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gcreekrch

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Changed the radiator in the 7400 as it had developed a small crack in the bottom tank. Straight forward, easy job, life is good.

Three days later the water pump started leaking. Order parts, take apart without removing rad. Kind of a job that a gynacologist with double joints would excell at. Finished putting it back together this morning and the new #$%@# O-ring is leaking behind the pump. Waiting to see if I actually got the right O-ring.
Taking back apart this afternoon, this time the rad is coming out first. JD field mechanic is in the area tommorow so will let him put it together.

I don't mind pulling wrenches but I dislike mistakes. Mine or otherwise. :mad:

Live and learn. :roll:
 
Wife and I changed a water pump on the NH 1499 swather with out taking out the radiator.... :roll: lots of small cuts on the hand.
a few years ago a feeder pin broke on the auger of the 4400 JD combine. It went up the rattle chain hit the cylinder and got pushed up thru the oil pan (better then thru the seat) . Mechanic said he work over the motor during the winter and said we save some money if we took it out. Well after making a few special tools (to undo the back motor mounts) we got it out. We put it back in the next summer first day that fall combining there was oil every where inside the engine compartment . The Mechanic had welded the oil pan and it was leaking, only way to change the oil pan was to take out the motor again.
Up hate doing things twice :roll: :roll: :roll:
Gcreek aren't you glad that at least you can turn a wrench and fix something's, got neighbors that take everything to the shop, and the ones next to me have the vet come castrate and dehorn for them. :shock:
 
gcreekrch said:
Changed the radiator in the 7400 as it had developed a small crack in the bottom tank. Straight forward, easy job, life is good.

Three days later the water pump started leaking. Order parts, take apart without removing rad. Kind of a job that a gynacologist with double joints would excell at. Finished putting it back together this morning and the new #$%@# O-ring is leaking behind the pump. Waiting to see if I actually got the right O-ring.
Taking back apart this afternoon, this time the rad is coming out first. JD field mechanic is in the area tommorow so will let him put it together.

I don't mind pulling wrenches but I dislike mistakes. Mine or otherwise. :mad:

Live and learn. :roll:
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well I sure hope I don't have to do anything like that , change that dam inline filter on our 7410 what a pain in the butt
 
I put a start up pump in my skidloader a couple weeks ago $750 I did all the labor then the final drive went out again turns out its the motor or something another $700 part plus the labor i truly don't know what to do it will be over $5000 in repairs after this deal since january and I've put a total of 87 hours on it since then.

I am looking to trade my John Deere 250 skidloader for a Belarus Tractor although crude they keep feeding cows here with little effort.
 
The day I threw out the majority of the iron- and farmed out the majority of the machinery horsesh*t is a day I will never regret.. A Feedtruck now takes care of 90% of what I need - a couple of older tractors to plow out when times are tough is enough.......Everything new and complicated seems to be continually breaking down.......
 
a double joined gynecologist....that leads me down a path that I just don't think is gonna be good....
 
Changed the water pump in a Valtra a couple of years ago. I got wedged in behind the tire and Britt brought me wrenches. Every bolt seemed to be a different size. Had to do a lot of peeling to get to the fruit. :x I should have bought a rebuilt pump instead of a kit as I had to take the pump to the JD shop to get it pressed together. Worked good afterwards and the JD mechanic told me about a fellow looking for a Valtra that I sold it to and bought a Deere.
 
Tore apart again down to the pump. The rad came out a lot faster than it took to take the fan and shroud out the last time.
JD mechanic is here tommorow as he was going to be at a neighbor's anyway. Maybe he will figure out what I did wrong. He doesn't like coming here as usually his visits end up being diagnosis only. :D

Jody, I do feel fortunate to be far enough away from the experts that I have learned to do most of these jobs on my own. The vet has been coming spring and fall to semen and preg test. We are purchasing an Ultra-Sound machine to preg test with before next year so his visits will be cut in half. I prefer to run under my own schedule than someone else's.

The only things I'm leary of tackling are engines and transmissions, they go to the shop.
 
gcreekrch said:
Tore apart again down to the pump. The rad came out a lot faster than it took to take the fan and shroud out the last time.
JD mechanic is here tommorow as he was going to be at a neighbor's anyway. Maybe he will figure out what I did wrong. He doesn't like coming here as usually his visits end up being diagnosis only. :D

Jody, I do feel fortunate to be far enough away from the experts that I have learned to do most of these jobs on my own. The vet has been coming spring and fall to semen and preg test. We are purchasing an Ultra-Sound machine to preg test with before next year so his visits will be cut in half. I prefer to run under my own schedule than someone else's.

The only things I'm leary of tackling are engines and transmissions, they go to the shop.
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I'm only 35 miles from the dealers but I still fix as much as I can myself especially with shop rates in that $75-$100 an hour range. I don't like to have to do things more than once either. With most of the needed repair manuals purchased off Ebay the need for special tools sometimes determines whether I fix it or take it to the shop
 
We are very fortunate to have a couple of good mechanics who will come out and work inexpensively. One is a former mechanic for a dealer, who has a day job and mechanics on evenings and weekends for less than half the shop rate at the dealer. The other runs a service truck and is very good.
We don't run much equipment, which saves a lot of problems.
 
I keep a product called Barrs leak around. Commonly refered to as radiator in a can. Works great. I have put it in hoping to finish the day and haven't had any more leaking for a year. Great for emergencies and to give the machine and the owner a chance to cool down.
 
greybeard said:
I keep a product called Barrs leak around. Commonly refered to as radiator in a can. Works great. I have put it in hoping to finish the day and haven't had any more leaking for a year. Great for emergencies and to give the machine and the owner a chance to cool down.
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Great advice. :-)
 
Soapweed said:
greybeard said:
I keep a product called Barrs leak around. Commonly refered to as radiator in a can. Works great. I have put it in hoping to finish the day and haven't had any more leaking for a year. Great for emergencies and to give the machine and the owner a chance to cool down.
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Great advice. :-)
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It doesn't take me that long to cool down. :D

Experience has taught me that losing one's temper over an inanimate object has very little impact on said object and usually ends up in bruises or skinned knuckles on one's self.

Another life lesson from Sesame Street about "What happens next". :wink:
 
gcreekrch said:
Soapweed said:
greybeard said:
I keep a product called Barrs leak around. Commonly refered to as radiator in a can. Works great. I have put it in hoping to finish the day and haven't had any more leaking for a year. Great for emergencies and to give the machine and the owner a chance to cool down.
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Great advice. :-)
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It doesn't take me that long to cool down. :D

Experience has taught me that losing one's temper over an inanimate object has very little impact on said object and usually ends up in bruises or skinned knuckles on one's self.Another life lesson from Sesame Street about "What happens next". :wink:
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how long did it take ya to learn that lesson, because i don't seem to be there quite yet. seems nothin does it to me like mechanic work. although, i'm not a very good mechanic, so that may have something to do with it. :? :(
 
Justin said:
gcreekrch said:
Soapweed said:
Great advice. :-)
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It doesn't take me that long to cool down. :D

Experience has taught me that losing one's temper over an inanimate object has very little impact on said object and usually ends up in bruises or skinned knuckles on one's self.Another life lesson from Sesame Street about "What happens next". :wink:
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how long did it take ya to learn that lesson, because i don't seem to be there quite yet. seems nothin does it to me like mechanic work. although, i'm not a very good mechanic, so that may have something to do with it. :? :(
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Some things tend to make me hot under the collar; mechanic work and cow dogs are two items that top my list. :wink: Therefore, I do my best to stay plumb away from both of these culprits. :-)
 
gcreekrch said:
Self important bureaucrats top my list of irritants.

Although a lot of them aren't far from inanimate objects either.
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Case in point - yesterday I got the new license renewal stickers for our vehicles and when I pulled the first one off of the backing paper to stick onto the truck's license plate, it tore in half. Too cold and brittle.

I went back into the license office to get it replaced.

Nope, she said, just piece it together on the plate the best you can so that you can still read the numbers. If you want a new one it'll cost you another seven bucks.

Only in government . . .

This was right after the other desk worker had asked the elderly lady next to me who came in for a renewed driver's license if she'd like to be an organ donor now. :shock:

The lady said no. I said I don't blame her, I'd rather wait until I'm at least freshly dead, not just old . . .


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I dont mind workin on a tractor qs much as a pickup,damn near hafta dismantle one to get to the problem.
good luck
 

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