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vansgarage
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Have had this D2 5J with winch, and dozer blade for a number of years. It has sat in upstate NY now for 5 years. Pony starts but found the main clutch stuck. I figure there is so much drag turning trans the RPM wont come up to fire the diesel, left side clutch may be stuck also. Even to try an sell it I can't move it out of the woods. I plan on spending time when the mud drys up trying to get it moving. I'm at the age I need a turn key LOL.
Joe Van.
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Sounds like you might need to just tow it out to a good place.

If the route is amenable I would couple the two together and push it off in as high gear as practical and then let it tow the other machine with the clutch disengaged. Maybe the clutches will break free on the trip.
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Reply to ccjersey:
Sounds like you might need to just tow it out to a good place.

If the route is amenable I would couple the two together and push it off in as high gear as practical and then let it tow the other machine with the clutch disengaged. Maybe the clutches will break free on the trip.
[quote="ccjersey"]Sounds like you might need to just tow it out to a good place.

If the route is amenable I would couple the two together and push it off in as high gear as practical and then let it tow the other machine with the clutch disengaged. Maybe the clutches will break free on the trip.[/quote]

It's in a pretty tough spot. I think I'll give it a shot this year and see how far I get. I'm just disgusted at this point working on it in the woods and being 55 miles from my shop.
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[quote="ccjersey"]Sounds like you might need to just tow it out to a good place.

If the route is amenable I would couple the two together and push it off in as high gear as practical and then let it tow the other machine with the clutch disengaged. Maybe the clutches will break free on the trip.[/quote]

It's in a pretty tough spot. I think I'll give it a shot this year and see how far I get. I'm just disgusted at this point working on it in the woods and being 55 miles from my shop.
Hi Team,
perhaps also check that the winch has not been accidentally engaged and with the drum brake applied it would cause parasitic load--drag.

For safety reasons the main clutch should be engaged when you are not in the seat so that the trans. cannot be accidentally bumped into gear and the machine move off.
Cheers,
Eddie B.
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vansgarage
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Hi Team,
perhaps also check that the winch has not been accidentally engaged and with the drum brake applied it would cause parasitic load--drag.

For safety reasons the main clutch should be engaged when you are not in the seat so that the trans. cannot be accidentally bumped into gear and the machine move off.
Cheers,
Eddie B.
[quote="edb"]Hi Team,
perhaps also check that the winch has not been accidentally engaged and with the drum brake applied it would cause parasitic load--drag.

For safety reasons the main clutch should be engaged when you are not in the seat so that the trans. cannot be accidentally bumped into gear and the machine move off.
Cheers,
Eddie B.[/quote]

Thanks for the thoughts, I'll have to check the winch engagement lever, mine has a notch for neutral but it is sloppy and I noticed once it allowed the drum to slightly turn unless neutral was made sure of. I had the main clutch sieze to the flywheel before after setting a few years, and had to use a rosebud to get enough heat to break it free. I must have parked it engaged at the time, Good idea to engage it when parked. I use the blade as an E-brake. Thanks
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