Compact Tractor Maintenance: Tips, Tricks, and Laughs! - John Deere 4052R: Oil, Fuel, & Transmission

[@pamvogt9096]

Great video. I have a 4052M coming up on 400 hours and have been dreading the transmission change. Seemed simple enough. You earned a new subscriber.

[@daveboyt6810]

Nice video, appreciate the real-world demonstration. A magnet on a telescoping tube should be in every tool box just for fishing things out of oil buckets! To fill the transmission, I set the bucket on the fender and use a 5' syphon hose to the fill hole. Just start the syphon and come back 15 minutes later and repeat for the next bucket.

[@HTPJohn]

Sorry, I had to replay the "socket drop" 3 times I was laughing so hard. And you're so low key about it. Classic stuff, right there!

[@briansorensen7195]

Great help, getting ready to do the full service of oil fluids. Thanks

[@IndyFarmLife]

Hope it went well!

[@spartanhunter6269]

About ready to pull the trigger on a 4052r. This was helpful... Quick return advice... look at the Dewalt (or other brand) battery operated power washer. (DCPW550P1). My hunting cabin, like yours, has no running water and i couldn't get myself to dropping a well. This is a very cheap and effective option. Intake from a 5 gallon bucket of water. I bring 20 gallons with from home... Works well for cleaning my tractor, quad and ranger and my shop floor, etc. For about $200. Great video thank you!

[@Kcolby47]

Thanks Adam. I’ll be approaching 400 hrs next year on my 4052R. Good to see the process.

[@miketungol5736]

thanks for sharing! real work horse you have there 👍. One suggestion, cover those hydraulic quick disconnect fittings, all that dirt youre brushing on to the filter is going to contaminate the hydraulic system.

[@IndyFarmLife]

Good call Mike! I'll admit that I'm not always as clean as I probably should be sometimes.

[@poiuytrewq9696]

Thank you for a tutorial :D now maintaining will be easy

[@jzenone]

Hi thanks for the informative videos. I am going to buy a tractor soon and have narrowed it down to the 4052r and the kubota l4760. Have you crossed shop the JD and Kubota line? If so what made you buy JD over a Kubota. I was also last the l3560 with cab because it was cheaper but as much as I will be on the tractor I think I would let the cab go and opt for the more capable tractors 4052r or l4760. Has tour JD been reliable?

[@katmagnuson4101]

Having a hard time getting that 2nd transmission filter off. Seems really stuck. Ever encounter that?

[@IndyFarmLife]

Can't say I have. I have only completed this service once. Do you have a good filter wrench?

[@anntaylor9449]

Extremely helpful! Thank you!

[@HTPJohn]

Don't know how I missed this episode. Just did the 100 hr service on my 825i Gator. Catch you next time. -John

[@Harvesttimebluegrassgospel]

Do you change the o ring on the sediment bowl each time? I just changed mine for the first time and didn’t replace it and it is leaking. Going to go get one next week when the dealer opens. Just curious if it is something that you change every time or what?

[@IndyFarmLife]

No, I don't change it, but you do have to make sure it's there. I dropped it one time and forgot to put it on and mine leaked too until I put it back.

[@skythrill27]

what size socket for the transmission drain plug?

[@IndyFarmLife]

I honestly don't know off the top of my head. I probably couldn't tell you if I had just finished putting the plug back in. ha I'm terrible at remembering socket sizes. I can tell you that it falls within a standard set of sizes. Not overly large or obscure.

[@1yehny]

Do you use hydrostatic fluid or engine oil on the hydrostatic filter top? Thanks.

[@redlalo777]

Thanks very informative very appreciated

[@redlalo777]

@@IndyFarmLife Thanks again , Out of subject question ,Do you have problems with mice, rats eating your equipment wires? if so how do you deal with it? I have been trying to find a solution I am in East Texas

[@jzenone]

I have a 4044r JD the exhaust level is at 96% shoot is around 46%. Do I need to clean the exhaust or will the regen fix this exhaust

[@IndyFarmLife]

Can you elaborate as to what you mean when you say that the "exhaust level is at 96%?" I have never seen this metric on my dash. Only the soot level.

[@jzenone]

@@IndyFarmLife as I cycle through the menus I see that my tractor tells me shoot level 57% and an exhaust level as well sitting at 97% I have less than 50 hours on it. I just called John Deere and I am waiting for them to call back I will let you know what they said

[@IndyFarmLife]

Interesting. What year is your tractor? I'll spin through my menu tonight but I don't think I have ever seen that.

[@jzenone]

@@IndyFarmLife 2021

[@IndyFarmLife]

Mine is a 2016. That may explain it

[@mbills2223]

Honestly dying at the socket in the oil

[@goodboyringo9716]

Tell wife to get you a power washer for your birthday , ggg That dirty air filter is why the oil was so dirty. Be nice if you had a K&N air filter cause you could clean and reoil it.