Oil shortage-NH style

[jgh]

8/28

And now for the conclusion of our story...

After screwing around for days over the phone, etc, trying to avoid a trip (270 mi RT including trailer pickup/return), I went to meet the factory rep and the SMgr at Boone Tractor on Friday. They worked on my tractor, including test driving extensively to make sure, until well after 5 PM, and no one fussed about wanting to go home. Good people.

Factory rep John Bender has the patience of a saint, the looks of a physician/the work ethic of a good mechanic, and the voice of Peter Graves. Very interesting man to meet, with Ford/New Holland since before 1980. Did I tell you the dealers ALL love him? Add a customer to that list.

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It was indeed a fault in my Power Shuttle switch. What was consternating was that I had installed a replacement sent to me by the dealer, but since I could not recalibrate and clear the error codes, they succeeded where I failed. A $200 special calibration/analyzer unit is now on my Christmas list. And a service manual. I like Wen's goal of self-sufficiency, to a point.

Tractor now spins like a top, better than when delivered since I have a full hydraulic reservoir /w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif.

Funny [not] how my tractor's illness almost paralleled that of Mark Chalkley. Glad to have both "back on line".

Wen, my friend, I will most definitely watch all those fluid levels.

This is a great group. Thanks to all for your suggestions and advice, as always,

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Jim

 

[W5FL]

Glad you are back in operation. Yes, watch the fluids, that is what Mark got confused on. He checked the tractor fluids and forgot to check his own. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Hawgee]

Thank you for sharing. We have learned much of the Company's view as well as the people they chose to represent them. My experience with the electronics and setting the base reostats have only been limited to auto's. Some of us old iron people are getting something with every post.

Thank you.

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

 

[MarkV]

Jim,

Sure are glad to see you back up and running. That is such a nice tractor you bought I know it hurt to have it down. Lets hope thats it for the next 20 years.

Your place is on our "have to eat at" list next time we are up that way. Think I can see that machine of yours for dessert? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MarkV

 

[jgh]

20050404

April fools, not really about oil, unless you count the oil leaking out...

Thought I'd wake this one up with the long promised picture of my little boo-boo last Fall (no pun intended, for sure).

$1500 and my pride were the only damages other than a bruise. Wear your seat belt and you, too, can survive your own stupidity.

Jim
Mt Burgha Farm in Fluco on the Rivanna

 

[JoshJ]

How did you get it back upright, and, if you dont mind me asking, what was the $1500 for?