Help - Rolled my JD4710.

[sandman2234]

I would definitely use a socket on the crankshaft nut to turn the engine over at least 2 engine rotations before I decided to use a starter to turn it over!
If there is not a nut on the crankshaft, then pull the flywheel cover plate or the clutch arm and use a prybar to turn the engine over even if it is one tooth of the flywheel at a time. A couple hours invested in this may save your engine if the oil didn't drain past the rings (and why would it if there was a good seal in the upper chamber?) Gravity will only go so far. I wouldn't take the chance!
David from jax

 

[careyo63]

What I would be worried about is what If any type of fluid made it's way into the Engine cylinders. I know I have A Decompression Lever that will hold the valves open and you can turn the Eng. over. Super fast for cold start. My guess is the Muffler would be a good place to look before you turn it over. 4 bolts to the Exhaust of the Eng. head. ?

 

[ruffdog]

Considering it will have been upright for several weeks, is it necessary to pull the glow plugs or will the oil drain back down from the cylinders.

I would definitely use a socket on the crankshaft nut to turn the engine over at least 2 engine rotations before I decided to use a starter to turn it over!
If there is not a nut on the crankshaft, then pull the flywheel cover plate or the clutch arm and use a prybar to turn the engine over even if it is one tooth of the flywheel at a time. A couple hours invested in this may save your engine if the oil didn't drain past the rings (and why would it if there was a good seal in the upper chamber?) Gravity will only go so far. I wouldn't take the chance!
David from jax

What I would be worried about is what If any type of fluid made it's way into the Engine cylinders.

At a bare minimum, I would manually turn the engine over a couple revolutions before starting. If you don't have a good nut to grab to do this, then yes I would pull the plugs and crank over.

BTW to the OP.....good luck and keep us updated.

 

[sailonner]

For anyone who happens to want to know what worked to right a rolled Chinese diesel 25hp 4WD:
I've had to do it twice! The first time I called in a AAA large-size tow truck with their recovery cable led to a snatch block up on a pine tree above the tractor. No problem.
The next time my son rolled it. I wasn't there, but I told him to rig the rear mounted Harbor Fright 12,000lb electric winch to a snatch block on a tree, high enough above the tractor to pull it more upwards than sideways. He did that, and it came back up OK. There was enough battery power to the job.
One really good reason to have an AGM type sealed battery in the tractor is No battery acid leaking when it's on its side!

The 12K winch mounted on my tractor. BTW a snatch block doesn't change the pulling force unless the end of the winch cable is anchored and the snatch block moves with the load. If it is anchored to a tree it only changes the direction of the pull if the winch isn't mounted to the tractor, and is coming from a separate vehicle.

 

[AuCivil]

I'd still pull the glow plugs and turn it over, I'd also check that there isn't any coolant or oil cross contamination ...

When it went over, did it continue to run until you shut it off? Did it stall? Did you shut it off before you bailed off?

It was running fine on it's side until I found my wit's and shut it off. That didn't take too long.

 

[Jstpssng]

It was running fine on it's side until I found my wit's and shut it off. That didn't take too long.

That's a good sign.