June 14th

Okay, only one person replied. I am making this my last blog post. so here is what I did today. Spent most of the day putting together a Kuhn moco (MOwer COnditioner). Then started the split on the 4440.

June 13th

Worked on the 4440. Washed it in preparation of splitting it to replace the PTO clutch engagement piston. Worked up a quote for the customer, about 5000 to do it all. Went out on a service call to finish a 770 that I started a couple of weeks ago. Installed the injection pump and tested everything out. Everything works as it should.

June 11th and 12th

Forgot to post yesterday. Here is what happened. Finished installing the loader on the 5075M, Filled the tires with ballast, and checked out my PTO switch relocation. All was good. Reassembled the 790 front differential and tested it. Again all is good.
June 12th. Assembled the brakes on the Yanmar, finished installing the fan belt and lower radiator hose and completed the service on the tractor. Went out on a service call to replace a pump on a sprayer. Probably did not need to replace it, I think it just lost its prime. Anyway, the customer wanted a new pump, so I Installed the new pump. Brought on a 4440 to check out the PTO clutch problems.
Does anybody read these? Reply if you do.

June 8th

Worked on finishing up the 1026R with loader, mower deck and tiller.  Got it done and it was delivered this afternoon. Went back to work on installing the loader on the 5075M. The bolts ordered were the wrong lenght. Finished the PTO switch relocate on this tractor. Spent most of the afternoon working on the 1023E that I worked on a couple of days ago. Turns out that the customer was not happy with it and is trading it in on a 1026R. I had to uninstall the mower deck and hood guard and install them on the 1026R. Would not have been so bad but rust had set in on the rock shaft arms for the mower deck and it took extra long to get them apart.

June 7th

Finished servicing the 5075M and was just about ready to bring in a 1026R to put a loader and mower on it and was sent out on an "emergency" repair. Left the shop with minimal tools to go work on a New Holland that left the farmer stranded along side the road. He was bringing it back to the shop after renting it. The problem is that everything worked except the "propulsion". It would not move. This was an "automatic" transmission and it was not going into gear. After unplugging and plugging in connections and moving wires, I called the shop and fortunately our truck driver was there he came with a lowboy trailer and winched the tractor up on it and delivered it back to the shop. One of the other technicians that had worked on this tractor came in that afternoon and "slammed" the clutch pedal down and the tractor moved. Go-figure. Anyway, brought in the 1026R and am just about done installing the mower and loader.

June 6th

Lots going on today. Worked on the 5075M, still no bolts, but worked on relocating the PTO switch. Had to fabricate and route a wiring harness. Went from the right hand console to the dash board. About fifteen feet of harness. Assembled the loader as far as I could without having it mounted on the tractor. Was given a work order to install a loader and mower deck on a 1026R. Searched for about twenty minutes for the tractor only to find out that it has not come in yet. And lastly, started working on a 5055M. changing the oil and filter. Also investigating a overheating issue. found a loose radiator hose clamp and it was low on coolant.

June 5th

Further investigation on the 1023E is that it was working perfectly normal and all of the work on it was just to appease the customer which did not happen. It seems that there was nothing anybody could have done to please this customer. Anyway, started to install a loader on a 5075M only to find out that Deere did not ship the bolts to install it. My next project was a 755 compact tractor with a clunking noise in the front end. Turns out that other than the differential portion of the front end, there were only three gears out of eight that were not damaged with broken teeth. I wonder what they were doing with this tractor to create so much damage.

June 4th

Finished the 955 front axle today. I am sure that I did not come in under time but some things just cant be helped. Like bearings stuck and having to heat them to get them out. Also set up a 645 tiller for a 1023E. Not for the 1023E that I am working on that has three point hitch hydraulic problem.  Found out that I may be chasing my tail on that problem. It seems that this model has a different hydraulic control than all other tractors. It is either commanding it up or down, but not designed for intermediate control. I will have to investigate it further tomorrow when time permits.

May 31 and June 1

I had forgot to post anything on these two days. Was getting ready to go to the coast for the weekend. Both days were fairly uneventful and today being June 3rd I am not remembering much about those days. I don't remember if I mentioned that I am going through and replacing the bearings and seals in a 955 tractor front axle. Also tore the brakes off of a Yanmar 266D to send out to be relined. Cant remember much beyond that. Sorry, I will try to keep up on posts this coming week.