Rounded off drain plug

[stuckmotor]

We have 34 pages of comments on a rounded off drain plug!

 

[radios1]

Yes, but we've covered that he could vacuum most of it out. Or turn the tractor over and drain it.

neither method should be used, since you'll wind up with metal particles, and worn out oil left in the engine.. and flipping the tractor over is the worst of those!..

 

[mcfarmall]

What a relief...I thought this thread was dead there for a minute!

 

[stuckmotor]

What a relief...I thought this thread was dead there for a minute!

Imagine how long we could go on over something difficult, like a burned out headlight.

 

[radios1]

Imagine how long we could go on over something difficult, like a burned out headlight.

the OP has a problem finding someone that knows how to get the stuck plug out properly, and is struggling on his own.. he has 100+ acres, so hopefully, he gets it fixed soon!.. by someone!..

 

[mcfarmall]

I've worked on complex industrial machinery for the last 30 years and it all boils down to nuts and bolts. You start with the easiest solutions first and then work your way up the difficulty scale until you get the job done. I can't tell you how many times I have had to tear a machine almost all the way down to the main frame to extract a stinking setscrew with a stripped out socket hole. It is what it is. The machine won't work reliably with a broken XXXX so we do what we have to do to fix it...even if it means days of teardown and reassembly.

 

[stevem5215]

We could turn this into a "new tractor" thread and it'll go for at least another 35 pages ! Especially if the poster were to ask "which tractor is better" lol

Steve

 

[K5lwq]

I am afraid the OP is sorry he ever asked for help at this point.

I had to do a timing chain on a ford 5.4 3 valve engine over the weekend. I thought I was going to have the same issue with that drain plug. But thankfully a 6pt socket, pull handle and a good shop hammer broke it loose.

 

[goeduck]

We have 34 pages of comments on a rounded off drain plug!

I know, we are just getting warmed up. Should be much more than 34 pages.

 

[ddbackhoe]

I know, we are just getting warmed up. Should be much more than 34 pages.

Did anyone ever ask the op which direction he was turning the wrench?