Fixing all the problems of a 6600 John Deere, Hydraulic problems DONE!

Started on the 6600 problems today. The hydraulic issues are now all fixed. No cobble jobs here 😉😆

[@ChrisErickson-iz5sf]

Hate to be a Debbie downer, but I don't think it's gonna last. I would bolt metal across the opening you cut and then try some flat washers to spread the torque a little

[@roblonsdale8927]

I agree with bolting a brace across the slot, make it much stronger

[@bigDH123]

Good job JT, I would say the old girl is ready for beans.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😉. It’s looking good!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I know you did your best and it looks like a good farmer fix done right.

[@trentonromig9765]

Fix it up buddy you do a great job it will be worth more if you resell it

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Jt since that old one broke the way it did ya'll need to drill another bolt hole across from those two holes since you weakened the crap out of it by cutting a side out. Easy enough just put a bolt for right across the hole in the plate.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

$50 solution!!! Perfect!!! Sometimes we create issues where none exist. That combine has lots of life left.

[@AutoCrete]

"the Playboy Mansion dating juice" I'm gonna steal that one! There is no room for 'sentimental' on the John Deere harvest pit crew.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You have a point there

[@paulshamonis6362]

The bracket you welded was a hardened support. That fatigued over time, the replacement that you fabricated is destined to fail, because it’s not hardened so the stress it’s under will distort it, but it’s working now, so so far so good, search scrounge the territory for the factory part

[@mop1081]

Sentimental.... Means: "It ain't worth a cent and I must be mental to keep screwin' with it!" lol But hey, to each their own! haha

[@user-kd4jm7dz1r]

I would definitely put a metal strap across that drill and tap it bolt it on should work perfectly

[@karlfischer1011]

I think the cracks are from 50 years of everything. The pump has a lot of stress at that mount point. Every vibration from cavitation, hitting relief pressure or a jumpy cylinder travels to that point and the 30 lbs hanging increases the stresses. I'd try an additional support at the rear of the pump to help carry the load and reduce the chances of hose wrapping when the big bracket lets go. Most machines are designed to last 5-10 years so saving 5$ in 1975 got you thru 2023 anyway! Thanks for sharing your projects.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think you nailed that perfectly!

[@chadtosh6831]

I’ve spent so much time hunched up working under a seat like that. I really like on my 7720’s when a belt goes, that it wipes out the electrical for the electric clutch everytime too. Really handy. I’ve got a couple train wrecks I work on too!! 🤣🍻👍

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

For sure! Those belts get real destructive in there In a hurry!

[@user-xw4oc7dj3e]

I think the auger is the next thing to do, with a little work it would make the old girl look a lot better!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Auger is next! 😉

[@peterandersen1378]

Word for the day…..”fabri-cobble” - To design, build and use a new part in place of a broken and previously repaired OEM part. Your welcome.🥶😂🇨🇦

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I like it 😉

[@jippel1]

Fix the auger mate 💪heaps cheaper then a new one you’ll get there 👍i think that chtis erickson is right bolt some flat over the gap that you cut in the bracket and then i think it will last cheers from down under 🇦🇺

[@sallybrokaw6124]

With all the wrenchin an fixin you do I'm surprised you don't have a torch set. Feller can do a lot with hand tools, a welder and a torch.😊 AL B.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Great point!

[@genelegear5418]

Good job, you seem a hard working farmer.....

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍. I try!

[@thomasrogers4201]

Always enjoy your videos and your common sense approach to the problems you face. Keep on farmin!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks, will do!

[@peterandersen1378]

You forgot to “John Deere” your fabri-cobbled replacement part by painting it green. Oh well, at least you didn’t paint it Massey Ferguson red, right!😂🥶🇨🇦

[@johncook3817]

Good job time will tell! Not bad for an old combine even if it does suffer from being green!!😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks! That green paint gets me 😆

[@rickloomis8918]

You could add a small metal strap to close the opeming by drilling one more hole . That would any torque that would open up the piece.

[@mikebrunner1577]

I think that will do it. Once again, i still believe the older equipment is better than that new stuff.

[@dennisbelles9236]

I feel the transmission will be more in depth than you think, and doing it out in the elements will only make it that much slower. So I say do the auger, at least that can be taken inside to be worked on.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on. I like how you think

[@edtoebes]

Make a second one as a spare. You have the steel. AND - the big slot for the shaft needs to have radius relief. square corners on the slot are stress risers and will crack out. Must have corner radius. drill before cutting. fix the auger

[@timr9358]

Looks to be a great fix, if there is no vibration then your good to go. Vibration at top rpm would again stress the bracket

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Great point

[@troy3052]

Congratulations on 15,000+ subscribers!!!! I love the combine videos!!!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you very much! There’s a few more to come 😉

[@Nick-nw6zg]

Thanks for the positive input DEBBIE ‼️🤨🤣😂

[@ronzezulka6646]

Blue mountain repair,,cheers

[@glennschlorf1285]

Nice 1105..... cant wait to really get a good look at her.....JT yep thatll work😊 used parts work good if you can find better

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 👍

[@terrycannon570]

Love the ending. Thanks JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@alanyoung7655]

Like your idea of a redesigned bracket ...ticks a lot of boxes....only thing i did think when i saw it was ....where you cut the chunk out too fit the pump shaft... id be tempted too weld a stip of flat along the opposite edge to reinforce the plate where its at is thinest .... seemed too be plenty of room ...just a thoughts....anyway keep up the good work 👌

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That thought has crossed my mind too.

[@brianwestveer9532]

The stick that holds the seat up needs to be painted JohnDeere green to be official,

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! 😉

[@geoffrohrer7807]

Hey one things for sure….it won’t break this winter

[@jeffhack6839]

Here is the like button being pushed. Looks like the back of that bench plywood could use just a ;little more support. One day you could end up on your arse with a good solid vise on your noggin'. A small set of torches should not set you back much and make life a little easier. Ain't gettin' any youger you lnow. Red Green had help sometimes so play safe . Cheers.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! On all counts 😉😆

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Joe,,,necessity is the mother of invention. Might amaze everyone how long a improvised repair can last. And yo did it on the cheap. WITHOUT having to pull that pump.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Bingo! That’s how I roll 😉

[@royhunt7096]

I love your channel. I would love to see you power wash all of the extra oil off of the pump area. It could collect dust and maybe a fire. Keep on keeping on…

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s going to happen as soon as it warms up a little 😉

[@Papermaker-fl4bh]

Like the calendars you have hanging up in the work shop 😁

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks 😉

[@terryhobdy5727]

Good job.i believe you got it fixed.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I hope so!

[@rodneybalog4605]

When you started it and letting it idle sounds like the bearing on the pulleythats on the same belts driving off sounds loud

[@davidbarnes706]

Your very gifted mechanically

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thank you. I try 😉

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video JT :) yes that metal peice metal save day and new hose too also nice fix too! I saw do transmission also rest combine need fixing up on too and be ready go work next seasons !

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! I’ll get it all eventually 😉

[@briannelson4493]

Well JT looks like you fix another problem, growing up farming you learn how to fix and how to cobble together, so you can finish the crop. Some brands are easy to work on and some aren’t (I wont mention JD) . The main thing is that it works. Take care my friend

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Bingo! You find a way 😉. Take care as well!

[@user-lg4wi7zq9p]

Good job JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@LynnKorte-ve4qf]

I believe to here's a lot of vibration fatigue in that bracket and I believe I would of made it out of a bit thicker steel and cut in a round hole,,but that just me ,it looks to be made out of a to thin of 3/16s steel material to start with so to handle the operating vibrations I saw when it was running

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Very possible. It is attached to a rubber strap at the bottom of the bracket to the frame also. That should eat most of the vibrations. But indeed thicker metal wouldn’t hurt.

[@robertambrose2609]

Make a u plate for the backside

[@jerryhenry662]

nice work

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@stevebuntin7162]

Really enjoy watching your channel. I’m curious, have ever did a video on your barn? Looks like it was hand built with possibly wooden pegs used to put it together.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That is correct. Wood pegs holding those 12x12 ash beams in place. I have not done a video on it but I could possibly in the near future

[@ronzezulka6646]

Handy seat holder upper OSHA approved

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video JT.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@LolaBgcps]

Looks good to me! Hope it works out for ya!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I hope so too!

[@markflick1641]

Good one JT . It will be in the field before you know it . Today is Groundhog Day, early spring he said .

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

The way things are looking around here this week, might be a real early spring!

[@rbest402]

I've got my dads 6600. I mis that old girl in corn and just that diesel engine purring away. Its been a few yrs but I bet if I charged the battery and used a bit of that cosbey in a can, it will start right up

[@kurtreinhardt6789]

I like it JT- but as someone else has suggested I believe, I would bolt a flat bar across the opening of the new plate to add stiffness and prevent it from spreading

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Probably wouldn’t hurt any 😉

[@johnwesner3935]

Hey JT, I think I'd make a banana shaped reinforcement and use the same bolts to stiffen up the side with the gap. Take some of the strain off the one side of the bracket.

[@darrellfxdwg]

Agreed. That is definitely the weak spot and a bolted in piece of metal certainly wouldn't hurt and might prevent a major headache in the future.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’m with both of you on that

[@tmwinkler]

Those outro's are awesome.. Always wait til the end folks.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Glad you like them! 😆👍🏼

[@johnziegler3695]

Looks good

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Thanks!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing I’d used a thicker metal on that bracket and a longer bolt if needed but it looks fine should work for you

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Thicker material probably wouldn’t have been a bad idea, still have time to make that happen 😉

[@kenwillis8487]

That was my first thought when you bent that by hand with no heat or leverage. Who knows, it may work just fine for years!

[@gleanerk]

That’ll work JT ! Ain’t it hooked on a chain or am I imagining things , the pump. I’ve helped my cousin work on his 3300 a few times but don’t remember like I did when all of me was working, probably need some of that “ play boy mansion starter juice “ 😆🤣😂🤪👍🏻🇺🇸!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😆😆. That bracket only has a rubber strap holding it to the combine. Might as well be a chain 😉

[@edwardking2217]

As long as it works that's all that matters JT

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s what I say 😉

[@prevost8686]

Is it Spring yet? Appreciate the video.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

It is getting real spring like around here this week!

[@lornecossar4829]

Man if them belts blow up under ur seat , with no belt guards , u mite get a ass whipping with that !!

[@tomhanley8820]

Helo from Ireland, could you make 2 plates and slot it at the other side for more support

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Definitely could. I think I will do that

[@tomhanley8820]

Great to talk to you , love watching your videos and seeing you fix things , big respect.

[@northdakotaham1752]

Good idea fixing up that old combine so you have a spare...or, if you decide you don't need it will always be worth more to sell If its in operational condition. That original pump bracket looks a bit light made for John Deere. I suspect my 7720 has the same arrangement but I would have to get up from my chair, walk out to the shed and look at it.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

😆 it’s probably cold out there too lol

[@northdakotaham1752]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 no...actually we have only had about a week of cold weather here. No snow and Temps in the 40s this entire week.

[@corydriver7634]

I think you got er fixed solid. Seems like this would be a known weak point for this model year, I wonder if others have had the same issues. Makes me wonder if JD beefed up that bracket or changed the design in later years.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Very possible, although it looks to be the same on my 4420

[@michaelmcconnell7958]

Nice fix on the pump! Do you have a bearing going out on the lower pulley? It sounded a little rattley.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

May have. It has always made some noise.

[@jeffchatten9727]

doesn't look like your rotory screen is turning. nice repair.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

It wasn’t. Belt comes off from time to time

[@tj.farmer3905]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@andyhutch8262]

Brake & clutch cleaner spray works just has good as ethanol (etha) (easy start, aero start, not sure what you call it) I have started lots of motors with a sniff of brake & clutch cleaner spray, motorcycles, Cats, Perkins as in MF, .....Another Andy from the UK, no relation though.....

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! I’ve used brake clean a time or two as starting fluid lol, but unfortunately they are ruining that stuff over on this side of the pond. Not nearly as effective as it once was

[@davewallen1540]

Looks like that bracket will be fine. If your worried you could make a small extra bracket to shore up the pump from just turning? Seems that brackets main job was to keep it from spinning?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Yes, just holds it from turning. Has a rubber strap on the bottom that attached to the frame. Really not much there to go wrong 😉. Hopefully this will hold for as long as the combine needs lol

[@richardnorthern6945]

Looks like that will work been under under the before about a uncomfortable position should be plenty used parts around

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Good thing with the 00 series is there were lots of them made, and lots of parts availability

[@alosborn4763]

If you ever need to get that pump off easy contact me. Was a former deere mech, and have taken a few of these apart.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Will do! Ive had it off before, but when the belts got all wrapped around the pump shaft this fall the shaft got super tight in there. Can’t budge it with a welded adjustable wrench and a hammer.

[@rbest402]

We had issues with shifter not changing gears but we just did it manually. Kinda dangerous considering we bypass the neutral safety switch😂

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Sometimes ya gotta do what you gotta do 😆

[@richardschaffling9882]

Looks good with the new plate but I would worry about the big notch you put in I think I would have doubled it up or put a piece to screw in across the the notch

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I may make a second one to come in from the other side

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Yes. That‘s what I thought as well!

[@richardschaffling9882]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 good idea

[@billyhaddock5540]

JT, great job on making the hyd pump bracket and getting another hose/fiting. she will be fine as long as it works.. 40deg here in florida.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! 10 minutes, 10 acres or 10 years 😆😆

[@Military-Museum-LP]

JT what type of JD motor does this combine have? Love to see it on the next service.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

It’s a 329

[@andywilkinson3792]

Nice one j.t. is there any room to drill 2 holes in the new plat and put some thred in to it and make a plate to help it hold were you cut the slot out just to make it more strength back in to the plate because it seems to have a bit off movement in the video. Just a thought. Your there you can see more. From Andy in uk

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That has crossed my mind too, but I think space may be limited. If this one lets go, that is something I will keep in mind

[@andywilkinson3792]

@jtsbarnngrill6873 you could make a cradle for the pump then bit off rubber on to the big plate so fix the cradle to the pump put a rubber block at the bottom so it's still got a bit off movement. That's all I can come up with because you got that little bit off movement on the pump I think that's the problem. But your machine. Just trying to help. Bin fixing stuff like that for years

[@ACF6180T]

Nice fabrication; I would be a little concerned about the opening in the brace; Rather than a dye cut circular hole which would give it equal strength all the way around the brace; Or bracket what ever that part is called. Just a theory. I could be over thinking it. This video was to serious LOL.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I may need a bracket, but time will tell. Curious to see how long this one lasts 😉

[@kennyadkins6879]

JT I couldn't tell from the video, but is that your engine oil drain hose hanging from under the engine? If so you need to store in the engine compartment. They can ware a hole in the drain line and drain the oil from your engine while you're combining. I've had a friend who blew up his 8820 that way. I farmed in the 80s and early 90 and enjoy your videos. Hope this helps. Kenny

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’ll tuck that back in 😉

[@CircleTFarms419]

Good video, I hope it fixes the problem, I know what you mean about fix one thing, then the rest of it falls off the tracks 😂 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Bingo! It’s a chain reaction of problems lol

[@stevemccoy8138]

Hey J T that is awesome for sure, are you going to get the Ol 55 operational ? 😊

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Unfortunately I will not. That poor thing is too far gone and has a lot of stuff missing. She had a rough life lol

[@northdakotaham1752]

That auger! I had an almost new anger here that had a few kinks in it, definitely not as bad as yours, but I used a short ram, 6 inch or so, attached to my power pull on a long hose. So basically just slid the short ram into place and pressed the kinks out from the inside. Rarely use that power pull but it did the job for me on that auger. Yours is in much worse condition.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! That auger of mine needs to head to the scrap pile 😆😆

[@northdakotaham1752]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 you can probably find a usable tube in the boneyard. Several boneyards around here but shipping wouldn't be cheap.

[@kennyronful]

Hey, it's working now, so if it ain't broke , don't fix it. Just take it for a test run before harvest time for a shake down, then make sure you have some duct tape and #9 wire on hand for the possible unknown situation that may arise.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Always! Best tools in the box 😉

[@biggbear6218]

Do what farmers do fix what needs fixing keep using it till it can't be used no more why buy something when you don't need it just because it's old doesn't mean it can't do the job and look at it like this it's paid for as long as it does its job then keep it going

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! That’s the plan for this one 😉

[@AdamAdam-vy1pe]

Understand your pain with working on the cab cloor

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on! Limited space and everything is awkward lol

[@williamclaytor697]

That bracket should last forever a lot heavier steel what was on before

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That’s what I’m hoping for

[@samtalley791]

What happened to the 4420?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Nothing. Just want my 6600 in good shape to go as well

[@mudweimer768]

Did your barn sink that much or the people that built it where very short lol

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Short people.

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Being outside all the time doesn‘t help preserving combines either.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

If I had a place to put it it would be inside. The 4420 gets the roof over it

[@Ron-rs2zl]

That repair will last easily for the work you'll put it through.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I think it probably will, but we shall see

[@davidguntren4487]

Augers pal

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Agreed!

[@patrickholt4140]

Since your add revenue is picking up… Get your self a torch

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Next on the list

[@ethanlee9441]

Im tellin ya right now its the pump.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

You may be right. But I hope you’re wrong lol

[@ethanlee9441]

@jtsbarnngrill6873 nope im right because that was the same problem my grandfather had with his

[@dmartens6267]

If it breaks it will be when the oil is cold and thick.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Very true

[@randybennett5417]

Why did your thumbs up go from numbers to like ?

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I don’t have any idea? KZbin thing?

[@patrickschulze2995]

Hey I can get you a whole parts machine we have one sitting at the farm good Trans and auger no engine or feeder housing location is northwest Ohio

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

I’ll keep that in mind, appreciate it

[@patrickschulze2995]

@@jtsbarnngrill6873 I am sure my buddy will let it go dirt cheap I don't know exactly how much but its been sitting there for the last 6 years untouched

[@jamesvannoy8304]

You farm and don't have a torch 😂

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Can’t have it all

[@justinvickery446]

It's been good to you and maybe it's worth throwing a few bucks in

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right on!

[@davebur3350]

Don't OverFlex that WorkBench J.T....Mite need some L-Brackets under It into Studs and ThroughBolt to BenchTop🔩🔩🔩💪🧑‍🔧

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Right! Didn’t realize how bad it flexed till I watched the video lol

[@Military-Museum-LP]

JT what type of JD motor does this combine have? Love to see it on the next service.

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

That is a 329

[@lornecossar4829]

Man if them belts blow up under ur seat , with no belt guards , u mite get a ass whipping with that !!

[@jtsbarnngrill6873]

Go back a handful of vids to this fall.. they all went this past harvest season 😆