The tractor has 6000 hours on it. It is 2.5 years old. It pulls a 40,000 lbs. feed wagon 8 to 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round.
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The one I'm working on now is a full size magnum?, I just finished tearing apart a mid range magnum?. The mid range had half of a snap ring in the hydraulic filter. The owner wanted it torn down. I never found the other half!I’ve enjoyed your pics of splitting the Case IH. To the untrained eye, how ‘bout a pic or two of your findings? The good, the bad, and the ugly. I enjoy tearing something part and finding the broken part/missing link. Nothing worse than the report of “could not duplicate”.
Thanks for the pics! Easy math on new tractors is $1K per HP (rule of thumb, but close). A 20 ton feed wagon would be huge (half the weight of a loaded semi tractor/trailer rig). Is this a shuttle type tranny, CVT type, etc...? Thanks again and work safe with that heavy stuff.The dairy trades equipment in at 10,000. I don't know the price of a new tractor. We have a lower dollar per hour price than green. That means for the 10,000 hours it should cost less to buy and maintain a red tractor.
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My grandfather 1944.
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Canada 1948 deer hunt.
Anyone know what 30 30 that is??
For my 7.3, it was a glow plug relay. It cracked and moisture got in and eventually corroded it What did the shim kit do? What problem did it fix? In case I have the same eventually.View attachment 7255812
27 degrees this morning and I wanted to see if all the work done on my 7.3 was worth it.
I have had 3 different shops work on it because it won't start below 40 degrees unless it's plugged in.
Thanks to hours of research, several hours of work and an $85 shim kit from eBay. The truck started on the first cycle of the glo plugs.
BTW, I love this area. It's some of the prettiest in the country. East TN.
For my 7.3, it was a glow plug relay. It cracked and moisture got in and eventually corroded it What did the shim kit do? What problem did it fix? In case I have the same eventually.
I have 260K miles on mine. The glow plugs had been replaced, a couple different sets of gaskets, relays replaced and a bunch of bullshit from mechanics.
What I finally found was the injectors need to have a certain spacing between the coil and the armature. They need a minimum of four thousand under the armature. Also a small weep hole in the spacer will allow oil drain off and help in cold starting.
Here's a good video to explain. I don't think he covered the drain Gap in the spacer though. I will post a picture of it in a bit.
150,000 on mine and I'm second owner. Had it for 15 years. No leaks and no squeaks. The valve covers have never been removed, thank goodness. I watched the video. I have been a design engineer for the past 25 years for car parts and we have to do problem solving. Whoever figured this out is a person I have the highest respect for. Seriously, 0.002" on a unit injector on an engine with God knows how many parts.....and someone said," that's it right there". I will definitely keep this in the file. It will happen to me one day and I will remember this and it will save me a ton of money. thanks.
@pmclaine I don't know if it is or not I was hoping someone on here would know for sure.
Thanks for the guess.
A friend hooked me up with an early birthday present last night at dinner. Very unexpected but very cool. He’s not even a cigar guy ? View attachment 7256132
Stick sized? Glow plugs?I put 250cc hybrid injectors in my old 7.3 and it would start in -15f without being plugged in, every time. A larger glow plug relay helps to make them last longer also. @DarnYankeeUSMC i see you’re still running the stick sized one. It probably isn’t as big of a deal down by you as it is up here
This is my first foray into messing with a diesel. Gas motors I can do in my sleep. But after shelling out $$$$$ and getting nothing fixed I figured that this old dog is going to learn.Stock sized relay
Make the fire bigger then!??
Agreed! I like my 7.3 but I really miss my 12v. I have a 96 F350 that I tucked away long ago for a build project. I was going to stuff the 12v I had in it along with the NV4500. Since the 12v I used to drive "disappeared," I upgraded my build plans to a 6.7L cummins with a 12v head, and ZF6spd.Diesel power is addicting.
Pork butt with a nice bark like you would have on a brisket.
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Beautiful Chet! ?Pork butt with a nice bark like you would have on a brisket.
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Ain't girly paws.The woman has a slab of salmon over lemon and garlic butter in the oven for supper.
I have the fire pit stocked up and we will relax and let supper settle.
A glass of Blanton's should go well with this
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how long unwrapped to get that bark??