeth on the...

Hello, I am new to this forum. Have some land to clear, found a 1973 JD450B dozer, 6 way blade, undercarrige seems ok. Machine has been sitting for 3 years. It starts and runs well , moves forward and reverse great but does not steer at all. The left steering lever has some resistance but the...

[COLOR="Blue"]Hey I am searching for a user's and operator's manual for my small dozer. The left hand clutch (brake) quit operating yesterday and I have 20 more stump piles in my field to burn. thanks for your help Rick[/COLOR]

Was out pushing down cedar trees and engine just kind of gradually lost rpm until finally dying. Started back up and would run for maybe 30 seconds before doing the same thing. Thought it could be the diesel transfer pump so replaced it along with checking/cleaning fuel filters with no luck...