Bradley David Good

We brought out the mechanic Aaron, who for a living, works on International tractors, 1960 and up, mostly older ones, and he was very helpful. He is going to rebuild the fuel injector pump for about $45-50 an hour plus parts. He estimates 4-6 hours labor. He knows how to do these. We think that worst case scenario, if the dozer isn't worth anything after getting that done, that we could sell the rebuilt fuel injector pump and recoup the cost of the rebuild. So we are moving forward with that idea.

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I'm not dead set on anything. I'm just trying to get this old one running and see if it does everything it is supposed to do and if so, then at that point, decide if it is worth offering some money for if it will run for any period of time and move around some dirt. Or be worth something more than I paid for it if I fix it up a little, like a few hundred and some paint. Whatever, it's an adventure and I'm having fun with it right now. But no, not set on anything and not dead either. Just exploring options and this one is fun right now.

The plan is to rent something and I'm also exploring this to see how it turns out, and for the learning experience, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm not too concerned about how it turns out at this point since I haven't bought it or invested much money at all.

Looks like that is for the TD-340A. This is the TD-340. Thanks!

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I spent another day with the Barn Doctor working at the TD340. So far I've spent mostly hours and not much on materials, and I've gained lots of experience and knowledge of this type of equipment. And I've enjoyed it thoroughly. And I've enjoyed working with the Amish Maguyver, he's quite a character, and makes use of everything and is a decent problem solver. So I'm enjoying the work and the company and gaining knowledge and experience well worth my time. I showed up this time with 3 fan belts of different sizes because the OG was broken, 3 buckets of hydraulic fluid, a bucket of engine oil, and some fuel hose fittings from amazon. The only thing I think I used so far was the fittings. Haven't opened any of the fluids, so they can be donated to my favorite farm if we don't get the diesel running. In that last day I think what we accomplished was to exhaust every idea that he and I had to start this thing. And I drained the hydraulic fluid and saw the status of that. A lot of water at first, then a lot of fluid in very good condition, and then some clumpy stuff and sediment. I've also been watching videos and know about the hydraulic fluid filter, and engine filter. My theory is that the fuel injection pump is frozen. I've heard that 3 times from either Amish mechanics we talked to or videos or some forum post somewhere. The Doctor is going to try to get a mechanic friend/family or 2 to look at it and see what they think. I told him if they don't get it running, and they also suspect the fuel injection pump, that I'd vote for taking the lid off that and since we sucked the fuel out of it, fill it with ATF and let it sit for a couple of days, then turn it over, maybe suck the ATF back out, try starting it again. And if that doesn't work, maybe even add some acetone to the ATF. If a rebuild is necessary, any rubber, seals, diaphragms are going to be replaced anyway so why not try it. I've researched the oil and hydraulic filter and the kit to rebuild the fuel injection pump. I also found a video on how to rebuild the pump and the pump manual, or a similar pump manual. I haven't gone thru those in detail but as my goal lately is to learn mechanics and take on challenging jobs I think this is a great opportunity even if I fail. I'm ordering the filters and the rebuild kit all for $97. If the doctor can't get it running with the mechanics, I'm going to offer that if we can get it off and onto my bench at home, I'll be willing to take a stab at rebuilding it. I will let him know that I could fail, and/or ruin it, but I'll carefully save and document all the parts and youtube short video all of it along the way. But I don't think he will pay $500-1500 for a shop to rebuild it anyway, so I may be his last hope to get that thing running. I'm certainly not going to spend that money. But a $50 for a rebuild kit, yes, I'm glad to try that just to learn. Then if we get it running, then I'll dump in my new fluids and the filters, and that's another $200 or whatever it is, and again, I'm good with that, just for the experience and chance that it may perform. I have some videos from the 2nd day I'll post later, gotta go for now. Thanks for your help!

Question: I found the drain, fill, and dipstick for the hydraulic and transmission in the center rear area. I also found drain plugs on each side in the housings that drive the tracks. I think this is called the final drive. I could not find fill plugs for those side housings (final drives). Can anyone give any insight to that? Are they fed by the center reservoir and just drained on the sides? I want to replace all the fluids before running it. Thanks!

I don't mind spending the money it takes to get new fluid in there. Already it's worth the money from the experience learning and how fun it's been working with this guy and building a relationship. I in no way feel that it is throwing away money. If I don't buy it, I still would feel it was money well spent, on learning and a great experience, and documenting it for others, who can then have more information to make decisions on machines like this they may find.

Yes rental is the main plan. I am having fun with this old machine and the guy who owns it, and I'm learning a lot about it, and troubleshooting and mechanics in general, so it is worth a little cash to me to continue, until I find there is a blocker of a big cost. Thanks!