John Deere 450c loader?

tomstractorsandtoys · May 14, 2020

My son does custom fencing and is looking for a machine to clean fence rows and light dirt moving. He has a 323E Deere skid loader on tracks but would like something a little bigger and he keeps the skid loader nice and does not want to bang and scratch it up. We found a 450C with a backhoe for sale for $9500.Tracks and sprockets seem good. Any thoughts or things we should check or look for? Thanks Tom

CCer · May 14, 2020

Machine may start and operate just fine, but there could be water in the transmission oil.There is a bracket that attaches the hoe to the tractor, It bolts on to the steering clutch housing, and the forward end bolts on to the loader frame. There is a horizontal pin in there between the frames. Be sure all of that is tight. If it is loose, or ever has been, the steering clutch housings flex/crack/split, and allow water to seep into the transmission, The oil has a chocolate brown color. This can happen to any machine that uses rear mounted equipment, a hoe, a ripper or a winch. Sometimes you can clean out the top of the transmission cover, and the steering clutch covers, and look in the space between them, and find a crack.

John Deere 450c loader?

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