![]() Perhaps it has to do with serial number breaks. It gets confusing as when you look at available manuals on line at John Deere technical you find some model designations for manuals that don't seem to come up elsewhere, such as A, D, and E in the parts catalogs or it may relate to attachments on the 550. should take you to the John Deere Bookstore. It sounds like you will need to get a set of manuals for your machine. T = (build location) John Deere Dubuque Works 1979 serial numbers ran from 313964 to 340919 per Stan's list.) It should be a 6 way hydraulic blade with the lift frame inside the tracks)ģ34982= the machine serial number (This should be a 1979 machine. It means it has a 6405 Bulldozer (The blade setup on the crawler. Odd.īased on the information, on line in the introduction to the 550 parts manual, your serial number breaks down as follows:ĥ50 = crawler model (This should be a "Straight" 550 crawler.)Ĭ = In this case C is not a series designation. Quick search on net showed multiple "550C" dozers but looking deeper also showed no JD specs for a "550C".Ĭould be original poster has a unit with 550C decals as those can be viewed/found on net. There is a wealth of knowledge available on this site, good luck with your project. Lavoy or someone may move this over to the late model section where it may get more views for you. ![]() You will need to send a request to Lavoy, or an administrator, to get registered on it to post pictures. This site has a designated picture server. You can often find used ones on eBay as well. The manuals are available for purchase from John Deere on line as printed copies or electronic versions. If your plate has 550 C on it it likely means it is a 550 with a 6 way hydraulic blade (blade arrangement # 6405). The introduction section for the 550 breaksdown the serial information on the plate. You can view the parts manual on line at JohnDeereParts:Homepage. His post notes that John Deere had a 550 series, a 550B series, then jumped to the 550G series there were no C, D, E, or F series designations. This would be a plate on the end of the battery compartment, below the transmission shifter, correct? Stan Disbrow has a post in the FAQ section that lists the 550 serial numbers by year, this may help you identify your machine using the numbers on that plate. You might keep watch for his ads and check with him.You say the plate is on the side of the machine. There has been a fellow over in Vermont that has advertised used JD parts (winches, blades, etc.) on Craigslist at times. Spools and bodies are matched and work on metal to metal clearance. There is not much rebuild to a valve, mainly just some O-rings or seals where the spools exit the body and some O-rings on the relief and check valves. Last prices I heard someone say they got from JD was north of $1400.OO and that was just some of the joystick parts. Weld/braze up holes and re-drill them, add bushings, new pins, generic knuckle joints, etc. Do you need both or just the joystick parts? If you are looking for the control part (joystick), most people end up rebuilding their own. The valve and the joystick control are two different things. Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see
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