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Vintage 1957 John Deere 420C Crawler Dozer Tractor NO RESERVE
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Vintage 1957 John Deere 420C Crawler Dozer Tractor NO RESERVE
Price: US $2575.00
Vintage 1957 John Deere 420C Crawler Dozer Tractor
Up for offer is a 1957 John Deere 420C Crawler, serial number 119279. This beast was owned by my late father but has not run in 5 years. He said it was running and all steering, hydraulics, and transmission were working fine while he had it. He changed the oil in 2009, but after starting the engine seemed to seize. He never did anything to it afterwards.
This is an original 6 volt system. It has no apparent radiator leaks. The visible track looks good. The seat, hood and grill shell were placed on the tractor for picture purposes only. The seat and grill cover, along with some extra parts, were purchased new by my father but never installed. The Crawler has been kept covered with a tarp.
Total hours are 1291.8.
This Crawler has a 5 roller track which was considered much better than the 4 roller. I believe it is a 5 speed which was an upgrade option.
The body is painted yellow (instead of the JD green) which meant it was made for industrial use. The industrial crawlers had more horse power.
Factory weight for this crawler is 4700 pounds. However, I do not know if that is the actual weight of this crawler since I don’t know how it came from the factory (blade, etc).
Model 420 was the replacement for the 40 in the John Deere line of tractors in 1956. It\'s said the 40W was the prototype for the 420s.
The Phase II 420\'s were made in 1957. A new block was used but it was not much different than the 40. An optional five speed transmission became available. Some of the drive components were heavier.
This is a great restoration project. I don’t know what it needs to make it run, but once complete it would be the star of your collection and a real work horse too!
There is on this item. Once offerding is completed, a $300.00 non-refundable retainer must be paid through PayPal. Balance for the remainder must be paid by either money order or cashier check prior to or at time of pick-up.
This is a local pick-up only. I cannot deliver it, so you must arrange for pick-up yourself.
Once purchase is finalized I need the crawler picked-up no later than May 20th as the property is being sold.
Additionally, I will be listing his 1949 John Deere MT and 1949 Allis-Chalmers C, both in good condition, at a later date.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. I will respond within 24 hours of email.
Thanks for looking and good luck with your offers!
Retainer is due within 2 days of sale.

On Apr-19-14 at 13:17:29 PDT, seller added the following information:

I did forget to mention in the original listing that I also have a shop manual for it that is included.

On Apr-23-14 at 11:46:24 PDT, seller added the following information:

For those that have asked.... It does NOT have a \"reverser\" it does have the normal reverse gear.



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