So where did we leave off?? I’d finally got the 7510 going. The PTO was working properly after replacing the solenoid valve,
Also had to replace the solenoid on the 7510 for the MFWD as well.
Then a few weeks ago while spreading fertilizer with the 7510 the light on the dash for the 3 point arms was blinking. I was too worried because all they get used for is hooking to and unhooking the hay cutter.
With a little guidance from the diagnostic manual, and after taking apart to dash panel to trace wires I found out it was yet another expensive little solenoid that was the issue.
So luckily it was a fairly easy fix and luckily I didn’t have to recalibrate the whole 3 point arm process in the controller (although a proper mechanic would probably tell me I needed to). It was good to go again.
Had to replace a leaky hose on the 4440 before we got it in the field.
Under the cab of corse. Crowfoot wrenches to the rescue.
Same time there was also one of the steel lines blew going to the newly rebuilt SCV’s on the 4010. It was just replaced with a hose as well.
After a few headaches getting everything for the planter we finally had it and the 4440 ready to go.
We had a few good weeks to really get at it in the fields but then we got rain. Get a break and just when it was about dry enough to work we’d get just enough rain to mess things up again. It’s been a repetitive cycle like that. So I’ve been trying to catch up on other jobs in between.
I serviced all the small engines, new oil, clean filters, new spark plugs. Also, serviced the shop air compressor. Macnaught BOP works great for the small engines.
Dealership did a “free” inspection last summer on the baler when they offered us a “deal” on a tractor inspection. So I pulled in the shop and replaced some bearings and chains on it.
Also got the cutter cleaned up and looked over, swapped some knives on it and greased everything.
Also, the dealership did finally showed up to do the work on the combines from their inspections in early winter.
At over 2,100 hours the 9770 was due from an engine oil change, and 2000 hour service that consist of oil change in all the gear boxes, both final drives, and all the filters replaced.
Our buddy Noah had been coming pretty regularly after school, plus, there’s a few days he gets out a little early and a few virtual days yet he can be there earlier too. So he got to join in on the job too.
We just did everything in the shed, rather than moving everything out just to pull the 9770 to the shop. So that meant taking everything out to it. Engine oil and filter replaced, both fuel filters replaced, all 3 hydraulic filters replaced, oil replaced in both final drives, the transmission case, separator gearbox, another gearbox (that I can remember the offices name of, and the feeder house reverser gearbox that requires special JD oil that you can only get by the quart and it about $26 a quarter.
The Macnaught BOP is perfect for these gearboxes. I used it on everything except the special oil for the reverser gearbox being that those were just quarts.
The separator gearbox is a huge pain to get to. It has a drain, but I had to replace the drain because the stupid hex head screw in it was so seized up the head just rounded out. So I had to replace it.
Even then there’s no good way to drain it. Several pads to soak up oil and a scrape hose I decided to hold on to got the job done. But laying on my belly for an hour to drain and refill this gearbox was a great time. Luckily the BOP came into play again. I’d rather use it to fill the narrow little filler hole that to have had to have slowly poured quarts in it. It took a whole gallon. Using quarts would’ve been a nightmare.
Another repair was replacing a flex piece of exhaust pipe on the 9400 IH semi going to the muffler. The old piece rusted off.
One of the two exhaust shops in town had a scrap piece we got that was literally the exact length that we needed. It couldn’t have fit anything better. Noah and I got the old piece off surprisingly easy with the old Trusty-Cook hammer and Wera chiseldriver.
