How's she goin'? Thanks for watching an commenting Michael!! This trick to fill a small container is some handy. I wish I had thought of it, but it was RU-vid to the rescue again!!! Take care!!!
Hello Mike, I have the identical tractor and really enjoy your maintenance and comfort/functionality enhancement videos. You have a fantastic presentation style…I sincerely enjoy all of your uploads. Looking forward to your next video. All the best.
How's she goin'? Gee thanks a lot Bubba!! That's pretty nice of you to say that!! I try and make my videos as if you were right there with me so I guess maybe it's a good technique. I have added many 'mods' to my tractor. I think that is what I like most about having it, you think of something that would make the job easier, more comfortable or more efficient and you can go ahead and do it!! How are you liking your tractor? They are some handy to have eh. Amazing what they can do!! Thanks a bunch for tuning in and commenting. Take 'er easy!!
@@GrampiesWorkshop All is good on my end Mike thanks for asking. I love the little tractor, I use it primarily for small jobs around my property and for blowing snow during the winter. Amazing little machine, very capable and has been as dependable as an Axe. I currently have 1150 hrs on it and aside from regular maintenance it has not had any issues. (Fingers crossed). Your videos are very informative and as stated earlier your presentation style is bang on. Hope your channel continues to grow. Thanks for making the videos and for sharing.
Hi Mike! Thanks for sharing the trick of pouring from a 5 gallon bucket. That’s a neat way to do it! Good job. BTW, I love the whiteboard wisdom. So true!
Hey there Martin. Transferring oil from the bucket with this method is pretty neat alright, but I have to warn you, you still end up spilling oil when you add it to, or drain it from, the equipment!! LOL I haven't found a way to prevent that yet, but I'm still looking!!! LOL Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Have a great week!!!
Awesome simply awsome after all this time of using 5 gallon buckets of oil iv never seen that trick. Definitely going to be giving it a try. Thanks for the tip.
How's she goin"? I'm the same Rusty!! I have spilt more oil over the years trying to balance the funnel and the small container while trying to pour from the 5 gallon pail and spilling the oil anyways. Now with this method, no more spills!! It's great!! Thanks a bunch for tuning in and commenting buddy!! Have a good one!!!
They there! That pail rotation is brilliant!! Makes a lot more sense doing it that way then how I have been doing it, haha! Thanks for sharing!! Once again I love the sign at the end! Thanks for sharing!
How's she goin'? I think transferring oil from a pail to a smaller container using this technique will help prevent global oil shortages because I won't be spilling near as much oil as I normally do!!! LOL Glad you enjoy the white boards!!! Have a great week!!
Essential maintenance is key for longevity of any equipment, and with such it is really hard to truly wear out a tractor with home owner duties........unless we're reckless. Good video Grampie.
How's she goin'? Very good point you make. I think most every homeowner is capable of doing basic maintenance and for most of us, basic maintenance is all that's needed to make our gear last a good long time. I sure appreciate your nice comment and you watching the channel. Take care!!!
Hey there Igor!!! Yes the tip with transferring the oil from the bucket is a great one!!! I wish I had thought of it. There is a lot of oil in the axle, about 3 cake pans worth!!! LOL Thanks for the comments and for tuning in. Take care!!
Good day eh!! I think changing the front axle oil is often forgotten. I know for me, if my steering knuckles weren't weeping oil, I probably would forget about them, so it's good that you will be checking yours!!! The transferring oil trick is pretty neat for sure. It sure saves a lot of oil!!! LOL Thanks a lot for watching and commenting. Take care!!
How's she goin'? Thanks. It's d not my idea though. I saw a guy on RU-vid, where else, doing this. It sure makes transferring oil a lot better and minimizes the risk of a spill!! Thanks again for watching. I hope you and Barb are having a great summer!!!
How's she goin'? Luc you should have seen the mess before I started using the jug to fill the front axle. Man-o-man!! I was trying to pour from the pail direct into the axle. Not a good plan in case you wanted to know!!! LOL Thanks a bunch for tuning in and commenting. Take care!!
Good job Mike. That's an excellent idea for pouring from a five gallon pail into a 4 liter jug. I used to have a pump that screwed onto five gallon pails that I got on Amazon, it worked pretty good too
Hey there Bruce!! This idea of pouring from the 5 gallon pail is a good one for sure. I wish I had thought of it but it was RU-vid to the rescue!!! The pump idea is good one too. Thanks for tuning in and take care!!!
How's she goin'? This is a neat trick for transferring oil. I wish I had thought of it, but it was RU-vid to the rescue here!!! Thanks for tuning in and I hope you get some more hours on your tractor soon!! Take care!!!
Great demo, the Massey has a true 4WD, A lot of the tractors are front wheel assist. Thanks for the good tip Mike from the southern shore of Georgian Bay.
How's she goin'? Yes sir the GC2300 is truly a 4WD tractor. And I'm glad it is too. Lots of times I have needed it!!! The tip for transferring the oil is priceless for sure. I wish I had of thought of it, but once again RU-vid to the recue here!!! I sure appreciate you taking some time from the gorgeous weather in Georgian Bay to watch and comment on my videos. You rock buddy!!! Take care!!
How's she goin'? This trick for pouring out of the pail is pretty handy. I'm glad I was able to find it on RU-vid, where else!!! It's great that you watch and comment on my videos. I sure appreciate it a lot!!! Take 'er easy!!!
How's she goin'? Yes sir Wallace. If you are gong to do anything to your machine in the way of maintenance, lubrication has to be the best!!! Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Take care!!!
Hello there Jack!! This method for filling smaller containers from the pail is pretty nice I have to say, but it's not my idea. I found this on RU-vid!! RU-vid is some awesome place for learning how to do things!!! LOL It's great that you watched and commented on the video. Thanks and take care!!!
Great tip on the 5 gallon bucket. I suppose I will have to clean off one of the benches first.😁😎 I was thinking about the problem of filling the axle. Perhaps a takeoff on the NASCAR refueling system would work. A four liter container with a hose fitting on the top. Having it attached to the cap would work. Also with one of the gas can vents on the bottom. If you can, find or make, a fitting for the fill port to hook the hose to. Then with the container hung you can just wait until it empties. Now for a complicated, and mostly unnecessary, way to confirm the level, whole allowing you to control the drain easily. Thread a pipe fitting into the drain. Attach an elbow and pipe fitting long enough to reach to the full mark on the axle. A picture would show it better. 😑 Drain the axle by rotating the elbow and pipe. Down to drain and up to fill. With the pipe in the up position fill the axle until the pipe is full. To avoid spilling while inserting the, overly complicated, draining fitting, leave the fill cap on until you have the drain fitting inserted. It was entertaining thinking about how to complicate the process for you. One more set of special tools to sit on a shelf. 😁 40 years of writing instructions for periodic oil changes on anything from hydraulic presses with 20 barrels in the tank to gearboxes with 8 ounces. 😁😎
How's she goin'? You know Dave I could picture this 'fill/level check system' when you were describing it!!! It would be pretty decent and not that expensive either. But I'm afraid it would get hit by a rock or gravel or some such thing and break off!!! But maybe we could work on a 'special guard' for this 'special tooling' !!! LOL The 20 liter pail tip is really nice I have to say. I wish I had thought of it!! Thanks Dave for all the time and support you give my channel. It is greatly appreciated!! Take care!!!
Looks like patience wins the race on this project but you are right on one thing, does not matter how hard you try there is always some spillage. Good tip on the 5 gal bucket pour. Stevo
How's she goin'? I have never changed oil with out some spillage. I don't know how people do it!!! It's an art I'm sure. Or at the very least a skill and I sure don't have it!!! Thanks for tuning in Stevo. It's so nice that you take some time to give the channel like you do!!! It sure is appreciated!!! Take 'er easy!!!
How's she goin'? That's a good point Marc. The vents are clear but I should check them each time I change/add oil to the front end!!! Thanks buddy and take care!!!
Hello Mike. That's a cool trick to get the oil out of the pail without making a mess. I had the same problem making a mess when I changed the transmission oil in my GC1723E this past spring.
How's she goin'? It's not hard to make a mess when you start an oil change eh!!! But this trick sure makes transferring the oil form the pail a lot better. Not much risk of a spill now. But getting the oil out of the machine, well that's a whole other story!!! LOL Thanks a bunch for watching and take care!!!
Hope the wife doesn't want to bake a cake anytime soon, all the pans are full of oil LOL. The oil looked very clean , that's a good thing , it means everything is good internally. Have a good week buddy
How's she goin'? Not cakes going in those pans anytime soon that's for sure eh!!! LOL The oil did look pretty clean. I was happy to see that too. The oil from the right side, the second side I drained, seemed like maybe there was some water in it, but not too bad!! It's some nice that you watched and commented Dave!! Take care!!!
Very good video! This process is almost exactly the same as the BX. I have a bucket pump that fits in the bucket pour spout, it has a rubber hose you can then put in the fill port on the tractor. It’s plastic and fairly inexpensive. Take care!
Good day eh!!! I have seen those bucket pumps and they are neat. I bet I could still spill the oil everywhere even with that pump!!! LOL I expect the process would be the same as for a BX as the machines are almost identical in a lot of respects. Thanks for watching and I enjoy your comments. Take care!!
I thought it was only us that ends up with oil everywhere and for some reason it is always axle or gearbox oil which seem to make more of a mess than engine oil. I got really excited when you were introducing the great idea for getting oil out of a large container, unfortunately over here the 5 gallon containers are square. It might still work, just not as well. Thanks for the tip
How's she goin'? This is a neat idea for pouring oil from the big container into a smaller one with minimal risk, but I guess it's not international!!! Interesting that your bulk oil comes in a square container. The relationship between the oil you spill and the effort required to clean it up is directly proportional to the amount of work required to clean it up. Now that rule is international eh!!! LOL Thanks a bunch for tuning in and commenting. Take care!!!
I must tell you that’s a good trick......Must admit I had a few spills in my day and at the same time say that the John Deere front end has never seen the colour of an oil change so you got me thinking.....CHEERS
How's she goin'? The front axles seem to get forgotten about I think. I check mine often only because it weeps oil and I need to top it off every week or so when I'm using it a lot. Maybe checking your front end might be a good idea!!! LOL Thanks for tuning in buddy and that trick for filling the jug from the container is some nice!!! Not mine though!!! I found it on RU-vid of all places!!! LOL Take care!!!
I just looked at this again and another question that come to mind is, does your wife know that your using her good cooking pans for oil containment....CHEERS
That is a project that will be coming up shortly here at the Tractor Talk With Gary compound. On a side note, Barb really likes it when I fire up one of your videos and she hears the opening "How's she goin' boys"
How's she goin'? LOL Thanks a lot!!! I have to admit, that is a regular greeting around here, but a lot of people get a kick out of it!!! Changing the front end oil is often overlooked I think. I know if my steering knuckles didn't weep oil I probably wouldn't check it very often either!!! I appreciate you and Barb watching Gary and have a great week!!!
Hey there Big J!!! Yeah that trick for transferring from the big pail is a keeper for sure. I wish I had of thought of it, but it was RU-vid to the rescue again!!! LOL The pans won't see any of Nannie's baking ever again. I'm sure of that!!! Thanks a lot for dropping by John and commenting. That's some nice that you do this!!! Take care!!!
Learn something new every day The 5 gallon trick is cool👍 I wonder how hard it would be to pump the fluid in from the drain hole like a boats lower unit Just my gears a grinding🤯😂👍 Great video!!!
How's she goin'? Pumping the oil in would probably work OK. The oil is lighter than bottom end oil so it would probably go in a lot easier than on the outboard. But I don't have a bottom end oil pump!!! Sooo this trick was a God's send for me!! Thanks a lot for watching and commenting. Take care!!
I spill it everywhere too, got to make sure i buy extra because ill be wearing it! lol I like the bucket trick, i used to have a Pump for 5 gallon buckets that lost in fire and never replaced, might not need to now. I like the Canadian tuxedo too!
How's she go9in'? I never looked forward to oil changes as I would always manage to have a 'major' oil spill at some time during the job. I had a doozey here too, but I cut it out of the video!!! LOL Not sure what you mean about the Canadian Tuxedo. Need help on that one but glad you liked it!!! Thanks a bunch for tuning in and take care!!
here's a tip to try next time mike jack up the side where you fill so the oil is easier to get into the opposite side once you put in 3 liters take it off the jack wait 5 mins then top it off i think that might work for you thumbs up shared
Hello there Drew!!! Hey buddy that's a great idea!!! Man I got a good idea on how to fill a small container from the 20 liter pail and now a good idea for filling my front axle. Man I love RU-vid!! Thanks a lot Drew!! I hope you are doing OK and have a great week!!
I was thinking the samething. Jack it up and it will flow over alot quicker. I have to do the similiar idea when changing the oil on my bike, but for draining not filling. Good job Dad, er I mean Grampie. 😀
How's she goin'? Thanks Greg!! I am the master of getting oil everywhere and I didn't disappoint on this job either!! Not as bad as usual though!! Take 'er easy!!
Awesome Grampie《☆》Those 5 gallon pails are cumbersome👍😁Nice mechanical advantage with your trick. No more glup glup glup splash messiness. Pouring paint into roller trays as well◇¿.🌴◇:*:◇🌴Greetings from⛾Florida🤳my friend😎🎱☮🔊🖖👍
How's she goin'? That's for sure eh!! I don't think I ever poured out of a 5 gallon pail without some sort of spill or major drips. Now I can control how much comes out and it works so much better!!! I wish I had thought of this!!! But RU-vid to the rescue again. Thanks for tuning in and take 'er easy!!!
How's she goin'? Thanks for the comment. You know I have never changed the engine belt. I tightened it a couple of times though. Thanks for watching. It was nice to read your comment. Take 'er easy!!
The other guy on youtube did not come up with the idea either. Larger drums are designed like this. It also allows the air smoothly back into the drum without the oil slurping.
How's she goin'? I was wondering that Pascal. It seems to me even a full pail on it's side won't be full enough to have the contents come out the spout. So I figured it was a design feature!!! Thanks for tuning in and take care!!!
How's she goin'? Ok I have to confess .. there was a pretty good spill but it didn't make the video!! LOL What a mess I had. I was trying to pour from the 20 liter pail into the funnel in the front end. Well that didn't go good at all. That's when I went looking for a better way and found this technique for filling the little jug. It works some slick!!! Thanks for tuning in and take care!!!
@@GrampiesWorkshop so what im hearing is, if you stood up and tossed the jug in the air, and let it fall where it may, you would just have a little bit bigger spill? Lol lol me and oil never have good time.
How's she goin'? Nice of you to stop by the channel Franklin!! Thanks!! In the manual it says use TDH oil which is the same oil I use for the hydraulics. But I have had suggestion from knowledgeable people that say gear oil is just as good and it probably wouldn't leak past the seals as easily either. My seals are bad and need to be replaced, but maybe this summer. How are you liking the 1529? I was looking at them when I was shopping for my GC2300 (or the equivalent in 2006) . They are nice machines eh!! Take care!!
Just curious, did you bring the oil up to the bottom of your gear, I really can’t tell what’s up half way on the axil. But looking down the fill whole mine is just about the gear. I think that was good, how bout you ? Thanks in advance.
How's she goin'? So nice of you to check out my video and then ask a question!! First of all I'm not a mechanic. But I have a lot of maintenance background. The book says "halfway up the gear when the front axle is on level grade" is the correct amount. But like you say, that 'line' is very subjective. Here's my outlook on it: the oil in the front axle is needed to lubricate the bevel gears on the front drives. It takes a while for the hydraulic oil to adjust it's level and get into both gear casings. So you could fill to what you see as 'half way' on the bevel gear and 5 minutes later the oil level may have settled and you have too much or maybe not enough. One thing to be careful of are the seals on these front ends are prone to leaking due to pressure build up in the axle/gear case housing. To help prevent this there should be a small vent hole in the fill cap. On my 2007 GC2300 there was no vent hole and sure enough my seals leak. So this is what I do. Since my seals are leaking now I add hydraulic oil (TDH oil) to the front end until I feel it is covering at least the bottom half of the top bevel gear. Since the gears rotate and spin in the oil bath this will ensure that the wearing surfaces on the bevel gears will get an oil bath of some sort or another and help prevent wear. By doing this I also hope that the pressure won't build too much and cause the seals to leak. So far anyways, this has been working for me. Although I do check this oil level often and have to refill from time to time, it has slowed down on the leaking oil from the seals. So to answer your question, I would add oil until at least the bottom half of the bevel gear is flooded. If you add too much, the worst that can happen is you will blow out the seals. To little oil can cause premature failure of the bevel gearing and that would be a show stopper and bank breaker perhaps too!! This can be a problem but generally speaking a leaky seal won't be a show stopper. My seals have been leaking for at least the last 1000 hours of machine operation and I have almost 1100 hours on the tractor now. A long winded answer but I hope it helps you (if you can make sense of my ramblings)!! Thanks again for dropping by the shop and take 'er easy!!
How's she goin'? Oops, did I have a 'do not reply' address? I didn't know I did that! My e:mail address for the channel is: grampie283@gmail.com. Anytime you have a question let em know and I might be able to help. I might not too, but I'll try!! LOL Take care and thanks for commenting.
Hello there Rick!!! That would be a bad mistake eh!! I have the jug marked TDH oil, so I hope I can keep it straight!!! Thanks for tuning in and take care!!
How's she goin'? I wonder if that would have helped it not get on the floor!! LOL Since the oil reservoir for the front axle is only the axle casing it would have taken a lot of driving around to warm the oil. It's pretty light weight hydraulic oil so it flows pretty good, but since hydraulic oil tends to creep and stick to surfaces, it took a while to drain. Thanks for the suggestion though. Most times we change oil it's always a good plan to warm it first to get it to flow better!! Take 'er easy!!!
Yes the same type. Some guys are changing to a heavier oil because the seals leak. But what I found was the fill cap had no breather hole in it and so the oil would warm after a time and build up pressure and the only relief it could get was through the seals. My seals are leaking too but I did put a breather hole in the fill cap and the leaking has more or less stopped. @@tomsommer54
You are missing a step. You must remove the top plugs near the tires to allow air to escape and oil to rise in this part of the axle. Otherwise this section will not have enough oil because the air will prevent it from rising. Add oil to reach these openings. See the picture : drive.google.com/drive/folders/1792lJrmvITTAzmCMKlAqa84v8Xv0y2mf?usp=share_link
How's she goin'? Thanks for this tip. The oil flows so slowly that I figured if I just added it nice and slow it would reach both side of the axle and with the 'fill' hole more than half open air locking wouldn't be an issue. I was wrong again!! LOL I sure appreciate you taking some time to watch and comment. I hope to see you back again sometime. Take 'er easy!!
