Great info and visual. Just bought a new 2024 Scag Tiger Cat 2 52”. Driving in a straight line going forward and especially backward requires a lot of fiddling with the steering levers. The same pressure on both levers was applied. Does anyone else have these issues? Any ideas for fix?
@thewayidoit88955 күн бұрын
@@tankntaffy I appreciate the comment!
@thewayidoit88955 күн бұрын
@@tankntaffy Yoy are actually operating two separate hydraulic motors with two independent valves. Theoretically, with similar flow, pressures etc they should go straight with the same positioning if tgey are adjusted the same. However they seldom do. Its like walking. Few, if any, can walk in a straight line with eyes shut. We need our eyes as a feedback control system. Our eyes work the same on the zero turns. The biggest problems arise when you have flow or pressure differences. Blocked hoses, worn motors or even slack linkages. Best of luck.
@love2sail14 күн бұрын
This tutorial was super helpful, I’ve got the exact same machine with similar options and after watching your video, I’ve got a much better visual image of my diagnostic and repair processes which I’m gonna use. Thank you very much, I really appreciate your posting.
@thewayidoit889513 күн бұрын
@@love2sail Thank You. My machine is starting and running well in this winter storm. Its started pretty easily at 19 degrees F or -7C. I still have not changed oil or any other service.
@brianwideman2342Ай бұрын
Well, let's see the follow up video. Because, that tractor looks like the previous 3 owners could've cared less.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@brianwideman2342 Its still right where I put it when I brought it home 3 years ago. Been busy with my fabric tension building and farm chores. Now its November with snow forcast in 2 days so likely on hold until May. But it would be interesting doing a "will it start" video in a foot of snow?
@scotty3478Ай бұрын
Great video. I just got the light 2018 Ram with 100k km, so about 60k miles.
@UltraMagaFan2Ай бұрын
You should try Flitz polish and a buffing wheel on a Dremel. It works a lot quicker than WD40 on an Emory cloth. And it's fine enough to not damage handle scales. All you got to do is keep the Dremel on the lowest speed setting it has and you won't damage anything.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@UltraMagaFan2 I will! I have a few that nbed done. I haven't come upon a sale like this since. Most pocket knives go very high at auctiins and yard sales.
@andrewolneyАй бұрын
Is it possible to remove the harp and soundboard from the back without taking the sides off? I'm thinking of turning one into a bookcase
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@andrewolney I did this quite a while ago. I think what you envision is possible and will look great!
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
Where I drive you can leagally go as fast as 70mph. Most are 65mph or less. Police leave you alone on hoghways if you are 80 mph or less. If you look suspect though, its a legal reason to pull you over. In the video, the truck tures are 17" I think it would easily go to 20" automotive tires.
@tristanberecz8024Ай бұрын
free firewood to
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@tristanberecz8024 I burned some but kept some for an unkniwn project. Perhaps a shadowbox.
@samcooke2742Ай бұрын
Hours of enjoyment ahead
@MidnightkevinАй бұрын
Is the jack pretty heavy im thinking about keeping it in my truck in i ever get a flat
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@Midnightkevin it is fairly heavy (58#) but considering its capacity of 6,000# its light. I'm 62 years old and lift it pretty much with ease.
@scottsinflАй бұрын
Do you know if it got so much magnetized to it that it wont float anymore? Thats my theory because Ive got a neighbor thats had the light on ever since 40k miles and the tank is so clean Im thinking the mag. collected so much it wont float + on yours the rust sediment on the bottom and the pole may caused some drag. Im sure you tossed it by now but that would be an awesome test. Great video half way threw I said I wish someone would cut one apart then you whipped out the cutter. lol
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@scottsinfl Thanks. Interesting idea. Whatever the exact case the magnet is sludged up to where it diesn't move. I don't want people to get caught up in thinking its the sensor.
@jamesgeorge1709Ай бұрын
You can get grease into that bearing. My spindes had no zerks or vents they now have zirks and even though they have seals on the bearing they will take grease under pressure. My advice to you is block off the vent and it will take between 60 and 70 pumps depending on the grease gun. They are banking on people to think you should not force grease into the bearing. They should only have seals on the outsides and no seals on the insides. They make bearing like that. If you take out the bearings and remove one side of the seals that way you wont have to buy new spindles.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
@@jamesgeorge1709 I bought a dixie chopper mower with greasable spindles. My cub cadet, I put some anazin spindle on "just because"
@ronmoore3987Ай бұрын
I didnt need a reservoir on my 2014 till about 500,000 miles roughly, but my 18' I think after a water pump was changed may need a thermostat housing sanded flat after another u tuber hadd to do thaat with his,, he checked it with a pressure tester I hear those testers really help a lot. Some times a leaking antifreeze can be just butping thee engine too, due to an AIR LOCK.......
@ronmoore3987Ай бұрын
Another thing, I took thee cap off the reservoir,,and thee large O-Ring was loossy goosy,, another thing to check.Hot gasses can seep outa any little opening......
@cristohidalgo2 ай бұрын
Very informative video, thanks alot
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
Glad to be of service!
@richardpeoples28872 ай бұрын
Thanks for your help
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
Sorry if you didn't find what you are looking fir. I will be refreshing a baler using the kicker from this baler. The one shown is actually just worn out all through it not to mention the rust.
@hermanfehr9292 ай бұрын
This video was very helping thanks a bunch sir 👍
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
#katievanslyke
@PineValley122 ай бұрын
Awesome! Got it fixed.Thank you so much!
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
Glad I could help.
@MrBlazeart2 ай бұрын
Good vid.
@thewayidoit88952 ай бұрын
@@MrBlazeart Thank You!
@ryanhurd80372 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info 👊🏻⚡️🇺🇸
@charlesf303 ай бұрын
THANK YOU I ALMOST WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW ALTERNATOR, IEVEN FOUND A SPARE FUSE ON DRIVERS SIDE BATTERY FOR AN ACCESSORY
@michaelkroger8993 ай бұрын
i have a 422 a430 a435 a440 and this is my beloved baler, thx
@tommygarza80433 ай бұрын
Nice vid bud. Great information. I’m looking at this jack for my personal vehicle just for when I have to change my tire if flat and carry the jack inside my half ton Chevy. I have multiple Daytona 3 ton rapid pump super duty low profile jacks in my shop and they’re Freakn awesome and and I use them many many times every day but I sure as heck don’t want to pick them up and put into my truck cause them things weigh 104 lbs. so I’m looking into this aluminum jack to carry inside my truck but I want to ask you if you use constantly on your truck and if it ever failed you or slipped on you or if it is a jack that you have total confidence in to use for your trucks. Thank you ahead of time for your responses keep up the good work. Awesome vid.
@thewayidoit88953 ай бұрын
@@tommygarza8043 If it fits you can't go wrong. As far as I'm concerned, harbor freight is the #1 place to buy a floor jack.
@jeffsmith1974 ай бұрын
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.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
Theres an open circuit somewhere. Maybe the seat. Do you have the wiring diagram.
@jwoodyr14 ай 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.
@thewayidoit8895Ай бұрын
It was broken when I bought it. I've acquired a new one and will operate it at the correct speed. My buddy grew up with these and said the same thing.
@ViolenceSolvesProblems4 ай бұрын
Thank you Sir. Much appreciated. I have same issue on my 2500
@dayzemae90154 ай бұрын
What a sweetheart❤
@StevenJarrett19614 ай 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
@ChrisHargrave234 ай 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.
@StevenJarrett19614 ай 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.
@ChrisHargrave234 ай бұрын
@@StevenJarrett1961 This video is pretty straight forward. Shows how to test the circuit and the sensor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXOTXmWXgquWkJI
@ronmoore3987Ай бұрын
The SENSOR NEVER GOES, ITS ALL THE SILT IN THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THEE FLOAT TO STICK IN THEE LOW POSITION. I LEARNED BY WASTING MONEY ON A SENSOR.JUST GET A NEW RESERVOIR
@ChrisHargrave23Ай бұрын
@@ronmoore3987 100%. I’ve been living with the low coolant light and just watching the temp, but the long term plan is to replace the reservoir with a billet aluminum one. Couple companies make them. They use a traditional float mechanism and plug into the sensor.
@codyknight76125 ай бұрын
Can you please show me how to adjust set screw?
@flipheemskerk85125 ай бұрын
He my knoter works fin but the twine goes under neet de belhook 11.40 ore on te right
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Perhaps your twine finger is not adjusted correctly?
@flipheemskerk85125 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895 the twine is on the rong side after 1 knot
@jondavidcoursey5415 ай бұрын
For the love of God, stop destroying beautiful old pianos!!! Refinish, and re-purposed the cabinet!
@thewayidoit88955 ай 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...
@scottcarson30043 ай бұрын
UK piano tech here. This happens every day, I get at least fifty calls from people wanting rid of their old acoustic piano for nothing for every enquiry from people wishing to buy one. You might as well say stop scrapping beautiful and perfectly good 35mm cameras.
@thewayidoit88953 ай бұрын
@@scottcarson3004 They build new ones every day. Certainly, there are some worthy of saving. Not an old school piano.
@scottcarson30043 ай бұрын
@@thewayidoit8895 That's true, but the market has shrunk to such an extent that restorations are only worthwhile nowadays if it's a top German maker or the piano has a sentimental value for it's owner, (..."it was my grandfather's piano..." etc.) We used to restore all sorts when I started out fifty years ago which would be scrapped today without a second thought.
@bobgriffin39535 ай бұрын
Stupid --- keep the water out??? Pack the tower and when full the grease comes out of the over flow hole.
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@bobgriffin3953 Thank you for your inciteful comment.
@brianmarshall16375 ай 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.
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@brianmarshall1637 This tractor has the STANDARD MOTORS diesel. Notoriously hard to start in all weather.
@princezzpuffypants62875 ай бұрын
Idk why KZbin 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
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@princezzpuffypants6287 haha thanks for watching!
@amend52695 ай бұрын
Put the blade belt on first zip tie it tight then install deck add pulley then cut zip tie
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@amend5269 sounds like a Hassel. I like just rolling it on later.
@amend52695 ай бұрын
Welding by your seat really?
@thewayidoit88955 ай бұрын
@@amend5269 It's farther away than it looks. No harm no foul.
@thewayidoit88955 ай 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.
@alimostefaoui16885 ай бұрын
👏👍
@thewayidoit88956 ай 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.
@SnowleopardPearl6 ай 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
@thewayidoit88956 ай 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.
@tmb91266 ай бұрын
you did not have to loosen the strings first before cutting? I thought that would be dangerous?
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
Naw, they aren't too tight.
@windirono54096 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.
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
Perhaps 100k miles.
@daver14276 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!
@thewayidoit88956 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?
@brianbertrand97367 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.
@thewayidoit88956 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.
@allencapps267 ай бұрын
So where the link to the New Hollad video that doesnt have a bunch of non sense talking
@thewayidoit88956 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.
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
This is NOT the good one but its pretty detailed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKClkGSjmreUb6Msi=YKkDMn80Q4Ij9lGF
@Johnny351307 ай бұрын
The grease will get in the bearing even though it has a "seal". Been proven.
@thewayidoit88956 ай бұрын
Yup, and get out. I have a different piece of equipment with now dry "sealed". bearings
@chiefbiglew7 ай бұрын
do you grease your trailor bearings. how about your truck.
@thewayidoit88956 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.
@jonheath75027 ай бұрын
You should contact a luthier about the sound board. 60+ year old Sitka spruce would be great for acoustic guitars
@thewayidoit88956 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-vx1zc7 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
@thewayidoit88956 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!)