JOHN DEERE 350 DOZER !!!
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2020
- Hey guys, I'm looking at buying this bulldozer... Lemme have it! Anyone that knows anything about these dozers please help me out! I need one for grading my offgrid road in Idaho! Check it out!
Email: HiddenValleyHomestead18@gmail.com
Its ability to push dirt with the worn street pads will be limited pushing dirt, uphill will be really bad. I'd be changing to true off road one ridge pads and the chains if theres much side to side slop. The tensioner on the looser side may have a leaking issue.
Its transmission was way ahead of its time. A regular clutch on the back of the engine, then a automatic transmission thats 1 to 1 rato in bolth directions BUT THERE IS NO TORQUE CONVERTER.
noise in reverse is common. and then the manual gearbox 4sp or 5sp or somtimes a 4sp with an extra reverse. In short it has the efficiency of a classic gear drive, but the ability to change direction of travel like a hydrostatic transmission.
The only real drawback is its not possible to pop start it dragging it with a larger machine.
There Good dozers just dont expect it to equal say a D4 as its far smaller.
Awesome! Thank you for all that! Seriously saving this comment for its info! I actually welded on 1"x1/2" grousers onto these pads.. and it did amazing in the mud and snow.. Good eye on the tensioner.. I noticed the same thing and will be looking into that as well...Thx for watching and LOVE the constructive input!
It's a 350 B, needs hoses and track pads, those are for a loader, not gonna push much esp. uphill. Undercarriage looks pretty good, that is one of the most expensive parts to replace. I have one just like it, works great around my Tree Farm...
That’s a sweet score! Can’t wait to see you put it to work!!
Any used piece of equipment is most likely going to need hoses, figure that into your price. In Missouri they get 1000.00 a day to hire someone with the equipment. Kris and I did the same thing you are doing, weighed our options on how many days we would need to hire someone then decided it wuld be better to buy our own. Just remember, when you are done with it you can always sell it to recoop some of your money.
just dont expect to jump on it and be as fast as someone you would hire, they get paid for their experience.
Hidden Valley Homestead and My Slice of Heaven..........I didnt know that you guys knew each other, COOL!!! Scot listen to Joey, he knows what he is talking about.
Good luck in everything you do and on the adventure you’re taking I will be praying that you sell your house and you get to your new location and hope it is successful🥰🙏
Thank you Cheryl! I love prayer!
I read all the comments they all seem like they're very well-thought-out. I think it's a excellent by. And any used equipment is always going to have a repair. Knowing your resources that you do we'll make this an easy purchase for you. If you have to have somebody else work on it that's when it becomes costly. I know your ability and I know your resourcefulness this will be an excellent purchase for you plus it's a great toy
They are great machines if you take care of them. All new hoses is a big plus.
Great find!!
Nice video of your Looking at The John Deere 350 Bulldozer. Really nice upload. Enjoyed till the end
If you watch last Sundays livestream you'll get the whole story. Stay tuned for it in action!
Thx for watching
There seems to be a lot of heavy equipment on the market right now for cheap. I don't know much about dozers to tell how much work it will need in the future. Hoses aren't to expensive where I live, about $50 a hose. A backhoe is a really nice all around thing to have around a homestead but a dozer will be nice to plow snow in the winter. :)
I know nothing about heavy equipment, except it’s heavy. Lol. Depending on the price it could be a great deal and since you already know where you can get hoses and other parts, locally in Idaho, it could stand to pay for itself in no time at all.
You'll need a snowshed to keep it dry as possible and do your maintenance. Your dream is coming true!
Yeah, all the hoses will run a grand. You can do a valve on the ripper in the winter time.
Was this a second yard. I don't remember all the traffic. Still a great video
My Grandpa had one just like that, I remember using it, moving sand and debris from a spring flood. The Five way blade was so nice. The track shoe was more aggressive than this one. I know nothing on what to look for other than how stretched is the current track how much adjustment on the front wheel you have. OH Add up all the things you need to do to make this dozer reliably functional and for each item add 750 to 1000 bucks and you have your total cost for the machine. A working 350 is a treat to use. Wouldn't a backhoe /loader be more versatile for your needs?
Well actually this one has a functioning PTO and I will be looking for a backhoe for it! But in the meantime I will rent a mini excavator for any trenching I need... It is so easy to operate!
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Hope things all work out.
Youll blow lot of hoses but idstill buy it as long as it runs drives steers under carage looked good
Fourth! Nice dozer!
I have 3 350 loaders and 2 350 dozers, they are great machines if you don't try to do more than they can handle, didn't see on the video you actually operating it but if you did and it pulls good in all gears and steers good buy it. There is one other thing to check is under the seat where the reverser transmission bolts to the main transmission, make sure those bolts aren't stripped out, and I noticed on the crossover rear a bolt was out, good luck.
Thank you for all that! I had actually read that bit about the reverser on a forum before I bought it and those bolts were tight! So I bought it. Just tried it out and it works great but the reverser has a significant leak underneath somewhere so that I have to fill every day before I run it.. I also can't find any lever to shut off the PTO... I'd love to talk with you if maybe you could email me some contact info...
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Sitting in the seat there will be a small lever by your left foot heel to control the pto.
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Leak is probably one of the lines that run to the transmission cooler on the radiator from the reverser transmission or could be power steering line leaking.
@@dDayye Oh man I sure hope so. Not horribly difficult repairs then. A cracked case is another story. I had all the lines EXCEPT those underneath replaced. I need to get it up on some blocks, drop that belly pan and replace those.. Thank you very much for the info!
@@dDayye I looked everywhere and I don't have one.... I pulled the floor plate and will have to power wash all the goop off to see if there's a spot where it was located...
Scot I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling about this one. If you can get it real cheap (scrap price) and have him deliver it for cost then might be worth it.
Buying used equipment = Replace all rubber pieces (hoses and gaskets) and change all the fluid out. Edit Make sure you have track pins on hand and a come along also consider the gas price of trailering it all the way there
I would buy it.
Are you retiring when you move? If you are maybe you could start a small excavation company there.
Always pull dip sticks all of them
Looks like alot of work keeping it running. How many acres?
5 acres... 1/2 mile road
You might be chasing little things for a while. How long has it been sitting? Buy it and rent it for that kind of money..👊
Hey Scot, In case you haven't heard, YT is no longer sending out email notifications of posted videos. So I may be late in viewing videos.
That is the wrong style grouser for a dozer. There's nothing for those tracks to bite on to push, that style track goes on a loader. You will find that you spin quite a bit. It looks like it has had a hard life. I own a dirt company. I have a few dozers.
Thank you Jacob for that. That confirms what I've seen and learned.. I was planning on welding on some barstock to add to those grousers for that reason.. Cheaper than buying new pads for now. I'd love to be able to talk to you if you have a few spare moments... My email is HiddenValleyHomestead18@gmail.com. All the pins n bushings and whatnot are all pretty tight.. I thought she was in pretty good shape for a 50 yr old but your experienced eyes see something else that I would like to know...
@@HiddenValleyHomestead you bet anytime.
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hey mate l just looked on JD Crawler .com page they say it on the right hand side near the gearbox lever l think , somewhere in that area ???? , let me know how you got on finding it ,,...cheers mate...
Interesting... Ive found a bunch of sites but for some reason not that one! Thanks!
Looks like used piece of equipment. Not to bad for the price but if you can get him to come down on the price you would have a great little dozer.
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Forgot to mention - the thing I've been afraid of with big equipment like that is - I don't have a way to haul it if it broke down, so every service issue would be a house-call. Probably expensive.
Honestly you dont get much for 6000 id see if hed took 5000 if not 6000 those jds always hade great runing motors
He actually did take 5K for it. But I paid him 1K to replace all the hoses. In comparison to other dozers in good condition I think 5K was a pretty good deal....
Those pads are for a loader not a dozer.
You are correct my friend. And if you watch the next few vids on that dozer I address that issue.... Thx for watching
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Thanks, I checked out the video. Great idea :)
g.day from Australia, it looks tight & tidy dozer for its age, it has 540 pto & rear drawbar you put a 5 ft bushhog cutter at the back ?? l think its a gem of a buy yer you need to fix a few things ...cheers new to channel,subbie...
Thanks for watching mate! You wouldn't know where the lever is to turn off and on the PTO would you? It's not where it is supposed to be near the left side of the transmission...
Chains look shot. Pads look worn down to the bolts.
Really? Pads still have almost 1/2" and the chains aren't super loose and the edges are still square.. Could you tell me what you're seeing? Grousers are still above the bolts...
@@HiddenValleyHomestead The Track chain pins look like they've been turned twice. In the video they appear to have flat spots. The pin that engages the Sprocket should be round. Over time they develop flat spots from engaging the sprocket. That's when the pins are turned ,so to get more life out of the tracks. If the pad tread is above the bolts, you're still good. I have a 855c Case track loader. The previous owner instead of replacing the track pads, he welded 1" square steel bar to the pads. It worked, and is still holding up. A lot cheaper, just time consuming to do it.
@@Joe.M Thank you very much for that! I did NOT know about turning the pins. I will look again. Hey, please stay tuned in the next few weeks... I actually did exactly what you said and welded 1/2"x1" bar stock onto those pads. I found those pads were for a loader and were originally very flat like you say... I already tried it out and it did awesome! Way cheaper than the $1600 set of new pads and bolts i found online... Also I believe I have more extension on those tensioner so hopefully I can get a bit more life out of the chain! Great comments my friend! Truly appreciated!
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Sounds good!
I had to rebuild the track tensioners on my 855. Online the cost per side was over a thousand with shipping and tax. I used the original springs and made my own spring housings. Cost me $500.00 and my time.
Bought my machine to remove a little over an acre of bamboo. Just like you, it was cheaper to buy an older machine then spending considerably more to rent.
The thing I didn't plan on... were friends wanting to hire me to do projects for them.
I'll keep an eye on your page for updates.
@@Joe.M Ha! Thats exactly what I'm hoping for when we move is everyone asking me to do work! I really would like to start my own business again... I used to do auto upholstery but sold the business and been running cranes for 15 yrs now. Im looking for a track steer with high flow to do forestry clearing and mulching.. I saw you ran one on your channel...
Money Pit... Do not buy.
Can you give me some good reasons NOT to buy? I looked it over and he was willing to sell it with all brand new hoses for a great price...
@@HiddenValleyHomestead Didn't see anything in the video about all new hoses.
@@Skyjetty Gotcha. There's a bunch more to the story if you're willing to watch last Sundays livestream....
@@Skyjetty He came down 1500 off his original price and then offered to do all the hoses for 1K. The rest of the dozer is in great shape... Do you have personal experience on one of these machines? I'd love any more advice you have if so... and Thx for watching!
@@HiddenValleyHomestead No personal experience no. Just watched others sink $$$$$ into similar....
Dont buy one! Piss poor reverser design. Money pit