Wishing I still had a Deere!

[proudestmonkey]

Well, I do think the guys at this dealership are honest, they are in business to stay in business, but that doesn't seem to get in the way of honesty over there. So, if they tell me the cost is on me because they can't see how it is their fault or Kubota's, even though I might think differently, I plan to give them the benefit of the doubt and just pay to get it fixed.

Thanks for your thoughts Bob. And by the way, I don't know if you read my post a few months back about an accident with my chain saw, but your advice saved me a nasty trip to the emergency room. I bought the Kevlar Chaps on your recommendation, didn't use the chain saw again until I got them, and then on the third day of cutting down buckthorn, a smallish tree snapped back at the saw when I cut through a larger tree and pushed the saw against my leg. The saw just brushed my leg, but it was enought so that it cut into the Kevlar instead of my skin and muscles. I've repaired the chaps and wear them now whenever I'm out with the chain saw.

 

[Lockport]

Yup, the deck comes out on the real easy on the left side only (turf tires), turn the tires first to the left (I think) and I just shove it out with yer foot on the smooth concrete floor of the garage. Don't even bother turning the scalp wheel, but I never removed it to change the hydro filter, anyway. The cowl will come up over the hood, behind the grill guard without removing it, too. Start with the hood down and get the lip above it, then open the hood and gently flex the sides of the cowl apart to clear to the open hood. It'll go...second times the charm.

My dealer drove 75 miles to install the bock heater, no charge, so can't help ya there.

Thats why we live in the country...miles and miles from help...dang it!

 

[proudestmonkey]

Oh, I think I used the wrong terminology. I called the "cowl" the front grille, cause that's what it looks like to me, and I've never heard it called a "cowl" before (I am new to this). I did not remove my grille guard, just the "cowl," and just like you described.

Is it tough to get at the transmission oil filter while the mower is still on (60" deck)?

 

[Volfandt]

>I've never heard it called a "cowl" before (I am new to this)<

I believe you did 2 days ago..... See post 16

 

[FamilyFarm]

Let me see if I understand what you are trying to tell me: since people have life threatening problems, or because there is war going on at all times, or people starving somewhere in the world, then relatively trivial things like having a mechanical problem that takes your tractor from you for at least the better part of a week and may cost you hundreds of doallars, that cannot be important enough to start a thread about it on a tractor forum? If that were true, the internet would not even exist, let alone this forum, where stories of frustration, concern, and also tribulation about something so trivial as tractors is not just the typical post, it is in fact, the only kind of post allowed. But, um, thanks for the unsolicited advice anyway.

DITTO !!!!

Terry

 

[rosey]

Let me see if I understand what you are trying to tell me: since people have life threatening problems, or because there is war going on at all times, or people starving somewhere in the world, then relatively trivial things like having a mechanical problem that takes your tractor from you for at least the better part of a week and may cost you hundreds of doallars, that cannot be important enough to start a thread about it on a tractor forum? If that were true, the internet would not even exist, let alone this forum, where stories of frustration, concern, and also tribulation about something so trivial as tractors is not just the typical post, it is in fact, the only kind of post allowed. But, um, thanks for the unsolicited advice anyway.

My pleasure!!

 

[rosey]

Oh, I think I used the wrong terminology. I called the "cowl" the front grille, cause that's what it looks like to me, and I've never heard it called a "cowl" before (I am new to this). I did not remove my grille guard, just the "cowl," and just like you described.

Is it tough to get at the transmission oil filter while the mower is still on (60" deck)?

OK Truce........ You will find that it is EXTREMELY difficult to remove the transmission filter with the deck in place. Removing the deck gives you easy axcess to the filter.......took me just a few minutes to remove / replace the filter with the deck off.

 

[proudestmonkey]

>I've never heard it called a "cowl" before (I am new to this)<

I believe you did 2 days ago..... See post 16

You got me--I can say I've never "heard" it called that before, but I sure did "read" it (and still didn't get what you were talking about). To tell you the truth, there are a good percentage of posts that I read as much as I can understand, and kind of gloss over the stuff I don't, thinking (sometimes correctly it turns out) that if I hang with this forum long enough, I will become more familiar with what the heck you guys are talking about. Now I know what a "cowl" ( a wrap around protector of the guts) is and what "cowling" is (the stuff that does the wrapping around).

 

[proudestmonkey]

OK Truce........ You will find that it is EXTREMELY difficult to remove the transmission filter with the deck in place. Removing the deck gives you easy axcess to the filter.......took me just a few minutes to remove / replace the filter with the deck off.

Truce gladly accepted.

I figured it would be easier to just remove the deck to get at the filter, rather than try to get the filter wrench up in there and wrestle with it. Before I did anything (well okay, I removed the keys from the ignition, and re-checked that the brakes were secure), I climbed under the tractor and took a look, and that's just how it looked to me--thanks for your confirmation on that point, now I'll know for next time.

 

[Volfandt]

>(and still didn't get what you were talking about)<

????

R&R = remove and replace. A common term used in the service industry.....

Theres two trains of thought when it comes to working on anything:
1, take everything off thats in the way of your desired task. This is preferred for those with little working experience of the equipment and task. This is more time consuming and takes less skill & knowledge but is more conducive to learning about the equipment one is working on.

2, work around everything (or as much as you can) thats in the way of your desired task. This is the preferred method for those with experience of the equipment and task. This takes the least amount of time and is generally used by professionals. It is passed down from those in the "know" to those who are not...... Commonly referred to as the "tricks of the trade".

One general rule to keep in mind when working on anything is "Murphy's Law". And one should consider ones self fortunate if one can complete a task without ever running afoul of this steadfast law

Another general rule to keep in mind is that if there is someone that can make a living maintaining/servicing whatever it is you are attempting to service, it is more prone to be effected by Murphy's Law than not ;D

Do a check of all the forums here and you'll see that Murphy's Law applies itself quite liberally to all makes and models

Clear as mud?
Volfandt