Keeping that Green Iron moving! Service calls on John Deere tractors 

Grew up on a farm. No one in the family farm anymore. All equipment sold back sometime in the late 70's. Back when I was a kid NASA was the only place a computer could be found. Now working as a cardiologist. I have the crazy hobby of rebuilding old diesel engines. You are inspiring me to tackle a tractor from the 50's-70's. Love watching these videos. Thanks

Watching your videos reminds me of when I was a kid. My dad worked for John Deere for 25 years. I loved going up to the shop and watching my dad working on tractors.

Hey Zeth, thanks for sharing a couple more service calls. You know it's that time of year again and a very happy birthday to your daughter.

It would be interesting to talk to the owner of that combine after they run it some this fall.. that thing should work 100 times better after being so out of adjustment like it was

Zeth great explanation as always. You always clarify what to do and not to do. You're technical skills are amazing. Keep the knowledge coming. Definitely catchya at the next one. Stay safe!!

Wow! That's what I call a busy day. Lots of diverse problems. Thanks for another great video!

This guy really knows his stuff, really good troubleshooting.

You sure know your stuff. I enjoy watching and learning how you do things.

Viewed 4-26-22 from Illinois Hi Zeth, I have to say you really know the service approach to troubleshoot and repair, plus keeps a good attitude. If any JD customer seen your videos would want you to service their equiptment and know it was done correctly. Keep up the good work !!!!

Thank You so much for sharing this with us about the leveling the concave

Yes sir. We all have days like that but you never let it defeat you. Love the channel and good information

Anyone else staggered that a 3000hr engine (possibly) needs a new harness to fix an emissions issue?!?! I would expect 10,000hrs and 20years before any age related degradation of the wiring!!

Zeth,my son was 9yr old when he was running the 4440 ,next thing I knew he is 36yr old,cherish the time with your daughter,

Happy Birthday to your daughter!!🎂🥳 enjoy when they are young because kids grow up way to fast.. I have twin daughters that are 15 and a son that's 10.

That 96 is wanting his doctor there a lot.the tractor must love you LOL.

Great job, hope you have a great time with your daughter on her birthday. God Bless

Another good one Zeth! I’ve got a Rogatot with a similar issue with the heater valve affecting the A/C. The valve on it is buried under the seat. I cut the heater line and put in a simple valve to shut off the heat side. That was about 4 years ago and never had to turn it back on. Wouldn’t be quite as convenient with a machine that runs in the fall or cold spring mornings.

U r tha man when it comes to Deere!!!! AND happy bday to your daughter

Really like the videos, thanks for posting. Happy Birthday to your daughter.

UFF DAH !!! i love it... i've been sayin' that since the last vice grip garage video i watched...at least you and i have that in common...

Saw Shinedown in Toledo, Oh a week and a half ago. Awesome concert! Loving the videos! Used to be a John Deere tech back in the early 2000’s, but turned out it wasn’t the job for me.

Happy Birthday, little Miss ZK!!. 🎁🧁Excellent video Zeth. Have a great week.

ANOTHER FANTASTIC PHENOMENAL JOB WELL DONE

Well I guess some green machines need more TLC than others. Good thing this one has you Zeth! 😊👍

Thanks for another great video. It was interesting and enjoyable. Wow. Lots of variety on this video. Going from one thing to another with some service calls in between. Keeps you going for sure. As always, learned a lot. Never saw one of those belt drives apart. Interesting how you can update those drives. Found the leveling of the seave ?? interesting also. Spelling is probably wrong. Well, anyway thanks for going thru that procedure. Learned a lot on that. Thanks again for all the ins and outs on your variety of items today. About it for now. You take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for everything. Appreciate the filming and editing. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

Another awesome video !!!! Happy 6th birthday little miss ZK !!!!

Great awesome video zeth , keep That big green iron moving ! Working on a dreaded combine again lol 😂 working on a big iron horse is fun

Thanks for the awesome videos. Hope your daughter had a Awesome Birthday.

I'm not an engineer by any means here, but doesn't that variable drive fan system seem like it's a lot of moving parts? It also takes up a lot of space, I wonder why they don't go with a hydraulic drive motor like they do on the payloader's and what not? The tractor already makes hydraulic pressure and the fan could still be variable speed. I don't know I think that vari drive set up is cool, I'm just thinking it's a little surprising they didn't go a different route with that and save on the maintenance issues and the space at the front of the engine. Awesome video buddy

Your an awesome mechanic 👍

Hey Zeth, keep up the good videos! Totally agree with you on how good Shinedown are, we have seen them twice now when they toured the UK.

Great video as always.

Thanks for sharing buddy

I’m a new watcher, and I grew up about 45 minutes from Atwood.

Very interesting. Somewhat similar to tuning or putting heads on music drums. even tension. Good show as usual

Happy birthday to your little baby girl

Happy Birthday to your daughter!!

When I worked in automotive I decided it wasn’t for me after being sick of working on things where everything was a pain and my not even big hands couldn’t fit anywhere. At the time heavy mechanic work like this and trucks never even crossed my mind. I probably would have gone this route had I stayed in the industry knowing what I know today.

Thanks for another great video

Well done keep your good work up

I work at a JohnDeere dealer and we just made a video on proper fan drive clutch maintenance and we got a bunch of drives in we’re having to rebuild since we can’t get any

The compressor shaft seal is likely leaking. I've seen them leak vacuum on automobiles but will hold pressure just fine.

Awesome channel! Shinedown is alright but hardcore and death metal is where its at man!

It's been far too long since I heard a good woofta ;-)

Good work

That is good grease, it's dielectric as well:)

Awesome vid!

Know today is this horsehair where on the wiring harness but there's 11 miles of wire on a combined today takes about 10 days to find the bad sports but you will find them

Get yourself a vacuum guage. Using hose gauge not good enough. You’ll be able to tell if vacuum is good or if still leaking. Also invest in an electronic leak detector as well as leak detector soap to find leaks. I like Yellow Jacket stuff but whatever

Excellent

we had a jd tech come out last Thursday here in Australia to look at one of our 7230r blowing ignition fuse and found a couple of wires in the cab harness had worn through and creating a dead short

The music sounds like it could of been used in the Quake 2 or 3 soundtrack.

good jobs

Thank Zak I have learned a lot my cousins still farm they all john deere and I am also all john deere I have Jx75 and just got Z335M this year

Do you just work on green iron? I don't believe I have seen any red iron in your videos. Nice watching a real pro. You're one of those guys that this kind of work comes natural. Throw hard work on top on natural talent and you got a real force in any profession. I don't wrench on tractors, but the machines I do wrench on have many similarities and I have picked up a ton of nice tricks from watching these vids.

Zeth, where did you get your technical training and what type of education beyond high school did you compete to prepare yourself to become proficient at your job? I assume you have to attend some type of training (requal training) on changes, upgrades and new equipment. What percentage of your time annually do you spend in training and requal. Your knowledge is impressive. Very interesting and easy to along as you work. Well done, Zeth.

ZK. Take care😮

Do a video showing how to properly use a set of a/c gauges & charging a system.

Great video, just wondering what your Mobile A/C recycle setup is. I don’t have many a/c service calls that actually still have refrigerant in them upon arrival but it would be nice to have the capability when needed. Thanks for showing us your tasks, it’s interesting to see see how a fellow Ag mechanic operates.

I am a indian farmer Your great video's I'm very excited your farming and mechanically Your compare indian farmer is very very technologies poor i when your videos saw

I love these videos. Do you have anything to watch out for on the new 8R tractors? We have 5 of them that are basically new.

At 30:16 you can see the alternator is missing a nut on the bolt

Hey Zeth, where did you get those AC line Vacuum plugs? Is that a JD tool?

Great video on a common issue on these deere tractors thanks for posting. My question is how have you guys at Sloan been able to stock the fan drive upgrade kit? I was told by my dealer in MN part is backordered and Deere has zero on hand.

3000 hours and new harness? that aint good

Zeth why doesnt JD just use a Hydraulic fan drive it seems to me that it would be alot simpler and save fuel as well

I wondered if someone could bring you parts or if you had to get them yourself

Zeth we run 6430 6630 European build I don’t know if you can talk about terminators and there function and were they are I always find problems with them sure others do. Many’s thanks Boston uk 🇬🇧

Any idea why they moved those two pins to a separate connector? High current causing issues?

Do you have an electronic leak detector? I've never seen you using it. If the crank seal is bad or an prong it'll lead you right to it.

Hi quick question how do you use John Deere grease cartridges in a Milwaukee m18 grease gun? I’m in Australia and the tubes are too small for the m18 gun. Thanks

Do you get customers who think they can just use the same grease on absolutely everything? I have seen that many times in machinery maintenance.

Question for you,Just installed the new style driven and driver fan drive on our 9520r tractor,when the tractor is running high or low idle or anywhere in between the driver sheave is constantly opening and closing,not all the way but it is very noticeable,is just seems it can settle on one speed.I don't think that is normal what could be the problem.When it is hot our and I'm really working the tractor it can't seem to cool enough i'm constatly getting this code 1639.18 ECU.001. Fan is able to speed up all the way cause i can here it and see paint worn off to the edge of sheaves running tractor in custum mode engine rpm can can go as high as tractor wants it to but stays at 1850. Your channel is a wealth of knowledge thanks for taking time to do these videos.

Was that 9560 sold new by your dealership? Looks like our old one and I think it was shipped south

Run it. Nothing wrong with that.

Hello!

What all socket sizes are on that set you grabbed to do the harness?, looks like the go to socket set for a lot of jobs. 10,13,15mm?

Is your condensor clean?

Quick question following up on you past few videos. My son is wanting to become a diesel mechanic are y’all hiring techs ?

Enjoy celebrating with your daughter. You'll be back to sort the air con and heat system

Do you get to drive your service truck home or do you leave it your shop??

Hi zeth where did u get these orange line seals

Hey man. Do you used Nylog in your o-rings?

Do you watch baseball? When they are warming up a pitcher, do you ever wonder about the warm up catcher? Who is that guy? Does he get any glory?

I was told the hd lithium what i use in the auto greasers work for the variable drive is that not true?

Is there any other brands that you could use

Don’t the owners bring you a sandwich or a coffee,homemade bikkies etc?

When you hit 50 Thousand subs I want to hear some country music! 😏

Another awesome video! It so reminds me of the many years working at the dealership! Happy Birthday to your little Girl!!

Gratz on your Daughters Bday !