Beware of the Rock wrench

[timster2]

A few days ago I bottomed out on a rock with the rear end of the BX. Nothing new rocked back and forth and passed over the rock. Took a look under the rear end no damage no problem. Well three days later I am scraping the ground clear of weeds and debris to park some skids of wood to age and I notice some liquid on the ground, figured it was water from some tarps I had just moved. Well next thing I know the bucket wouldn't raise :confused2: I notice there is a lot more water on the ground than before. I take a look under the tractor and there is oil pouring out from under the rear end. Quickly I get the tractor back to the garage, leaving a line of tractor blood in my wake, and put a bucket under the leak. I jack up the rear pull the tire, thinking I'm in for some big repair bill. I take a look and low and behold the drain plug is gone!:confused3:

Seems when I hung up on the rock the drain plug loosened and it took three days of running for it to finally fall out. Took out my metal detector and a trusty Harbor Freight magnet on a stick and start searching the dirt piles for the drain plug. Well after about fifteen minutes, success!:cool2: Well it was just about time for the 300 hour service anyway so off to the dealer for a set of filters and some hydraulic oil.

 

[murphy1244]

Man you a Lucky Dude!

 

[Wagtail]

Great story Mate!

What kind of metal detector did you use? The 'security' type that you'd use for finding nails in recycled timber or the 'treasure hunting' type?

I may need to get one for the shop! :thumbsup:

 

[timster2]

The metal detector was a 'bounty hunter' treasure hunting type. I've used it more than once to find lost hardware.

 

[tractchores]

Love the metal detector idea! I lost a big chain a while back and should have thought of that. Lucky it was just a plug.

 

[k0ua]

Having the proper equipment at the proper time:... Priceless! Even then the chances of finding that plug seem fairly slim.

 

[oldballs]

Sometimes good things happen. Recently I started up my Kubota that was parked in the garage. The three point would not lift. The shifter handle was just flopping around loose. Turns out that a roll pin had fallen out right there under the tractor while it was parked in the garage.....didn't even need a metal detector to find it. But losing hydraulic fluid, that was a close call for you timster2.

 

[stuckmotor]

I lost a big chain around 30 years ago and I still hope it'll turn up.

 

[k0ua]

I lost a big chain around 30 years ago and I still hope it'll turn up.

Sometimes you can find them either with a rotary cutter or a mulcher.

 

[stuckmotor]

Sometimes you can find them either with a rotary cutter or a mulcher.

I haven't found it with the rotary cutter. Maybe I should buy a mulchser.