fixing a forklift

This week I did a bunch of work to our quite large Case forklift.  I replaced one of the side shift hydraulic hose, the rear seal in the transmission, and I also had to rebuild the entire park brake assembly.  One of the employees decided to drive around for a few hours with it on so it wore out the brake pads.  I also replaced the parking brake cable because the old one would stick sometimes.  I also learned that on a stationary piece of equipment like the Boxx's large air diesel air compressor there is a button you press that bypasses the oil pressure sensor to allow the motor to start.  I didn't know that and its a handy lesson for the future.

55 hours this week  gotta love farm hours:)
135 hours total

fixing a reel

This week I did some work to one of our irrigation reels.  When it would retract the hose in it would not coil it up right in order.  It would wander all over the place because the bushings in the guide (the vertical piece in the picture).  So I replaced the bushings and the roller in the guide and also replaced an idler sprocket on the retracting system that the bearing had gone out on.  I also learned a handy trick for removing stuck drain plugs.  All you have to do is tap them a few times with a hammer and about 95% of the time they will come out no problem.  It eliminates the need for a flex bar of cheater bar on your ratchet and lessens the risk of stripping the drain plug which is never good.
45 hours this week
80 hours total

Lessons learned

I'm sorry for the poor picture quality but it was getting dark and I was  working outside.  This week I replaced the water pump and did a full service on a John Deere 4720.  It went smoothly but I would recommend to you all that if you don't have a schematic of how the belt is routed on a motor take a picture or draw one before you take it off.  I learned this lesson take a picture or spend an hour trying to figure out how the belt is routed.  Jeff in case you didn't know I obtained and internship working on the equipment at Boxx Berry Farm.
35 hours this week
35 hours total