John Deere 445 questions

[tobringer]

Tractor is all back together and running great!

In addition to the Cam Shaft, I replaced the gear for the oil pump, the gear for the water pump, and the push-rods, all of which were bent. I also replaced a few gaskets, and used a tube of a liquid gasket I got from a neighbor who installs headers on cars. It seemed to work great.

Thanks again to all who offered advice! I'm hoping to get another 1086 hours out of this machine!

 

[Gittyup]

Happy to hear you are back up and running. Keep the fluids changed and you'll get another 1000 out of her.

 

[mfreund]

In case you are wondering, the frame is the same on the x495 as on a 425. I bought a snow blower from a 425 and had to reverse the hydraulic lines and add 2 90 deg fittings to the quick coupler end and get a different drive shaft. It was still about 1/2 price of a new blower. I don't know if the newer x700's are the same frame for sure but I suspect they are.