fixing a reel round 3

This week I got to fix a reel again.  On this occasion the person who pulled the gun cart out pulled it too far and ripped the hose off of the reels drum.  To fix this we removed the broken section of hose that was still attached to the drum and then attached a chain connecting the rest of the hose to the drum.  We then used the reel to suck the hose back in close to where it needed to go.  We then attached a come-along to the hose and drum to suck it the last little bit into place.  We then use a propane torch to heat up the end of the hose that was to attach to the reel so the plastic was a little less rigid and sucked it right up into place.
45 hours this week
335 hours total.

fixing a reel again

This week I fixed a flapper on a reel.  All of the seals and bearings had gone out on it to the extent that it would no longer function at all.  It went fairly smoothly except the seals that I had to insert didn't have a nice metal ring to tap on to seat them in place they were just hard rubber on the side that I had facing out.  So I hunted around the shop and came up with a narrow piece of flat bar that I tapped on with a hammer to seat the seals.

50 hours this week

290 hours total

timing chain

    

Over the last two weeks I have been doing a lot of attachment setup and oil changes but the I also got to do this.  On my bosses quad one of the guides that keep the timing chain on broke and allowed the timing chain to slip off. So I got to tear it apart and replace both of the guides and both the timing chain and oil pump drive chain.  We also had to make a special tool to remove and reattach the centripetal clutch.  

105 hours for the last two weeks

240 hours total

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

Final project post 2

I don't know why but this is not letting me do this how I want to so I hope you don't have trouble following this.  Any way the first picture is of me checking the coolant level.  It had plenty of coolant in fact I might have called it a little over full because the tank did not have much room for expansion.  The second picture is of me checking the belts.  If this were my truck I would replace them.  They were pretty worn and starting to crack.  The third picture is of the cable that keeps the hood from opening too far.  It still works but is fraying and if it breaks when someone opens it the hood could hit the bumper or ground and break or dent.  The fourth picture is of the gauge reading the amount of resistance in the air filter housing.  As you can see it says the filter is in good condition and does not need to be replaced.  The fifth picture is of the hydraulic pump on the bottom of the trany.  It shows signs of leaking and I think that needs to be investigated more lest the hydraulic system be contaminated and ruined.  The last picture is of the engine oil dip stick.  The oil was extremely black but was between the full and fill marks so it was fine on the amount of it.  

Again sorry this is just not working right for some reason.  This week I learned not only the location of these things I have taken pictures of but of many things else too including the 51 grease fittings that are on this particular truck.  I also learned why preventative maintenance is so important.  Its much better to do the little relatively quick and inexpensive things to keep the unit running good than to ignore them and put it off till something major goes.  Don's example of Lynden Ice was perfect of why you should do preventative maintenance.
120 hours over the last three weeks
358 hours total