Recent content by sourdough

Thank you for the reply lj. Do date, things have stalemated for any number of reasons. Without having an engine core to work with, there has got to be some rework to the frame weldments as that was the only one of the two differences between the 454 and the 455, the other being the engines...

Thank you for the reply. The optional engine for this unit, at the time was a Kubota 1402 engine. I guess I would like to keep it gas but is not a biggy. I don't want to spend a lot on an engine, as I'm not sure what the rest is like, although it had to be functioning at the time of failure and...

I have an "older" (1988) L 454/ JD570 with a pooched engine. No more Teledyne available. Any ideas as to what would be the best transplant...THx....

HI Guys, New kid on the block here and I guess this is where I should be rather than the post under JD. Anyway, I've got a JD 570 with a hole in the engine, prior to me taking "ownership"..Eng was a continental but no longer being made. What is the best and cheapest route for me to go here..Pls...

Hi guys, new kid on the block, so bear with me. Anyway, I have just been given an "older" skid steer, with an engine that daylite passes thru. It is a JD 570, originally made be New Holland, as a L 454 and then JD stuck some decals on it when they entered the race. (JD has come a long way since...