final post

I am really sorry Jeff but these are the only three pictures that my computer would transfer from email to the hard drive. That's the only way I know how to get them onto blogger. Any way I completed the 3516 tearing it totally down and rebuilding the head. I completed all of my measurements did well. I also worked some with my group to get the measurements on our engine as well. I completed all of my assignments that were given for using the computer to diagnose problems and pull codes and run tests. I helped Lucas a little bit on the Pete and many people on the 3516. I really enjoyed my time at BTC and feel like I have retained a lot from the program. I have gone from a farm boy who could do little more than get things kinda going to get them out of the field to some one who can actually fix things the right way the first time. It was fun Jeff and I'll have a big box of broken electrical parts for you to have when fall comes around :).

I have over 400 hours for the spring quarter.

quiz

This is the diagram that I had to draw for the quiz.

3516

This week I started tearing down a cylinder head on out Cat 3516. I took it apart and am in the process of taking all of the measurements that you would do if you were to actually repair it back to running condition. I have also diagnosed two hydraulic leaks at work on an Alamo mower.  It just turned out to be two cracked lines so it was a simple fix. I learned how to take the required measurements on the 3516.  I also relearned how to use a micrometer.
50hrs
200 total

compact

This week I took apart and a front hub on a 3038 compact tractor.  It came in that the hub was leaking oil and when I pulled the tractor in I noticed that the top seal was leaking. I blew it apart and sure enough the seal had fused with the casting causing a leak. I replaced and reassembeled the hub. I also learned how to rebuild a perma clutch in a 4020 tractor and plan to install it today.  I also got a refresher and relearned how to wire up elcectical circuits on the final test.
50 hours
150 total

PTO clutch

First off here is the rest of the electrical test boards that you have assigned. Also I found this site really helpfull when I was learning how diodes work, ( http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/54977/how-does-a-diode-work.  I think that it is really cool that they work like a check valve and only let current flow in one direction. At work I have been told to figure out why a PTO will not work properley on a 4240. I started by checking the hydraulic oil and I found that it was black and reaked of burned clutch material.  So I decided I needed to split the tractor to check out the PTO clutch and the evidence is in the picture above.  It was fried.
50 hrs
100hrs total

electrical

This week I have been working through the electrical test boards and have completed all that have been set up.  I also completed the twenty five question online pre test that was asigned to us. At work I have rebuilt a hydraulic cylinder.  I have also split two tractors for a clutch replacement and to rapair a transmition. I also tracked down why four work lights on a tractor had quit working.
50hrs
50hrs

repairing wiring

I'm sorry this is so late I posted it last week but it didn't upload for some reason.  This week I started to repair the wiring damage that was done to our vehicles at school.  I built a new positive cable and put a new end on the negative cable of the grey dodge 2500.  I also started tracking down what all the other cut wires were.  Lastly I got a job at Washington Tractor in Lynden as an intern in their diesel shop.

15 hours 

350 total