I removed the fasthitch, the front Universal Mounting Frame, and the rear tool bars. I'm not sure I will keep him, but either way, I need to know his condition. So this past week I drained, flushed with kerosene, and refilled the transmission. Then drained the engine oil, removed the filter and drain tube (cap took the whole tube out!), cleaned the filter housing, flushed with kerosene, then put in new filter and added 3 qts oil.
Added gear oil to both finals (I think both were dry).
Finally, I decided to change the gear oil in the steering, but the fill plug has been so boogered up, that I'm not sure how I will remove it. PO apparently couldn't get it out, so drilled an off-centered hole in it!! I'll tackle that later, but meanwhile, I removed the drain and full plugs...and after poking a screwdriver in the drain hole, water came out...a fair amount, finally followed by a little gritty sludge. The way I figured it was the tractor stayed outside, and rainwater got in through the drilled fill plug. I sprayed carb cleaner in while using a screwdriver to lure more sludge out. Finally buttoned it up and pumped in 90wt gear oil through the hole with an oil squirt can. We'll see if it all leaks out the bottom!!
But my real purpose of the post was to show my gifts to the new guy: gaskets for the oil pans (finals and eng), valve cover, and PTO/Retainer. I often make my own, but decided to be lazy...and wanted to change the fluids again and do it right, this time...inspect everything and see what's inside! Oh, and new peddle springs. So that is what I'll be doing this weekend, since it looks like more rain here in NC!
