I replaced the battery, but now my mower turns off once I go to undo the E-brake, and if I even go to move the control arms. I’ve located the sensors and it doesn’t seem to be anything wrong.
@jwoodyr19 күн бұрын
I suspect you broke the actuator arm because you were operating the system too fast. My Jari sickle bar mowers operate best at just above idle engine speed (they have governors). So, use Low on the Hi/Low lever for the Gravely and just above idle on the engine. Your tractor doesn't have a governor but one would help. I love the old Gravely tractors! Thanks for sharing.
@ViolenceSolvesProblems10 күн бұрын
Thank you Sir. Much appreciated. I have same issue on my 2500
@dayzemae901520 күн бұрын
What a sweetheart❤
@StevenJarrett196121 күн бұрын
Great explanation. Just got the low coolant light and temp was good, and level was good. Only 91k on a 2018 Cummins. What a poor design it seems to be, but thankful for your video
@ChrisHargrave239 күн бұрын
Same here. 80K on a 2018. I’m going to test the sensor before diving into a reservoir change, but, man, this video will be helpful if I end up there.
@StevenJarrett19619 күн бұрын
I saw a video(might be this one) that showed how to test it. Pretty simple. But it sounds like the sensor does not go bad….. just a piss poor design by Ram.
@ChrisHargrave239 күн бұрын
@@StevenJarrett1961 This video is pretty straight forward. Shows how to test the circuit and the sensor: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nahgYJWSsqzHimQ.html
@codyknight761225 күн бұрын
Can you please show me how to adjust set screw?
@flipheemskerk8512Ай бұрын
He my knoter works fin but the twine goes under neet de belhook 11.40 ore on te right
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Perhaps your twine finger is not adjusted correctly?
@flipheemskerk8512Ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895 the twine is on the rong side after 1 knot
@jondavidcoursey541Ай бұрын
For the love of God, stop destroying beautiful old pianos!!! Refinish, and re-purposed the cabinet!
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@jondavidcoursey541 appreciated. This had a long life in a school. They were happy I bought it or they would have had to pay to get rid of it. I think they make new pianos every day somewhere...
@bobgriffin3953Ай бұрын
Stupid --- keep the water out??? Pack the tower and when full the grease comes out of the over flow hole.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@bobgriffin3953 Thank you for your inciteful comment.
@brianmarshall1637Ай бұрын
I use a Massey 165 mark one,in the coldest weather 30 seconds of heater plug and away it goes,but always kept in shed.That has done well to start also.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@brianmarshall1637 This tractor has the STANDARD MOTORS diesel. Notoriously hard to start in all weather.
@princezzpuffypants6287Ай бұрын
Idk why KZfaq thought I'd be into watching a guy rip a piano apart, but Im here for music trivia. Journey - Don't Stop Believing Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is ??? REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You ??? Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis ??? ??? ??? ??? Elton John- Tiny Dancer Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles Hoagy Carmichael- Heart and Soul Journey - Don't Stop Believing (again) I did much worse than I expected... Some of them are right at the edge of my memory, just outta my grasp. A couple had me completely stumped
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@princezzpuffypants6287 haha thanks for watching!
@amend5269Ай бұрын
Put the blade belt on first zip tie it tight then install deck add pulley then cut zip tie
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@amend5269 sounds like a Hassel. I like just rolling it on later.
@amend5269Ай бұрын
Welding by your seat really?
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@amend5269 It's farther away than it looks. No harm no foul.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
June2024: Tractor is still great with some good glow plugs. Have had to clean the fuel tank out and still need to stop the oil leaks.
@alimostefaoui1688Ай бұрын
👏👍
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
I recently deleted an obtrusive comment. Not sure who the person thinks they are but bottom line is these spindles are meant to be run to failure and replaced. Just because you can modify them and force grease into them doesn't change the fact. It's like the long drawn out discussion about light truck universal joints (and other chassis parts) while there are those out there that prefer greasable units, sealed units work better for most because the greasable ones simple don't get serviced frequently enough. If you disagree with my video, go make your own video. Don't be rude keyboard warriors.
@SnowleopardPearlАй бұрын
the solenoid under the floatbowl on the carb is a fuel shutoff it is supposed to shut the fuel off so it wont backfire =) we have the exact same model/year/design of that one and we setoff the safety shutoff because the ebrake handle no longer operates correct and when it backfires you can hear it for quite a distance... its rare (but does happen) the fuel pump usually doesnt go bad the dixie we have has oh i think 1400 hours and lives in a barn.. other then the owner constantly leaving the battery in it every year its always started. most dont know this but some of those dixie chopper have twin element air filters which people replace with a single element.. the owner of this one said they purchased it from dixie with a twin element so they ALWAYS replace it with the same twin element they wrote the belt, air, oil and spark plug numbers under the seat and have it all replaced every end of the season
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
Yes, I have worked out all the issues and have it back as it was intended from dixie chopper. Someone owned this and hacked it up. Some people should not be allowed near machines.
@tmb91262 ай бұрын
you did not have to loosen the strings first before cutting? I thought that would be dangerous?
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Naw, they aren't too tight.
@windirono54092 ай бұрын
Overtime you will get a bunch of crap in your coolant solder bloom other contaminants just wear and tear stuff that will eventually get introduced. This is a great video, especially showing and cutting open the old reservoir and showing people how it works with the float versus the sensor well done.I recommend every 200,000 miles not just doing a coolant flush, but getting some of the D scale fluid to run through with distilled water to try and remove as much sludge as you can. This is an eventuality, but maybe it might lessen the timeline before things seize up.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Perhaps 100k miles.
@daver14272 ай бұрын
The U-joints are also 'timed'... meaning if they are not properly aligned, *1/4 turn off, they can bind. THAT can cause that knocking noise. AND break them!
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Yes! Conventional u-joints must be used in pairs. When tge shafts have angular misalignment the u-joint causes the center shaft to speed up and slow down, this is negated with a "timed" 2nd u-joint. The angular misalignment should be the same with both u-joints as well. Do you agree?
@brianbertrand97362 ай бұрын
I just purchased one. Do you have oil or grease in your gear box? Mine has grease in. Trying to figure out if I need to tear apart and clean the gearbox to put oil in or just keep adding grease. I am guessing double O grease?? I actually changed mine over to all steel tines. After watching this video but a little different. I Used galvanized washers bolts and nuts and double tine... tines in addition to four bent single hay rake tines. I will send you a picture if i can find where to send it.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
My gearbox has 90w gear lube but hasn't been checked in a couple years. We used a special liquid grease on our truck at work with a central lubrication system. It might work well. A grease that liquefied in warmer weather would be fine too.
@allencapps262 ай бұрын
So where the link to the New Hollad video that doesnt have a bunch of non sense talking
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Love you! The new Holland information seems to be gone. This baler is worn out and I'm switching over to another and will be doing a video. I speak with plenty of useful details if you are willing to listen but with most people it's easier just to show them as we process what we see much better than what we hear.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
This is NOT the good one but its pretty detailed. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNVykpSeyrjFaXU.htmlsi=YKkDMn80Q4Ij9lGF
@Johnny351303 ай бұрын
The grease will get in the bearing even though it has a "seal". Been proven.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Yup, and get out. I have a different piece of equipment with now dry "sealed". bearings
@chiefbiglew3 ай бұрын
do you grease your trailor bearings. how about your truck.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
I would prefer to grease all bearings. However, considering universal joints, the fact that feasible ones get beglected and sealed ones tend to last longer as a result.
@jonheath75023 ай бұрын
You should contact a luthier about the sound board. 60+ year old Sitka spruce would be great for acoustic guitars
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
I'm not sure which wood is which. I kept some frim the cabinet. Just watched a kid make a guitar from copper wire. He ended up making a tin alloy for flowability. Cool to see but pretty impractical.
@DK-vx1zc3 ай бұрын
I just had same switch on mine go bad it would run fine, I'd turn off mower clutch switch, shut it off, then wouldn't restart. There is a set of contacts which goes to starter solenoid coil on that mower clutch switch, so wont let you start with mower clutch engaged.. Supposed to be open when running closed with switch off.... Thanks for your video
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
These seem to be a weak link on most zero turns. I know someone who turns her mower off and in like they are pumping hand lotion. (Did I say enough to insinuate its my wife? Haha!)
@waylonmccrae35463 ай бұрын
You grease them so they won't rust ..... remove the seal on each bearing, smear some Lucas Red & Tacky in there 2 times a year and you will get 10-15 yrs out of them easily !! If you want to pump your gun 75 times or more in hopes of forcing grease past the seals for longevity, then good luck, but I personally think you are an Idiot !! 😏
@leestewart89233 ай бұрын
I agree that Channelock brand is best. I have the same size Channellock you showed and have used it many times removing oil filters, especially on new equipment and vehicles.
@OneRealConservative3 ай бұрын
What were your symptoms that got you to replace this? thank you
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
I don't recall. I experienced tire wear. Did an inspection and found it. The rubber had been torn on it since I acquired the truck in 2019. Working a lot I never too the time to properly replace it. I did an alignment using parallel strings but tge tires still wore out so when I replaced the tires I had a shop do the alignment. I was dead on. It was $100 to confirm I know how to align a vehicle with parallel strings. These trucks are just too heave for 235 80 17 tires.
@cheryesjerome14273 ай бұрын
Thabk you helping us out to see how this is done. 😊
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Happy to help
@LeonelVazquez-vs8ux4 ай бұрын
Como cambiar la banda
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
With the knob on the radio? Move to a new station? Are you speaking of the drive "velt" on the mower or for the hydrostatic pump. I recall it was a challenge but doable.
@user-pc2wo9vm2k4 ай бұрын
Everyone knows they need to be greased. That's why they put the grease fittings. There, so you can use them
@otisshelley44984 ай бұрын
I’m having trouble with my governor on a Dixie chopper can you show me a picture of yours on your Generac engine
@thewayidoit88954 ай бұрын
I can try tomorrow. Didn't see this earlier. Do you mean the linkage from engine to carburetor?
@alfredmicallef60114 ай бұрын
I have a Zetor. 12145 we bought new 1986 great tractor parts are available and good price from Zetor Direct Australia l love it. Queensland Australia.
@trevorbrookes50564 ай бұрын
Very simple tractors , i have been using Zetors with near 40 years , where are you located
@thewayidoit88954 ай бұрын
Western New York. I'm really excited to get after this tractor 🚜 this summer. Everyone here loves old John Deere and Farmalls etc. Restore them and you have an old tractor. This one will be great to work with!
@trevorbrookes50564 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895 i am in canada , have 7 zetors here
@joelane46704 ай бұрын
I thought it was 150 fpounds
@thewayidoit88954 ай бұрын
I believe that is correct. With a wrench.
@Anderzander5 ай бұрын
You said it ! How did that thing run 😮 amazing 👏🏻
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
It uses so little fuel that it moves very slowly through the filters. Love this tractor!
@thomasbeal29465 ай бұрын
Was you showing no voltage or low voltage inside the truck?
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
2-1/2 years ago. I'm thinking the light was on. Not sure what the voltage read. I think this is the fuse to the alternator so if I didn't change the fuse it would gradually fade. I had pulled a battery out and shorted the pos cable to ground because I didn't remove the other battery power cable.
@cassandraa0045 ай бұрын
My Dixie was working fine. Mowed my front and back yard around an acre. Parked it and tried to turn it on and lost all power. Tested battery and it’s fully charged. Any ideas?
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
Just the basics. I think theres a main fuse it's just in a wire with a black cover over it. Behind the seat on tge left side of the engine if it's like mine. perhaps a wire wore thru where it passes to the mower deck etc. Just tracing with a test light is what I'd do.
@cassandraa0045 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895thanks! There were two fuses by the battery. I didn’t see the other one by the starter. It starts now!
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@cassandraa004 Great to hear. Take a look for any wires that might short going through or around metal. I think mine had a problem like this. Yes, battery/starter area. Best of luck.
@cassandraa0045 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895thank you, from Texas! 😊
@gijspereboom56245 ай бұрын
You may want to check the fuelpump timing. These engines have a chain driven camshaft and fuelpump, because the chain stretches over time, injection timing gets off. Setting the timing correct makes all the differnce!
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
I will! Smokes a bit too much even in the summer.
@cjhuntz98845 ай бұрын
Do you still have these?? I know this was several years ago.
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
I purchased these to resell. I have a couple I really like but sold most. Almost $1000 for them.
@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu87565 ай бұрын
A few things i noticed while watching your video. Your coil was not level with the ground. Its not a good idea to use them in damp conditions because they are a delicate instrument. Any water can damage the housing. And you were swinging way too fast. You need to slow down and let the machine regester. Also the settings are extremely important. You can set them a lot more in either direction than modern machines. Disc one is is your normal hunting setting. Im in Northern Ohio. My best setting for disc one is 1.8 we don't have a lot of mineralized soil. Disc two is used for eliminating iron signals and i set mine at 3.6 for the conditions here. The toggle switch in front of the hand grip on the bottom of the control box is what you use to switch between the two discrimination modes and to pinpoint. Ive been at it since 1974 and over the years ive collected ten machines from Compass, Whites, Fisher and Garrett. Analog and digital. The simple Coin Hustler the first new detecor i purchased to the AT Max and Pros. All of do exactly what they were designed to do. Its really just a matter of the depth and soil conditions. The bells and whistles are for our convenience. Allowing us to attempt to "filter" or discriminate some metals. The problem with that being. The more discrimination you have, the less targets you will hear. Such as a gold ring and other precious metals that register low. Myself, id love a multi frequency pulse induction machine that doesnt have any disc. Just ground balancing. It would go deeper see more types of metals and increase your finds. The draw back to a lot of people is digging every target. I personally dig them all in order to remove the items that might be masking a target. Such as, a large nail thats not far from a gold ring. Our "old" defectors were monotone analog machines that were designed to tell us there was metal in the ground. The more modern machines try to tell what types of metals and at an approximate depth. After about six months of using my Compass. I could tell you if it was a coin and just about how deep it was only by the sound of the tone. Yes it was a novel of a response. But to anyone who is interested in picking up the hobby and doesnt want to invest hundreds of dollars to find out if they enjoy it. There are very good detectors that are older and heavier than today's detectors. But don't think that they can't perform. The technology is still largely the same we have digitized some circuitry and lightened them quite a lot! Try swinging an all metal. Detector with six C batteries in it all day. But that same machine will get deeper than my A T Max. Avoid anything from Asia. They tend to be a real let down. The price says it all. For that price buy a used machine and at least get to figure out if you enjoy it or not. If its not you're thing, you can get your money back. Not with that junk. People who have any knowledge avoid them and tell others the same thing. Hope this helps anyone who watched this video and is interested getting started. Or has Dads old detector they have been thinking about trying. My collection grew because I found that each one has its own special feature. Like a set of golf clubs. Good luck and dig em all!
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
Great comments. Others indicated my lack of level and speed of swing. Not as many other details. I've been retired for 1-1/2 years now and thought I'd be using this a lot more but a couple projects have consumed my time. Your advice will help me when I do pick it up again.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
Bet you were sore after installing those chains. A stiff drink and a hot shower and you’ll be back to your old self.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
It was a while ago. I'm 62 now but I thrive in cold weather. I just lost 38 lbs and am much more energetic and flexible! Can still appreciate a shower and a beverage.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
You should add a key fob remote to your dump trailer so you can start raising your trailer box from the inside of your truck.👍🏻
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
I actually bought one a while ago. I'm not even sure where it's gone to now as I didn't quickly install it. Come to think of it I might have mistaken it for a box with a backup camera.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
Tractor tires are also great at finding nails dropped in the yard.😂🇨🇦✌🏻
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
I recently moved a fire pit. I need to get this out to find all the nails so my tractor tires aren't used for that!
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
Great for finding dropped 3 point hitch pin clips.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
You should put a screen trap in your sink trap to keep solid sim clogging your drain. Go ahead, ask me how I know!
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
You know what goes well with bacon? MORE BACON!😂👍🏻🇨🇦
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
Yes! The wife made roasted bacon for dinner last night!
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
I'm now doing the carnivore diet so more bacon and more delmonico steaks are topping my list.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
You need to have a word with your staff (the rooster) and tell him to keep a civil tongue in his head when you are filming KZfaq videos.😂🤪🇨🇦
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
I did, ut didn't end well for him. Seriously, that's what happens when he feels a threat. The coop is about 15 feet from me.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895 Just remind him that several of his wives were delicious and that might take the starch out of his shorts for a minute or two.😂
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
I use both a back blade and the loader on my Massey Ferguson 270 to clear the snow from the lane on my rural property in central Ontario, 🇨🇦✌🏻👍🏻🥶
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
We haven't had enough snow in 2 years to need it. I lived through the blizzard of '77 and '78 at this same location.
@peterandersen13786 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895: Yup, ‘77 / ‘78 was a bad winter. As the years pass though, the winter weather extremes seem to be getting more varied. One Christmas I was doing wood lot maintenance in my shirtsleeves and another year at the same time I was digging out from a 24” snowstorm in - 25 C temperatures. Keeps things interesting that’s for sure.✌🏻✌🏻
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
@@peterandersen1378 my goal is to bale hay in November! Done Sept. Oct is doable.