Keeping the green iron moving through planting season. Everyday is an adventure!

[@ZKMasterTech]

Check out my Amazon store! Buy the tools I use! www.amazon.com/shop/zkmastertech

[@georgecrawford4067]

I grew up on a farm. Decided to become an engineer because none of them ever had that experience of working on machinery. All engineers shou,d be forced to apprentice as a mechanic for a year before being allowed to design anything

[@milofd1]

I don't work on Deere that often but we do have several freightliners with cummins. I've had that same problem with them, the doser will start to leak after a while and cause the crystals to form and block the hole. I keep new dosers on hand and change them out when that happens because its much cheaper to change them before they really act up and shut the truck down.

[@6582rg]

Darn DEF. Looks just like the fill cap on my dually F350. Hate that stuff. 7 killed, over 30 injured in that I55 crash. Awful.

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I always enjoy watching you problem solve and get things going. It's painfully obvious that the engineers who design some of that equipment never have to service it. Stay safe, and God bless.

[@frankfarms83]

Def dosing injector…… no thank you I’ll keep my 4755 😀❤️

[@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago]

Get you some of that Gov urea. You know you want some. 😂

[@je862]

Exactly!

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

I read about the dust storm incident on the news…. Didn’t know that was so close to you, sad for the people and their families hope you and yours stay safe

[@mattphillips4260]

i have the same 3/8 drive gun you have and talk about game hanger for me it is big changer

[@pieterbrouwer6582]

always enjoy the video, regards from old jd technician from Holland.

[@davidlieurance8194]

harder to work on every year

[@bryanmaynard9804]

I’m an over the road truck driver and I’ve been through that area on 55 where that big pileup happened. I was in Morris, IL the night that happened.

[@MDNToys]

Nice video my friend ❤❤❤A very creative idea ❤❤❤ I look forward to seeing your designs. Congratulations on your journey forward Sir if you are not mind please PIN my comment, thanks with LOVE 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@deancook6832]

I'm impressed that you seem to take suspected parts needed with you on a service call. Obviously sometimes you are going to guess wrong or need something you don't expect. My local dealer seems to have the policy of never carrying any parts to an initial service call. Then the customer gets to pay for a second trip by the service man or in the alternative have to run for the parts themself. I have literally had a service tech tell me it would be cheaper for me to pay him to sit on his butt beside my tractor while I spent an hour to run for the part when I had told them on the first call what was broke.

[@rjm7168]

You should got the part first ...

[@Teredifa]

I always try to take suspect parts if we have them in the stores. I also carry an array of different sensors, modules, controllers and cables with me, when you have been doing this job long enough you build a decent collection of parts on the service truck for the machines that you service and for us time is money we dont have the workforce to be driving round the country like a hairdresser 😁

[@wesleycooper2647]

@@Teredifa right on man

[@ronaldayers6661]

Corporate talks to workers like engineers talk to mechanics.. they don't. 😜

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for another great video ZK. It was interesting and enjoyable. You had an interesting variety of situations to look at on this video. It appears that a lot of these can be fixed pretty quickly if it was not for it location and all you have to remove to get at it. It is the old story of the tech and the engineers making it easy for one another. Seems some of the work could be avoided. But that is an old story. I thought you did great on all the situations and got them going fairly quick. But you had to remove so much stuff to get at the part. Nice job ZK. You got it. Know this is busy time for tractors. You take care. Thanks for everything ZK. The Iowa Farm Boy.

[@4xelpl]

hi all pozdrowionka z Polski fajnie sie was oglada

[@bertrutledge4546]

Of course they put those items most likely to need replaced just out of reach for a man with big hands. Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear about the people in the dust storm.

[@rdyardie]

Thanks for showing your skills. Those winds are crazy. It is unfortunate when people lose their lives on highways due to winds. It likely means to park and wait at times. It is difficult to plan ahead at times when a sudden twister touches down. Take care.

[@alffred4021]

Wie immer tolles Video, merci 🇨🇭😇

[@smitty9733]

I love the DEF injector blues !

[@johnfarber6294]

I don't know if that tractor has a egr, but I've seen dosing codes for a partially plugged egr on the pickups. The def lowers nox, and so does the egr. The pcm can't tell the difference between the two sometimes, it uses the same nox sensors to monitor both systems. If the egr flow is slightly down, the pcm assumes it's a dosing issue. All those systems are built by one manufacturer for all the tractors and pickups. Bosch is really cashing in on emissions systems.

[@timblack33]

Knipex twin grip FTW

[@rchuyck]

Nothing like the sweet smell of DEF from 2' away, not! Excellent video as always

[@douglassellers7528]

Just think the DEF is a joke. Nothing but problems.

[@mfreund15448]

It is but the government has decided you need to pay the price for climate change.

[@johnnyholland8765]

That crap has caused more problems than it ever did good...

[@ronaldayers6661]

Omg dude... I have so much RC stuff it nuts.. got three of the trx4's. They are beastie!!

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Always plenty of variety Zeth thanks for sharing 🦘

[@dustinb9105]

Thanks for the tool list! I have a tool buying obsession

[@TW-du7hb]

That rc vehicle sounds like it has a narly cam. Powered toys have came a long way.

[@chriskirchen7621]

This new is not worth my time anymore. It's time to go back to the old

[@jacobjamerson4872]

Did you look in the decomp tube and see if there was any def deposits inside. They are very common to leak and build what looks like a crystal def rock in the tube and can cause some erratic issues.

[@genechronister7085]

Another great vid! Very informative and interesting! Keep the deere's running!

[@bradley7723]

That's the problem with today's tractor's, over regulation with emissions and to many electronic controls and sensors. One spends to much time and money to keep them running. I'll stick with a 25yr old 9300 it's never let me down.

[@mfreund15448]

It is all in the name of climate change that the government requires this crap. Quit voting Demorat.

[@williamorman4779]

Beautiful job again.

[@MrGONZA62]

Everything is so beautiful when designed on a computer screen, it's terrifying when you have to act on the actual design, live on the site. It takes a lot of patience. Greetings and satisfying adventure. Now he deserves a very cold beer.

[@chrisgossman6512]

Nice work, ZK. Keep the videos coming. I like them all. 👍 ✔️. Happy subscriber 😊!

[@davidlieurance8194]

you are an awesome tech. love your vids. I guess our thoughts we keep to ourself

[@nickcooke1183]

Do you use 3 words to find your breakdowns buddy, coz the states is a lot ov area not like the UK. 😎👍

[@martinwilcox1945]

Engineers can be real assholes. It’s like dump the bolts and nuts on the floor and then scoop ‘em up and put them wherever they want. Metrics and SAE’s

[@hopegift1201]

Hay ZK am here in the class seating and writing the notes

[@farming4g]

Thanks for a link to some of the useful tools you use... might have to pick up a couple of them.

[@weldor111]

Looks like if it weren't for the ridiculous pollution control devices you you wouldn't have near as much work.

[@BRPFan]

Awesome video like always! I am surprised your able to wear a watch, I would of long broke mine!

[@anthonyshaw7251]

ZK, you show it how it is & respect. Just goes to show, no matter what the machine, designers & assembly workers don’t work in field service, that injector assembly would of benefited being rotated towards the outside for better access. A hose clip can cause so much pain if fitted without thought, a lot of these are sub assemblies, then bolted together.

[@kevinback2543]

Looks like your back is not bothering you as much and the surgery was a success.well thanks for making these videos

[@MercSSk]

Great video! I cringe each time you have a small fastener in a tight place..when I turned wrenches I broke way too many..😂 Did you get a new camera? The quality was great! If you could let me know which you use I’d appreciate it! Thank you very much for putting out some excellent, intelligent videos..I learn something every time!

[@ZKMasterTech]

I use an iPhone 14 pro max and a Sony zv1

[@rrotwang]

I really enjoy your videos Except once when you said hide the screen it's proprietary

[@timothyeng282]

Great camera work on the DEF dosing injector fault issue!

[@marine2ful]

My man, I was cussing out the engineers for you the whole time you were working on that DEF injector! Keep doing what you’re doing!

[@willbrits8686]

When those injector holes plug up injector is toste also what i started doing is i replace the deff pump filter and supply line screen And then check the pressure off the pump

[@gordonagent7037]

Just a thought, did you pull that faulty valve to bits to see if you could see a problem?

[@benjohnson1082]

Crystal Def….. sounds like a new outreach campaign for the schools…. The trade schools that is.

[@mshafer2006]

Don’t work on Deere but, do work on Thomas Buses with Cummins and that style doser valve and decomposition tube are notorious for the valve leaking and clogging up the tube. I always changed the valve, dropped the decomposition tube out of the exhaust system hosed it out with water to get the crystallized DEF out then put it all back together. Solved the problem every time. Those decomposition tubes have a grid towards the back and will collect crystallized DEF and eventually clog the whole tube. Glad Cummins went to the one box, it has seemed to eliminate that problem.

[@danielbarwise8406]

EDL 3 bluetooth is so much better now.

[@schorse1000]

You need to grow some "Bosch Angle Fingers".😉

[@martinwilcox1945]

Do these machines have a specific maintenance schedule?

[@berenyicsaba2666]

Thank you very much, that we can see your "weapons". One hungarian JD and JCB self-employed technican. What dou you thing can I go to the USA make a service technican practice? Thanks

[@dieselfixr]

Back again. Now that I finished the whole video . That EGR valve it's the exact same on engine that i work on. DD5 detroit engine. A piece of crap but anyway on the egr valve there are 3 tabs on the side of the plastic housing. A small flat screw driver can pop that cap off on the inside you will see the circuit board and most likely some green corrosion. What happens the cap that seals it the rubber like ring fails and moisture gets in and well you know the rest. Dead egr valve.

[@Duck_31]

4:32 whyyy did you skip that satisfying part 😡

[@kevinrice2721]

humm, wish I could get my jd guy to pull s a seed tender..

[@twcstransam]

I was diverted off of I-55 North bound headed into Springfield still at nearly midnight on the 1st. The next day (2nd) on the way back South they had shut it down again due to blowing dirt again, by the time I go to the detour they just reopened I-55 South bound. It was a bad few days of dirt storms, thoughts for everyone involved.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Damn government juice 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@kevinrice2721]

and yeah Zake, people that know wtf is going on watch these

[@johnmorgan4017]

My older Deere had random 3point issues. Found the pins to the hitch valve were wore out. Trans had random issues as well. So I ordered bulk packs of pins. Made a weekend out of pin replacement. Lol so far so good.

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

I wouldn't be surprised on that def injector if they designed it that way knowing that there are clamps on that manifold for removal. I imagine their idea for service is to to remove the coolant hoses, undo the two flange clamps and remove the entire pipe/tube and work on it outside of the vehicle rather than in. I am not a mechanic and don't have to work on tractors but glancing over the entire thing and looking at how awkward it was for you that would not surprise me.

[@stevewesley8187]

Those engineers - always looking out for you guys out in the field ..........

[@williambryce8527]

The knipex pliers are the best tool I have seen in a long time. It's my go to pliers and the rest never get used! Thanks for helping me spend my womans $$$$

[@larryferrington1857]

You need good tools to work on a John Deere

[@paulprigge1209]

Thank you! I know this takes a lot of effort especially what you’re doing what you’re doing. Greatly appreciate it

[@HmsSulaco]

EGR what a stupid idea JD, putting dirty exhaust gas back into the engine.

[@wesleycooper2647]

The EPA has mandated reduction of pollution. Not Deere's idea. Exhaust gas recirculation has been in use in in automobiles since the 70's

[@darreldanger7464]

@@wesleycooper2647 and it is a stupid idea from the EPA

[@wesleycooper2647]

@@darreldanger7464 I agree with you. I'm sure millions of other Americans do too

[@HmsSulaco]

@@wesleycooper2647 I know EGR was implemented by law January 1, 2007. SCR was a way better solution

[@wesleycooper2647]

@@HmsSulaco most engines use both egr and scr

[@jimclary7309]

Zeth is there an additive that you can add to the DEF tank to keep injector clean avoid build up for future problems? Just wondering? Thanks for sharing your knowledge and techniques, definitely look you up at the next one. Stay safe!!

[@marine2ful]

DEF is the most finicky fluid that is used in these machines. If there was an additive put in there, it would throw off the outlet readings pretty fast and would put it in de-rate for bad emissions output.

[@Teredifa]

DEF quality is measured in the tank sending unit on most machines any kind of additive would run the risk off confusing the quality sensor. If you are having problems first try cleaning with warm clear water, if you have the ability to activate the injector and pump you can always run a few litres of clear water through the injector. DEF problems are not really that much of a problem anymore, if you understand the system its no biggie.

[@jimclary7309]

@@marine2ful so true!

[@jimclary7309]

@@Teredifa I never thought about that!!

[@Teredifa]

@@jimclary7309 Yeah it can be a pain. But like a said the systems are pretty simple and these days very reliable. On the older Mercedes they had a special fitting so that you could plug on a special hose and rinse the internals with water 😄

[@user-kozmin]

Чудово попрацювали👍👍👍

[@glenglessman2093]

i am a farmer from alberta canada today i had to change a hyd hose where i had to hold one end and turn the other i could not move them at all so i used a strap type oil filter wrench on the end of the wrenchs it pulled them together and broke it lose worked great

[@dieselfixr]

ZK awesome video. Question. When did John Deere needed to have def on their equipment? 2011? That's when on-road equipment needed to use def. I work on class 6 to 8 on road equipment. On the def dozer test. I work on Cummins all the time. I use a zip lock bag and zip-tie it to the dozer and then pour it into a beaker. The small def ring you see on the decomp tube 100% normal . Don't know how deep John deere software is. But for a cummins system. You should have a def pump override test and a def pump prime leak test. If the def dozer is leaking there will be excess def accumulating IN THE DECOMP tube I use a small bore-a-scope camera it fits in the hole just fine. If you see a small mountain of def. The Def dozer is bad.

[@dustinb9105]

DEF on Deeres started in 2014.

[@warrenbridges4095]

Got that ole Millennial Farmer finger snap on point...

[@jacobday3173]

Yea all dosers do that. Usually they start to leak a little or that tip seal is starting to get bad

[@christiannielsen3300]

You just made the wrong comment by saying Amazon😢

[@ZKMasterTech]

Why’s that?

[@christiannielsen3300]

@@ZKMasterTech because I don't buy anything from Amazon I won't give Amazon the time

[@ronniedavis3273]

Another good one Zeth!

[@thedailylogger1045]

Good video, thanks! I liked the look of those blue handled self locking hose pinch pliers you used on the def dosing issue. What make and model are those? Nice work, thanks for posting your videos!

[@ZKMasterTech]

They are blue point pinch off pliers

[@iainmarlatt6860]

0.35 litres is a soda can, or as we say can of pop.

[@marlondeere3039R]

👍👍💪

[@macdawg6403]

Love the Amazon connection :)

[@timjorden8329]

Is it true in Europe they have better technology and they no longer use def?

[@ShainAndrews]

Are you connected to the same internet as the rest of us? Know how to search, and validate information?

[@macdawg6403]

Love the "DEF BLUES" !

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great stuff man👍👍👍👍👍

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Thanks for sharing