deere 440

[timberjack240]

my dad had a 440c and my pap had 2 440 c and rented a 440 b.. dad never had trouble with his .. my pap had a very high production crew and couldnt keep the b together and the first 440c either. kept blowin head gaskets.. the second one had a 540 d motor and worked liek a top. my dad had the back tires fully loaded and the front half full.. that helps but they still are fairly tipsy machine but like mentioned earlier strate up or strate down now side hill skiddin or youll be sorry  ;D .. speakin from expeirance they dont run as good on there side.. even though im a timberjack man i woulda gave 7 for it .. look s to be in good shape and has good tires. work good in tight  woodlots and john deeres wiggle through nething .. and in developments it eeps residents happy people tend to frown upon detriots at 630 in the mornin echoing thru there house   :D id say you made a good buy thojsut lookin at the pic

[ford62783]

lol id much rather drive a detroit any day than a cummins or a duetz u cant kill them if u get the custom molded ear plugs the sound isnt even that bad

[grassfed]

The short frame 440s will out perform any other older skidder in the tight stuff.

The ability to lock and unlock the front axle, the short wheel base, and smooth low end power makes it the best machine if the goal it to thin the stand with minimal trail width.

I love old Detroit's but they only have power in a 500 rpm range. If you lug a 53 series Detroit much you will melt a liner seal.

Two stroke Detroit's are best for long pulls when you do not need to change speed much. They will run at 2500 rpm for weeks at a time. They are better run in a skidder with an auto trans and torque converter so you can better control when the power hits.

[timberjack240]

i was always told detroits are all or nothin  :D .. to be honest when a detroit is luggin it hurts my ears worse than when its screamin i hate hearin them lug i cant tune that out . i ran john deere and cummins the smae way i did detroit only i didnt kno you could lug them a little more.. they work pretty good at peak haha :D and you can hear yourself think . as for unlocking axles..  im used to them old timberjcks i run anyhting else thats unlocked i get stuck  ???

[cuznguido]

Somebody on the other side of the hill where I have been cutting has been running a Timberjack with a screamin demon in it, and from the sound I heard today he got stuck big time.  I could tell by the sound during the quiet spells that he was stuck or something and later in the day I heard a new sound, probably a dozer.  Yep he was stuck.  Luv dem old detroits.....from a distance.

[Ron Scott]

You can always tell where they're working and what they are doing, but contribute to noise pollution. ;)

[Bobus2003]

I have a '69 440 with a Syncro Range Transmission, Mid '90s 4045T Engine I love the little beast.. I swear i'll never part with it. Got all four tires loaded, new tires on the front and Ring Chains for all four when needed.. She can get a little tipsy on hills but not too bad.


Had another 440 for about 2 years.. '71 I believe, ran great but the tranny was gettin hard to shift, New clutch and it didn't help so I sold it.. Got an amazing $3500 for it 3 years ago