A Guide to... REPAIR & MAINTENANCE (What Actually Happens?) Farming Simulator 19, PS4, Assistance!

[@lilmunkygaming]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the effort this man has just gone through for a 23 minute video!

[@TeamOdiffat]

22:43

[@disobey9058]

I definitely do appreciate everything he does

[@samhelferich1285]

He does a awesome job I enjoy his videos

[@steviehogan3046]

Yep well done mate great video, getting a subscription from me you guys should be endorsed by these games, you make the game make sense if you know what I mean

[@68diggerman]

Hi all, the work and time Mr sealyp put in to these video, s is brilliant, I ve been following him since 2014. Farm simulator is unreal the change and inprovement as a game is unreal how it s

[@andrewinbody4301]

Your patience is inspiring.

[@The_Wyatt_Earp]

Would love if tractors could be impacted by breakdowns. Reduced engine power, faulty fuel pump, fuel leak. But... you can only ask for so much at one time.

[@nemphis95]

The tractor actually loses power once with maintanance dropping.

[@zero1zero11spur6]

Ye it will make more noise and everything may work slower as usual

[@ryanking4506]

I do agree an have equipment an Vehicle's rust too

[@ronanduff3335]

Exactly 🤝

[@joshwagoner2753]

You can have it !go buy the cheapest tractor you can find! You will have every kind of mechanical and electrical break down you can dream of! Then when you get it all sorted out you can sell it for a nice profit!

[@headrockbeats]

I know the video is almost 2 years old, and patches may have changed things since then, but the record needs to be set straight for 2020: Low *vehicle* condition _does reduce HP output_ by quite a bit. That doesn't change the maximum speed of the vehicle, it only changes top acceleration. This means two things: 1) Your vehicle will struggle more when pulling the same equipment, especially uphill. The top speed may not change, but the vehicle will struggle more to reach that same top speed. If the vehicle is very powerful, you actually might not notice any changes at all. 2) The load on the engine while driving will be higher in all circumstances (even when no implement is attached), resulting in faster condition degrade and higher fuel consumption.

[@headrockbeats]

Also, the game code shows that the vehicle will waste more fuel (up to 30% more!) _on top of_ the fuel wasted due to extra engine load. Keep your vehicles repaired, folks!!

[@headrockbeats]

@pieces of8t Washing does not affect performance. But I wash mine too. :P

[@tris1099]

I just did a little test. My tractor in much need of repair was struggling up a hill while cultivating. I decided to repair my tractor just to see, and it struggled much less, even hitting top speed sometimes. Flat ground, it worked the same needing repair or not. So it seems that keeping the tractor repaired CAN make a difference. Hope this helps.

[@mrl550]

Finally a farming simulator video that gets right to the point and gives me the information that I need without the person talking for 10 minutes. You have just gained me as a sub 👍

[@troo52]

It was said in the Giants pre release stream that vehicles if not maintained will use more diesel.

[@mikaelhansen7335]

@Daniels Gaming channel they didnt it does take alot more diesel

[@gabrielnelson3400]

Oh whoop, uses more diesel yet still starts up, hits top speed, ect. This is a poorly executed feature

[@The_Wyatt_Earp]

Daniels Gaming channel I have a New Holland 8340 mod, super dirty, 24% maintenance, and it DEFINITELY uses more fuel.

[@jeffgarcia5807]

Mr SealyP you are a gentleman and a scholar for doing the work you do

[@Ti___ny_______]

spot on! its all about immersion. folks have no idea the kind of maintenance and repairs a farmer goes through on a daily basis. most are not only a farmer but also a technician or they will be poor.

[@Leemassey85]

Can I just add, a LOT of people wanted this in 17. I just think only people who are unhappy with the new mechanic are griping. Having said that, you have took the time to test said mechanics and I for one am grateful. So thanks.

[@chloekaftan]

also if you make an underpowered tractor do a job its not meant to do, like say for example, make a john deere 6R pull the biggest plow in the game, its durability will crash faster than normal. so its worth the investment to get the right tractor for the right job. also the john deere's do suffer from wear and tear, however tractors with mud guards have a longer time before the rest of the body gets mud on it which means that the undercarriage, axles, suspension and wheels will suffer the most, if you make any tractor (including john deere) work until its down to its last bar and never clean it, you'll find that the mud gets all the way to the cabin glass and all over the lower body, grill and hitch mounts, once you wash it you'll find that those areas will have much more damage on them, but compared to the undercarriage, axles, suspension, and wheels, the damage on the rest of the body is more conservative. note that damage models for vehicles that have a lot of mechanical parts are different from tractors, like combines for example have internals that get worn and damaged after multiple harvests. this also applies for the harvester headers.

[@paulhepden9422]

I like the damage model in spintires mudrunner, the exshust smoke gets blacker with sparks coming out, and if you hit a solid object the vehicle is dead.

[@MrDrHouse]

But now there's Snowrunner :D

[@Sh4mall-]

@@MrDrHouse wotdefok

[@owennielsen3431]

I want to see some crazy realism with the repair. Like when you repair it, it will tell you whats wrong and charge you accordingly. (ie. a shank on a cultivator, tractor oil filters, a sheered bolt, a leaking hydraulic hose.) Further if you repair something, that specific component cannot deteriorate for a certain period of time.

[@owennielsen3431]

@@MrSealyp oh no way...I'll check it out!

[@bandaidjuggalo]

I did notice the repair level of harvesters had effects on their performance. I was using the Ideal harvester and was only harvesting at 4 mph. After repairing, I was back up to the 6-7 mph.

[@willthomas2227]

Exactly my dads a farmer we were ploughing and at the end the row and the 2 blades had broken and then the bolts holding the hydrolic had completely sheered off clean we couldn't lift the ploug

[@shorty9020]

Even with dirt off it still degrades my equipment. I understand this is an old video although poking through the comments i havent seen anyone bring this up specifically. Great content and keep up the great work. Been a fan since 17 and i always enjoy seeing the sealyP sale point on Sus-.

[@RyujiAka]

I've had a seed drill on a tractor with 0 maintenance going uphill at around 3 km/h. Stopped on the slope, repaired the tractor (not the drill), ran it again and it went at 6 km/h. So there does seem to be a power loss with no maintenance on a tractor, but it's probably too small to be noticeable except in situations where you're already lacking enough power.

[@Daniel-gf1zo]

I have the same experience with my harvester like you👍

[@stevey9110]

Thanks for your Dedication and the time you put in to give us these Great Guide to's MrSealyp, definitely appreciated.

[@adrianbinstead6249]

Very useful thanks mate, FYI, Jimbob leased a plough to do his fields and found after a couple of passes that he had slowed to 4mph but was not allowed to repair leased equipment, that's a real pain. Great guide to mate.

[@colinlongstaff]

Hi MrSealeyP, Just seen your vid and I must say thank you, it was very informative and useful. I was always pissed off with how quickly the repair costs built up, my setting now on are ALWAYS ON "DIRT OFF"!! In the 798 hours I have played so far, I have always been on FAST DIRT (not really understanding the term until I saw your vid), and subsequently paid enough service/repair costs to last a lifetime! Thanks for your vid, I have learned a lot - DIRT NOW OFF!

[@harag9]

Thanks for this video Mr P very informative! Strange that the tractors on 0% condition are still 100% working, I would have expected issues (speed / hp etc). it took you 7+ hours to test that too. I'll not repair my current tractor and see if it has the same 100% working feeling at 0%. For any PC players reading comments, there is an excellent mod called "Enhanced Vehicle" it tells you the % condition of the attached machinery, Yes I know you can look it all up in the menus, but I never know what is what in that screen.

[@KevinColt]

You couldnt be any more detailed and spot on, thanks mate.

[@russellwhitlock1942]

Reading the patch notes for the last PC update, and then investigating further myself, I have established: - The repairs and maintenance ARE still linked to the cleanliness; however - Turning the dirt off altogether does NOT turn the repairs and maintenance off altogether, but instead only lowers it to a minimum level. Therefore, you can still adjust the repair schedule by adjusting the dirt levels, but you can no longer turn off the repairs altogether, like you can the dirt. Hope this helps.

[@MrBigjimbrown]

Thanks for the video. I like the repair feature. Although I wish when you hit something it would cause damage but it doesn't. I grew up on a farm and equipment was repaired constantly. Plowing your going to hit rocks. Hoses fail etc. Thanks for sharing.

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

I was wondering why my Cherios tasted a bit like Hydraulic Fluid

[@FarmerBoBonYoutube]

Thanks Mr. P. Great vid again, never thought the repairs are connected to dirt, but it makes sense... Bless u...

[@thisguy23]

I noticed with the seeders and planters, if do don't repair them, they tend to start messing some spots with the hired workers! This is just what I experienced on my end of the game so far.

[@amauryclain-lamarque5835]

and the seeders when damaged uses more fertilizer (and maybe seeds, not sure for seeds) but it uses more fertilizer for the same field

[@randyolan1273]

That was very informative. With the tractor check out fuel consumption from lack of repair.

[@coryvandyke9441]

Since you said the John Deeres dont show any physical damage you should test this with another brand

[@waynebates4768]

They do as iv done this and seen it .

[@whitebuffalogaming9159]

I had the same thought..maybe it is just a thing with the JD's where the maintenance doesn't effect the uses. I feel that I have seen some game play where a fairly damaged harvester lost HP and wasn't able to harvest very well. ( But that could also very well be the header )

[@whitebuffalogaming9159]

@@codynace912 so is it just a thing with the John Deere series that its not effected?

[@codynace912]

@@whitebuffalogaming9159 that I'm not 100% for sure. I haven't noticed anything on jd. With they would alter it so we can see

[@phalanx3803]

In Real Life the John Deere would catch fire

[@basshanna6513]

First allow me to thank you for spending the time ploughing the field to show us this video! It's simply clever idea to do those kinds of guide to, you are helping a lot of people to make this game more understandable and enjoyable, but i really wish to see wear and tear on the tractors engine not starting once the condition is low, hopefully as you said to see this in the new patch or in seasons mod.

[@bigfletch870]

Fantastic comparisons I really enjoy watching and the narration is great! It would be nice to have a table of results at the end. Cheers Stuart

[@Baerenpapa007]

Hello Mr. SealyP! Very informative video indeed. You mentioned that the wear & tear is linked to the dirt, but it's actually linked to the dirt setting only - meaning that you can't reduce your maintenance fees by keeping your machinery clean (though that would be really cool, would add more than optical reasons for a pressure washer). Second thing is - if you had been going for a plow with closed blades, you could have told by the blink of an eye on how much color you already had scraped off of the blades what the maintenance condition of the plow would be. Same is true for cultivators and other ground scraping tools. The wear & tear is actually shown with how much color has been scraped off of the earth penetrating parts. Besides of that ... Whatever You should choose to do - enjoy doing it and ... Thanks for Sharing!

[@eddiegoaround]

Nice video Mr Sealyp and quite some test ,but i think there's a hiddin thing here same as you see in race games businesses dont want to see dents broken engines or what so ever on there products in games they think its downgrading there product and it is a bit a same everyone knows when you hit something in a game it brakes something and its youre fault or in racegames you or the guy hitting you

[@cameronkinnan6697]

You bring up some good points, i think the condition of tractors is based on looks, tractor runs like it got off the factory floor, but to me, i did notice that the paint around the bolts on the 3 point hitc thing looked like it was chipped off, maybe it was the lighting bouncing off the tractor, i don't know, because like you said, if the tractor fires up right away, go top speed, and use implements that goes top speed while in use. But awesome guide to as always.

[@mmmasiakos]

[Fixed] Wear speed if washing is disabled (1.2) That's in the last update they did (update 1.2) No idea what it actually means and what's the impact to what you just said As you said it though made sence ...no idea if it still does though :/ It's updated for PC already.Heard Sony will release it later. Giants released the update for all platforms so it's not their fault PS4 and XBox didnt had it on time

[@TheIronDrengin]

Just means that wear and tear are no longer tied to the dirt level on items. Disabling dirt no longer nullifies wear and tear.

[@gamingwithegoon]

steam doesnt check what the devs do, consols do. they make sure no viruses etc. are in a update. its safer but slower.

[@gamingwithegoon]

@@C20F indeed

[@Breadn]

You can also check your vehicle’s durability in the menu that has the map and finances. There’s a list of the vehicles and tools in the menu.

[@NLGolgo13123]

Another excellent guide! One last point though is what happens when you get a tractor with 30 hours (fully repaired) and a new tractor (also mint condition) and both pull a plow? Is there a speed or power difference?

[@dimarjorie]

I would like to know which key to press to run the repair. After, of course, the tractor is in the demarcated space in the workshop. Thanks for the video.

[@Dellenty666]

This might be worth a revisit? I have done some rough testing and I think tractors do loose HP when worn. The problem is it seems to be quite a low amount so unless you have a 150hp tractor pulling a 150hp piece of equipment is barely shows up. I’m also not sure they have added it to the JD brand. I did some tests with the Fendt Favorit 500 and this seems to slow down once worn out if trying to use equipment at its max rating.

[@qwertyu2387]

It's not longer the case. I appreciate that video is two years old but I have tested this recently on few different tractors. Had Fendt 500+ bhp and when service bar reaches zero the tractor shows signs of wear and tear both on external appearance and pulling performance.

[@ericlk47]

Any chance this is an issue with the brand? John Deere could demand their tractors not to show wear and diminish performance. Racing games have the same issue with car companies.

[@jaytalley3715]

Brilliant work Mr. P!

[@jbrown9874]

We need the tool box mod so that repairs can be made in the field for a more realistic game play. 😁🚜

[@danielbryant6188]

It would be cool if they had break downs and other stuff happening like a harvester getting plugged with corn or it's to wet to pick up soy beans stuff like that would make very real.

[@jbrown9874]

@@C20F So it's not realistic to repair a hydraulic line or a belt in the field? Doesn't make much sense to drive or transport the whole machine to a shop just for that. Of course major repairs should be done at the shop. I'll agree with that. But to say minor repairs should not be made in the field is unrealistic.

[@nolanmacdougall1154]

We need a service truck that would be awesome

[@brandonk4477]

In real life very little repairs on newer tractors are done on the farm.

[@walkgeo]

@@brandonk4477 your wrong everything but Major repairs (IE clutch) are done here if we cant do it we have a guy come to us tractors never leave.

[@RSV01motorsports]

Hi love your videos keep up the great work. 😎🇦🇺

[@wrongway2001]

Another great video. What happens if you don't jet wash the implement but still try and repair it. Will it refuse to repair due to the dirt and if this is the case does it charge you still for the repair. Assuming it does repair with dirt remaining will further use add more dirt and increment the repair situation again. I suspect the tractor not degrading the same as the implements will be fixed in this or another update otherwise what's the point of having the repair system on tractors.

[@ec5074]

Awesome video!!! Definitely going to turn the dirt down. Thank you sir!!

[@andreweiland877]

Thank mate for that one it like all of you guide to do help so keep up the good work

[@bossetik]

Great video! Very interesting.

[@neilharbott8394]

I'm thinking I'd like to see Seasons implement a variable dirt, which could be affected by weather/moisture, such that if you're out plowing in less than ideal conditions, then your repair bill will be more frequent than for ideal conditions.

[@daveb.4383]

Awesome info and time you spent giving us how the game works! Of course another thumbs up!

[@kristjannormak7250]

Farming simulator shows in shop full HP that tractor can get while at specific RPMs but actual tractor horsepower is 230 or 250 if its john deere 6R as you can read it from the hood of tractor, so these 280 and 300hp are just HP that you can achive while having right amount of RPMs, so you had less HP than this plough needed

[@kristjannormak7250]

So i add here a link to the John Deere internet page where you can see also that 2 top engines are 230ho and 250hp www.deere.co.uk/en/tractors/mid/6r-series/

[@dan.p.8060]

Informative and concise. Thanks for sharing.

[@maverick2496]

good info aboud REPAIR & MAINTENANCE . keep up the good work

[@warriorlink8612]

Thanks for the video! Does washing your equipment extend its useful life or slow down the clock on needed repairs?

[@alexmcd378]

Thanks for the testing. Looks like slow dirt will be my setting.

[@jeremycollins9799]

Good video. So did it change after any of the updates since ur video was made?

[@americanpatriot3667]

What I also noticed is vehicles take more Damage when you hire a worker and also takes up fuel but when I do it it doesn’t that’s what I’ve been doing it seems like my John Deere tracker gets damaged faster then any other vehicles in game

[@VaporSlav]

When those connectors aren’t sealing correctly you already know mr.sealyp has been messing with your tractor, just look for his business card stuck onto some oil

[@antarcticviking]

great video mrsealyp i find that John Deere needs a lot of maintenance the game even after sowing, plowing and harvesting.

[@americanpatriot3667]

Pharaoh Ptolemy Gaming ya I’ve noticed they break a lot faster then other vehicles

[@robcolliver8454]

Running a John Deere 7720 tractor, with the novacat 301 ED and X8 ED mower set up, it would not work with very low maintenance on the tractor Got the tractor repaired, works as normal This is on the Sosnovka map

[@waynebates4768]

Thankyou for that .keep up the good work

[@dream33611]

Nice video, have watched several of your video's all very good & informative. However, and I know you have nothing to do with it, but the daily costs for repairs is very unrealistic. I grew up on a daily farm and during the summer months with chopping corn, mowing, raking, bailing hay if every time we took a piece of machinery into the field and it cost thousands of dollars by the end of the day to repair it I don't think we would have been in business long enough for me to even remember it.

[@sgttoe9763]

Nice testing. I have a tractor with almost 50 hours. Numbers are red and the value was around 13%. I keep up on maintenance. Is there any difference compared to a brand new one? I saw some comments suggesting more fule usage do we know if that is true and is it a lot more? Just wondering why/if we need to replace a tractor?

[@dannymiester5825]

Thank you for this my friend 👍

[@LegendMuscle]

I really want this game for how interactive it is but don't know a damn thing about farming

[@philbennett5547]

Wait for a bit let the patches come out maybe get fs 15 if your on xbox it's in the game pass for free to see if you like it you have to know 0 about farming to play but you learn a lot from it

[@chocolateteaspoon]

i dont know anything about farming either, and haven't played a previous fs game, i was looking for a game to sink some time into and now im nearly 130 hours deep since console release

[@Hungd13]

It's easy to get the hang of. With hours and months and years of entertainment

[@GulfCoastTim]

I didnt know a thing about farming plus didnt think I was all that interested. After playing fs18 and fs17 for the past couple months, I know how to do a lot of things. I am hooked on these games now and even upgraded my pc to play fs19. I will be getting it really soon.

[@LegendMuscle]

@@GulfCoastTim cheers bud, I just did the same. Haha

[@omen-_.2312]

Your voice is so calming idk y

[@stevek4449]

Would like to see smoke as a repair indicator. Black exhaust of more strain and unused fuel wasted, then thicker blue for engine wear and a thick cloud making tractor nearly invisible to indicate near failure and fire for total shutdown and overhaul to get it running again. A portable tool kit does reduce damage by one notch and is free but takes a bit of time. If tractor catches fire for too long past overhaul point player risk total loss of tractor.

[@jennifer90984]

If the tractors are set up with def there won't b any black smoke that's why def is used so there is no exhaust smoke

[@willmcroberts9317]

Great video MrSealyP

[@davebanister6310]

Bravo! Bravo! Nicely done.

[@Nimrod10001]

I prefer to look at the vehicle menu in the options button (PS4) its the third one in from the left as it shows the wear in percentage and then I can make the decision to repair or not, but I have changed my dirt setting to slow.

[@farmerbutler5534]

The harvesters depend on your crop and thresher hours I ran my harvester for a half hour and it didn't even move the bar then I harvested a oat field and it went down a quarter bar about.

[@americanpatriot3667]

FarmerButler when I haul larger and heavier equipment it goes down to

[@ieuandeakin6497]

Not sure if you've done one, but could you do a video explaining what the different tyre types do. I've been looking online but I've not found anything at all

[@LoneWolf5841-]

They do nothing, they're cosmetic except narrow tires if you have crop destruction on narrow tires won't destroy your crops

[@KerboOnYT]

I've not done any scientific measuring but my tractor seems to use a lot more fuel if I let the service level get low.

[@americanpatriot3667]

Kerbo I let it go all the way down and my fuel still won’t use a quarter tank

[@GulfCoastTim]

Great video I was wondering about repair.

[@MrAyybee2cold]

It’s also speed or load based meaning if you plow at a slower speed it takes longer for it to deteriorate

[@dylanminneker7548]

Most of the damage to the John deere was on the three point linkage

[@trickymc2299]

Bet that took a while, would be interesting to find out if it works different on a another brand of tractor, might take a bit of time on my game to find out

[@rigjockey67]

another great vid! so ... it appears that doing repairs only effects the monetary worth of the tractor now would it be worth the money to keep it constant good repair up if you intend to sell down the road ... or what if leased?

[@rigjockey67]

@@MrSealyp ok good to know thanks

[@freddiefendtoff3221]

In menu maintenance page of vehicle overview trigger point around 80 percent for repair icon

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

I notice with the tractor you didn't take into account the fuel usage. Perhaps that is where the difference is? When it's worn out it might be getting poorer fuel economy.

[@Murpingtonmurp]

I think the reason it was 1$ for the repair cost on the 3rd try, is because it was on fast setting when =he brought the equipment over from the store. it takes a loooooong time, but vehicles do degrade from just driving around.

[@CYDRDH]

Patch 1.2 change log mentions this: [Fixed] Wear speed if washing is disabled (1.2) I wonder what the fixed wear speed will be?

[@thecrazymanfromireland]

Dam very interesting welll done for doing the test, thanks for sharing 🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@adammillward9474]

Hey! I got my Case Puma down to its 'worst' possible state and noticed alot of the paint on the steps, linkages & around some of the plastics had worn off. It still got to 32mph but seemed to take longer getting to it

[@jessicacopeland1644]

Harder to hold a straight line when maintenance is low, and I've noticed worker deviation/overlap are affected.

[@mysticalmaid]

Perhaps tractor uses more fuel when needing repair?

[@lucky9760]

The only thing I found was as it gets into a new day the cost of the property tax increases But they don't break but they do stop running when you run them out of fule

[@hamlinsondra]

Odd, isn't it? These tests can be more interesting than farming.

[@andrewinbody4301]

I love doing tests. "What if..."

[@SidDTheSimschannel]

Plow and cultivators since they are just knife and shovel tools with no real power drain on tractor your not gonna really see the effect try using the combine going up hill in the various stages. Edit also don't forget to add the amount of time you have the vehicle, just like FS17 the longer you have the vehicle the more it will cost to repair it unlike FS17 FS19 don't autorepair like FS17 did.

[@justinshumaker7456]

17 was more realistic in the repair aspect my family has a 300 acre farm and if we don't take the correct measures prep before putting the equipment away it can be a costly just bc something is sitting doesn't mean it can't get damaged we have had to replace filters gaskets tires etc from letting equipment go unused

[@mikaelhansen7335]

@MrSealyp the diesel consumption is increased when not repaired

[@nathanping5729]

My luck soon as my equipment see the field it breaks down lol I’m glad they have this way more realistic

[@americanpatriot3667]

Nathan Ping my vehicles repair goes way down before I lose even a quarter tank of gas

[@weasleoop]

Good guide Sealy.

[@danieldrives8619]

Great video!

[@JSMachineWorks]

Why don't you just go to the main menu and press the tractor icon??? Then you can see the exact percentage of damage on all your machines

[@phalanx3803]

prntscr.com/lxbq3d umm WTF seed bags can take damage?

[@wyattlarrick3246]

@@phalanx3803 lol I'll put it on GDS.

[@HU1212ICAN3]

Hey Sealy! I have an excellent test for you! You said machinery wear was linked to dirt, so I wonder, what if you washed everything after each use? Would it slow the wear and tear or does it decay at the same rate?

[@HU1212ICAN3]

@@MrSealyp Ah, bummer! Thanks for replying!

[@sampilkinton16]

Good sir, do we have an update on whether maintenance has an effect on tractors etc?

[@brandonsimmons552]

Now if dirt is the factor that decides how quickly your equipment degrades, can you power wash it to delay/ restart the repair bar?

[@nicke1903]

What about when the Value is in Red with a Exclamation point,100% Repaired runs fine 25 hrs on it

[@nicklindsey8562]

Wondering about if degrading would that mean less crop and profit

[@The_Black_Knight]

Repair costs increase with equipment age of equipment as well. Tested and evaluated. Depreciation increases cost.