Author Topic: Equipment trouble anyone? (Read 2908 times)

adirondack harvester · « **on:** January 02, 2007, 10:33:54 am »

Well the Christmas work week was going so well for me until this past Saturday. I had just arrived and was clearing the path to pull the last two pine trees of the day out. I stopped the motor to get off and survey the best skid route-- the fatal error! I then attempted to restart the motor turned the key pushed the button and nothing happened. Suddenly my productive skidder turned into a 12000lb hunk of steel going nowhere fast. I believe the starter is gone so I pulled it out as darkness and temperature fell. I hope to get the starter back in working order soon since the old girl is probably pretty lonely 1/4 mile back in the bush. Anyone else have equipment trouble lately?

Ed_K · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2007, 07:50:05 pm »

Last yr was a new clutch,pressure plate an throw out bearing on the landing. Then early fall (before the rain) replaced a driveshaft universal 3/4 mi out.Walking out and back in with tool is a hassle (no 4 wheeler anymore). Then steering cylinder pins and bushings in nov. I hope to go the 07 season with no down time

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Corley5 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2007, 08:44:55 pm »

Yup

Read asy's backhoe thread

Luckily I was unloading at the landing when the trouble hit. Without hydraulics on an Iron Mule you don't have much

This repair isn't gonna miss a grand by very far

Cedarman · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:21:33 am »

Running our 277 Cat skidsteer with rubberized tracks over rough terrain and carrying a 1500 pound sheer and sometimes a 4000 pound tree puts a huge strain on the tracks. I broke both axles this fall about 200 yards from the road. Luckily had 2 other skid steers to help carry equipment and lift the Cat. Was a full day job for 3 people to get the old ones off and the new ones on. Luckily didn't tear the hydraulic lines apart, but it gives you a funny feeling trying to turn and it won't turn and you look to the side and see the track about a foot farther out than it should be.

Weekend_Sawyer · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:48:30 am »

Hey Bradstr,

You can check that starter before you pull it by running a jumper cable from the hot on your battery to the terminal on the starter. It should spark and then spin. If the solenoid is located on the starter just cross the small + wire to the large wire.

Please remember to always be careful when doing things like this. Machine in neutral, parking brake on.

Jon

adirondack harvester · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2007, 01:35:22 pm »

Hey Bradstr,

You can check that starter before you pull it by running a jumper cable from the hot on your battery to the terminal on the starter. It should spark and then spin. If the solenoid is located on the starter just cross the small + wire to the large wire.

Please remember to always be careful when doing things like this. Machine in neutral, parking brake on.

Jon

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Yup, jumped it across the solenoid and nothing happened. That's why I pulled it. Deader than a door nail.

OneWithWood · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2007, 01:44:27 pm »

Is it possible to own and use equipment and not have trouble? $:-\$

Weekend_Sawyer · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2007, 03:14:58 pm »

Yea, Don't use it

Corley5 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2007, 06:30:49 pm »

But have you noticed that stuff breaks 4PM Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend

woodmills1 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2007, 06:51:22 pm »

actually ifin ya don't use stuff it usually breaks when you do.

Bill · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2007, 10:36:29 pm »

Quote from: Corley5 on January 03, 2007, 06:30:49 pm

But have you noticed that stuff breaks 4PM Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend

. . . esp when promised something'd be done first thing Monday -

Chet · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2007, 01:14:01 am »

You guys been buyin' yer stuff from da wrong dealers.

Da guys I buy from always claim there stuff don't break down.

Weekend_Sawyer · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2007, 06:47:11 am »

I never heard Walmart say that!

Cedarman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2007, 07:16:47 am »

Weekend_Sawyer, weren't that supposed to be posted in the funny section.
Sorry, the fact section.

fuzzybear · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2007, 04:51:55 am »

Only problem I've had this year was a Grizzly decided to use the Skid truck for a punching bag. Amazing what a 400lb bear can do to a 1955 chevy 1 ton

Furby · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2007, 05:37:14 pm »

What ya do, leave some food inside?

Corley5 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2007, 06:21:37 pm »

No bear problems here especially at this time of year but other problems abound

Got the Iron Mule back together and everything works as it should. Hauled 7 loads with it yesterday and 1 and a 1/2 today when I noticed that something wasn't right with the loader mast

Apparently the shaft is broken inside the head where the boom and cylinder pins to it. All that kept it from falling off was the lip that rides on the top collar was under a piece of the backing plate

So we tear it down tomorrow after the truck comes for a load. Might need it there to assist the truck. My 372 apparently smoked a piston today. Just quit in the middle of a cut with no warning and now there's no compression. At all

I'm expecting a hole in the top of the piston. Gonna drop it at the saw shop for diagnosis when I pick up my new 2171 Jonsered

That was the one bright spot in my day when I was able to wrangle a pretty good deal on it. If you use stuff it eventually breaks. Especially equipment that's old in the first place. Still better than a huge payment to worry about

farmerdoug · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2007, 06:46:42 pm »

Corley,

The new stuff breaks down too. And being under warranty means you have to wait for the dealer to fix it.

The Peter Bros are big time farm operators around here. They work around 20,000 acres. Last year one of their new JD tractors just quit running when chisel plowing in the fall. They pulled it ahead and hooked on another tractor and chiseled plowed around the dead one. It sat in the field for three weeks before the JD dealer came out to fix it. They knew right away what was wrong with it but had to order a special order part for it.

The problem? A board in the computer system fried, a common problem I hear, and they new one had to be make just for the tractor. The costs of the board was 6200.00 dollars and labor for an hour to pull the bad one and plug in the new one.

Farmerdoug

PineNut · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2007, 08:48:33 pm »

I know what you mean farmerdough about those electronic parts smoking. A 25 cent part goes bad on a board that cost the manufacture $62 to make and they sell it for an outrageous price. Of course they make you wait for it. I have had the same problem two times in the past four years with the Carrier air handler for my house. It took me longer than three weeks also. Previous unit without all the electronic gadgets lasted about a quarter century with out problems.

Sawyerfortyish · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2007, 12:44:53 pm »

Around here we buy old used farm equipment. You hook it to your tractor and all your troubles are behind you

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