Recent content by Workerbee

Each final drive is a seperate reservoir. They all use udt but you could put 80w90 in the final drives if you wanted. Not in the transmission though. Only udt or sudt2 in that one.

I was just referring to the practise of using starting fluid. It can cause damage to your engine. Some say it’s not maybe, its a certainty. I’d recommend testing your glow plugs with an ohm test on each (1 ohm to ground) then testing for voltage (12v) at each. If those are good, do a compression...

Starting fluid is surely not going to help your cause.

LE told me its 10 years. This was 3-4 years ago though. Might have changed.

If it is 30 & 100, no wonder it won’t start. Being you are a mechanic, why not double check those numbers with your own gauge?

What quality? That word and banks are not synonimous.

“Thinking of taking the oxy-acetylene Rosebud torch, and removing the tines, then adding heat to a dark red, cherry red, and re-bending the 4" L bracket so that it's fairly straight. Without quenching it in water, so that it stays hard.” Heating it up then allowing to air cool slowly is...

Yes thats the case that the axle comes out of. Look at the far rear lower corner for the drain. Look at the rear upper side for the fill and dipstick (all in one). I use a suction gun to fill it. (Looks like a grease gun but has a hose on it about 1/2” diameter) Its not too bad to check the...

Is that something for the guy who has everything? I can’t really imagine why one would be needed.

When cable tv got popular an awful lot of tv antenna poles were removed in rural areas. Lots of them are made just like your plans show. Perhaps you could find one by asking around a bit. Theyre steel and quite sturdy.

If you turn tight in cement a lot you could wear them down pretty fast. On regular grass probably would last more than 500 hr. At around 100 hr I put no-flat front tires on my zd. Thats the best thing I ever did for it.

Like Fedup said. Id start by checking the level in the final drive, then pulling the drain plug and inspect the oil for metal shavings etc. These final drives used UDT or Super UDT fluid. With the noise being reported, Id bet that final drive will need bearings, possibly gears.

Looks nice, is the step ladder for the deer to get out after they jump in?

It does happen too often. Just a couple years ago I lost a very good freind. His tractor tipped over and he was crushed under it. He was a longtime farmer who knew how to operate his tractor, but when things go wrong they go wrong fast and unpredictably.

I’d like to give a shoutout for Chappell Tractor in Milford NH and their tech Andy. I called Chappell as you recommended. Spoke to Andy who does these repairs. He was very helpful and shared his knowledge. He confirmed that he doesn’t lift the cab at all and gave me some good pointers on how...