This is a major achievement for the younger Mr. Muller. Sir, your attempt to replace the brake pad was a great learning experience you won't likely forget and I think that was a lesson for all of us. Your patience with detail and getting things "right" was impressive. A note about the Schedule 40 pipe for structural steel. I'm not a structural engineer but I know from my own life experiences that side-stresses to such pipe can make it fail. Cross bracing behind you would serve you well in a roll. And a final note about your production techniques. For openers, thank you for NOT using music when you sped up the motion. And thank you for adding text that offered greater detail. Your video had all the elements, a great beginning, a middle, and the end. Thanks again ...a bunch of us appreciate your work and I, for one, will be watching more closely.
While waiting this video, you reminded me so much of my father. He was able to fix anything, even out in the middle of the hay fields... I only wish I retained 1/4 of that knowledge.
First construction job I had at 17 the father of the owner was taking me to the jobsite and told me, "There is nothing that has been made that You cannot figure out and master". That wisdom served me well my entire lifetime.
It seems like in general older stuff (mechanical, electrical, etc.) was designed to be serviced and maintained. Newer stuff is designed to be disposable.
Great work mate, brought back a lot of early memories for me. The 450 and 850 drotts did the bulk of my early earthworks during civil construction. Anywhere within a five mile radius I'd walk the machine to the next job. Cut in access tracks with the 850, sides of hill cut and fill! Just terrific reliable machinery back in the early 1970's. Ripper video, well done.
You are the last generation of a great American's who will still do hardcore mechanical work . You show that a set of hands can fix anything if you put the effort forward. I really enjoyed watching your great restoration of the driveline.
great job, Jesse-my dad would have been so proud of you-that's what he did all his life, fixing older vehicles/machines, he just didn't have you tube back then. ..it's in your genes!
I was a welder/fabricator for some year's and I have to say you have the skills. You have good engineering sense, an eye for detail and the ability to make it work.. You have a great future ahead of you and remember, we all make some mistakes, but that doesn't mean it's a failure as long as we learn from them. As long as you have a gas axe and a welder, you can fix just about anything. Awesome job Keep up the great work...
Outstanding rebuild with excellent commentary. I know little of which you speak, but I was able to follow you. And GREAT BUY! This thing's a little monster, perfect for your operation.
***Man what a great video!*** I am so happy that there is people in this country of ours that can still do things with their hands and probably a lot of good common sense. My dad and I plowed gardens and did tractor work when I was younger (1970's) with a 1941 Ferguson Ford 9N tractor. We fixed everything on it that we could which was almost everything. My goodness I miss simple life things like that. He worked at Pontiac Motors in Pontiac MI building Pontiacs for over 31 years and if I would have told him you could spend a $100,000 on a pick-up now he would have laughed and never believed me. I don't know why people buy brand new things sometime. I always felt better about myself buying used but good and fixing a few things.. Take care and good luck to you and your family!.
I have never had a loan before , and I have bought alot of vehicles and equipment. I cant imagine the feeling of paying 2x or 3x more than the original price with all that financing. ridiculous
That’s the thing about working on heavy equipment; you have to have heavy equipment to work on it. I admire your shoulder to the wheel get it done attitude.
That clutch setup is pretty much the same as a dirt bike. Clutch basket, steel and “fiber” plates, springs, and a pressure plate. Pretty cool. Thanks for filming it! 👍🏻
Thanks for a great video it was very interesting watching you fix and use the dozer. I don't usually watch long video's like these from anybody without a break, but you kept me here right through. Looks like you got 2 good machines for about 10K if all goes well with the other one. Glad you got that darker yellow paint, that wheel yellow just didn't look right but it looks real smart now. I'm a farm equipment mechanic and farm to ,I buy a lot of my equipment cheap and fix it for my own use. Thats how I got my manure spreader, 4wd tractor, backhoe loader and built my tractor pulled tandem gravel trailer from an old truck, I've got less than 20K in all of it doing this way. Hoping you share the work on the loader with us, thanks again. Take care.
thanks. There seems to be alot of people like us left that make something from almost nothing, but not a whole lot of videos made about it. I usually only buy from people that seem clueless. People who are smart and very mechanically inclined tend to know what things are worth, and also tend to pass things off that have hidden problems. Other people who are either entitled, handed down, or just gave up too easily are the people I try to buy from.
You are a skilled mechanic, you know what you're doing, love the video! you're good at explaining things, you do not rush it or spend like first 5 - 10 mins. going bla bla. SUPERDUPER!
Looks great Jesse. Even if that roll bar/cage didn't stop the dozer from tipping all the way over, it'll slow it down big time and will help tremendously to keeping falling debris and weather off the operators area, which is a huge bonus ! Thumbs up.
thanks, I should have shown the factory mounts, I meant to; they don't even look like they would hold, so I figured even if my math or welds are off, I tried to overkill it by alot
@pete smyth Yeh, not much are gonna hold up the weight of a dozer. It's the same principle with hardhats. They ain't gonna do shit when a 10 ton weight fall atop of ya, but it might stop that falling nut or hammer from gashing your skull.
@pete smyth Yes, a guy I knew was killed putting a dozer on a trailer. It slid off to one side, hit the ground knocking him out of the seat. He then got crushed by the dozer going on it's side. A seat belt fastened most likely would have saved him.
Used to have a JD 350 crawler loader. Same deal, steered good on one side, but only clutch released and no braking on the other side. If I’d known it was so easy to repair I’d have probably fixed it. Still worked really well in spite of it. Good job.
I watched your entire video, I was so moved by the way you are able to repair and operate those old JD. Excellent video, I liked the way you explained everything, And who ever was operating the drone was phenomenal. I'll keep looking for new content from you. Thank you for making this for all of us to see.
I admire all the work you took on in getting both of these machines and repairing them both to working condition, and saving them. Awesome job. Thank you for sharing.
Oh My Gosh :))) Jesse I love all your BIG BOY toys !!! You never cease to AMAZE me with your WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE and above everything else your BRAVERY in stepping up & taking whatever challenge and making a success of it too ... I'm a great fan now , I watch your amazing videos all day long as time permits me and I never get tired of watching & before it comes to the end I wait in anticipation to SEE WHAT'S NEXT :))) KEEP UP THE AMAZING JOB !!! Blessings to your FAMILY & to you , STAY blessed ALWAYS ... Love from Canada !!!
I ran a D7 in the summer of 74 and I own it now. It has a lot of memories, I have a video of pushing some trees out this spring on my channel. Some people love the turbo sound but I like the sound of an open pipe on a non-turbo Cat.
Great work, I really appreciate this video. I do the same for all my machines, always buying old, scrap machines, rebuild them and they run without problems. Cold, wet, not 100% proper tools because you can buy specific tools if you do this job only one time, tired, sometime mistakes and you need to re do it again, but at the end you have a good feeling and satisfaction, on top of that always financialy you are much cheaper if you compare to buy the new machine, on top of that you know your machnes much better then the dealer, on top of that you can understand and repair your machines without waiting and paying lots of money. Great job, great video. Ben, France
This video is the most comprehensive step by step tear down and replacement of a steering clutch brake repair I have ever seen.. I have owned both 350 and 450 John Deere dozers, they are great little machines with the exception of the steering brake design. The labor involved is tremendous, however you did an exceptional job, and believe me anyone needing to do this job needs to watch this video.. Thank you for sharing and oh, the ROP looks like more than enough to do the job it was intending for.. Thanks again and you picked up a new subsctiber, I was very impressed with your video..
I have bought and repaired machines such as you do and the first thing I do is go to my neighbors house (he is a BIG farmer) and use his steam cleaner. I help him on occasion so he doesn't charge me. He has a 450C Deere that I have ran on occasion. They are good strong machines for their size and that 6 way blade makes it sweet. Really like your shop...
Matt Bolton the first color was John Deere farm and garden yellow for the green and yellow machines. The construction yellow for John Deere is more brownish. He must have grabbed the wrong yellow at the jd dealer. I’m glad he changed it too tho, was a little worried myself.
JD used a different yellow for construction equipment, and it is much darker than the farm tractor yellow. I think it was called “Safety Yellow.” I actually cringed a little bit when I saw the farm yellow on the dozer. (Lol) There is also a “Highway Orange” that was used on some equipment. The orange is very unique and looks great with light charcoal trim!
Mr Muller, you mentioned that some pipe you tried to bend at a 90 degree angle had flattened. In the 1960s James Stewart movie, The Flight Of The Phoenix, the German engineer Dorfman has to bend some smaller diameter pipe to make a still to turn anti freeze into regular water. Someone says, "Why are you filling the pipe with sand (their plane wrecked in the desert)?" He tells them he has to bend the pipe and it won't fracture, if he fills it with sand, first. Dorfman's idea might work for you, next time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !!!! I just bought a 1969 JD350 with 6 way blade and I am just getting started on doing a total Rebuild on it... This video is worth Gold to me right now... I have done a frame off restoration on a bobcat M610 and also a rebuild on a Case 1845c skid steer... this will be my first Dozer rebuild.. and the first thing I noticed is Everything is Heavier and Harder to get Undone... Maybe I'm just getting to old to do this $h!t !!!! Lol Again Thank You this video is Priceless !!!
Great work boys 👍💪💪💪i love seeing olde iron det new life and in the pro way not that sloopy way most people do it 😠😉😉😉😉more videos like this please. Best regards from Denmark to you and your family stay safe
Hey very nice job on clutch and brakes you kept it interesting and informative i once owned a Case 450B it was so fun to operate and repair my problems were in the track tensioner and worn sprocket i became expert in puting track back on in the middle of nowhere Thanks for sharing Cheers from Jacksonville Florida
Hey man without sounding like one of them “oh my god you have to buy this 10 million dollar tool you’ll use once because reasons” guys... keep an eye on Craigslist for a heated pressure washer, the steam lifts that grease and grime right off without spraying brake cleaner or anything on it that’ll eat at wire insulation. I picked mine up for 150$ because it needed a new electric motor. 100$ motor later and I’ve been happy as hell with it. I’m a heavy equipment mechanic for the railroad by trade, and the first thing I’ll do when bringing a machine in for overhaul or repair is steam clean it.
If you already have a pressure washer, as long as your pump is decent (i.e. not plastic), you can connect it up to an existing hot water service to achieve the same thing. I've done that successfully with mine.
Wow that's very interesting 🤔. Thanks for the lesson .now that should give you maybe another 50 years I beleive that's what you said ..keep doing it the right way with the Right parts will be better in the long run.& it should make you feel alot better knowing you did it right .Nice Jessie.
Watching you is very enjoyable because of your attention to detail. Your slow and precise and would be a joy to work with on a repair or build. I’m impressed with the “canopy “ well designed and very secure looking, I’ve done a lot of industrial maintenance and fabrication that had to meat certain specifications and I think yours does. I’m impressed with your ability. Stay safe
Jesse, I own a 1979 John Deere 450-C Clam Bucket loader with a model 9300 backhoe on it, and a 1980 John Deere Bulldozer. Both are rebuilt and paintedwith the proper decals. They are great for basic land maintenance where I live. Good luck to you sir and God Bless You. From Alaska.
Just bought same vintage 450 loader and planning to do the clutches this winter during down time. Extremely happy to come across this useful information!!! Thanks for posting!!
after much cleaning, hacking, banging and refining, the Old Clunker turned into a bright GOLDEN NUGGET !!😁 great work, great vid....thanks for sharing👍
Seeing that old 450 brings back memories. Really a handy tool for light, fine work at the end of the job. I remember one time running out of fuel on a hill and my boss using a squirt bottle of gasoline to move it to a level place to fill it back up.
Well Sir, I'm more than impressed. I get a kick out of the farm, construction, heavy equipment, etal operations that maintain and continue to utilize equipment of a similar age. All the bells and whistles of new/late models are great but the prices are just staggering! I hope you'll do another vid on the loader as you rehab that as well.
Jessy, recommend adding "fixing dozer brakes" in the title.. 6 months ago I looked for for but couldn't find anything as useful as this video.. May get a lot more hits on it. Also, maybe do a clutch adjustment video next!
I just love watching videos of people bring new life to hart and soul of machines that most people would Just scrap and cut them up respect Jesse keep it up
That took balls man, I wouldn’t even have tried redoing the brake bands. I don’t consider that a failure, I consider that a life lesson. There are reasons for specialty shops, you can’t easily duplicate 100% of the work they can with jigs and special tooling. But friggin A+ for trying.
You needed to drill with a drill press, so you could stop at the same depth each time. The material is soft and grabs and pulls the bit to deep. HIND SIGHT. I bought new ones for my TD6, because I found them and yes $200 each side.
A hot water pressure washer makes life so much easier when cleaning these machines. Your on a good roll keep the collection a going. Soon you will have all the equipment you will ever need to do any job.
Great video, brings back some awesome memories for me. When I was 12 (back in 1972) my dad bought a JD 1010 crawler. I used to plow with an Oliver 2 bottom pull behind plow with that and we used it to clear the land and dig the basement for the house he built on the farm. Then when he bought a sawmill he traded for a JD 350 crawler with a winch on the rear. What a fantastic machine it was. My uncle used the 350 to push trees over so we could take the stumps up at the same time as we cut the tree, then pile all the brush and stumps. Once he was so far up a tree trying to ride it down the oil pickup came out of the oil and the front rod came out and went through the block. Dad bought a new rod, piston and sleeve, fixed the cylinder and then filled the sizeable hole with layers of bondo/window screen/bondo/window screen/bondo and the unkillable JD350 went right back to work. What a great machine! Both the 1010 and the 350 were plagued with bad steering clutches. I guess that was John Deere's Achilles' heel.
TN Tuxedo...I had the same thing happen with the front rod coming through the block..Can I email or message you to get a little more info on what he did as far as crank shaft and a few other things?
You brought back some fun/great memories with an older 450-JD I had loaned to me back in the early to mid-90s up in WA state to make some improvements to my little slice of heaven acreage. Today I cherish those scores and scores of hours I had the opportunity to learn and enjoy operating that fine piece of equipment. I actually got pretty good getting it unstuck more than once too with some help usually. Additionally, I was a welder among my multiple jobs I was trained in during my 4-year hitch in the USN in the early to mid-1970s so I also enjoyed watching you fabricate your heavy steel "Canopy Cover" too. I look forward to viewing more of your videos!
I've watched this build from the beginning and to the end. I just want to say you did a great job on this build. There's one thing you going to find out that you have to work on again is where your exhaust pipe comes out. Just as soon as you get in amongst some trees you will lose your exhaust pipe. You need to weld it to the top of your canopy so this won't happen. I also hope you have a breather cap for your little jewel as well. You should be proud of this accomplishment you've earned it. Another thing you don't need to use the clutch to change gears unless you're changing the big gearbox on the left. Did you set the pressure on you transmission, If I remember right it's set around 40 pounds.
Had the same type of hood but it had a steel boom coming off the back and had a old winch that ran through the boom hoist and pollies and 4 ton cable line that hooked up to a tongs one log at a time 8 ft long, and he had a wheel cart type slay and a slay on wooden skids for the winter months, I was taught how to drive the dozer when I was 12 years old, but after 1974 my father passed away in October, and my mother sold everything that was with the logging equipment and chainsaws Partner chainsaws, I always wanted to buy it back from the person who bought the dozer.
