Harry in Ky's latest activity

I'm no authority on that particular tractor, but having done that same repair on plenty of others I'd say it's PROBABLY a pretty...

It's not the oil. You're on track thinking clutch. Classic case of a slipping clutch. Does the pedal have any free play? I'm guessing...

No, it's still nosed up against the tree.

https://partscatalog.deere.com/jdrc/sidebyside/equipment/4367/referrer/navigation/pgId/3011063 Does this look like what you have? If...

You're sure it's an AD4.203 and not an A4.203? The D series is direct injection, the other is indirect injection with energy cells in...

What John Deere (or Yanmar for that matter) requires is one thing, but what actually happens in the real world may be different. My...

A lot of "this and that" to sort through here, but what hose is collapsing? For openers, you don't want "heater hose" for oil or fuel...

I'm saying a properly running diesel engine doesn't have white smoke blowing from the crankcase breather tube after running for two...

If the "road draft tube" is the crankcase breather tube and it's blowing noticeable white smoke from there it has an engine problem...

Unfortunately the tractor "ain't that simple". I don't think concepts count for much here.

And all this does what?

I don't think I've ever used a torque wrench on pressure plate bolts so I won't speak to what they should or shouldn't be torqued to. I...

The planetary? I don't think so. I think once the transmission is split away from the rear housing you will see the bearing, snap rings...

Seems to me if you had algae in the system you would see some of it with all the lines and such that you've had apart. Something in the...

If you keep things greased and pins lubed, the occasional adjustment could get you by for a long time.