John Deere 8R 370 fuel tank replacement

In this video, I work on replacing a fuel tank that got a hole rubbed into it because one of the wheel wedges came loose and the tire went inward causing it to rub a hole into the tank! This is usually caused from human error and not getting them tight enough, properly torqued, or the wedges didn't get re-torqued after some hours were put on the tractor. I've never had a wheel come loose when it is properly torqued and re-torqued after driving it. But, it is what it is and needs to be fixed. A lot more stuff has to come off than I thought to get the fuel tank out. Enjoy the ride as I tackle this large project!
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[@ZKMasterTech]

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[@anthonyladuca8165]

where is Patrick and the staff who talk about the beans drive belt

[@cuttingwoodagain]

What an absolute nightmare. Don’t think we’ll be buying anything new, stick to the old reliable ones and employ people to drive them!! Cheaper to run, easier to fix and employ people!!!😂

[@shovelguggelheim8454]

I thought that the plan was to remove the fuel tank from the tractor. In the end you had to remove the tractor from the fuel tank. Great job team as always.

[@jameschristie4596]

Exactly. What a nightmare. Shame on JD for engineering such a mess.

[@WowCreativeUsername]

@@jameschristie4596 Engineered to be cheaper to assemble

[@jeffb321]

​@jameschristie4596 what's the alternative? Pull a fuel barrel behind your implement? I think some of the 40 series use to have steel tanks right in front of the radiator and behind the rock box/weights but they weren't 192gallons either.

[@centexan]

JD engineers: "It will be fine like we designed the fuel tank. Having to remove it is one chance in a zillion. Won't happen in the lifetime of the tractor."

[@user-TooFast]

No John Deere machine makes sense

[@craigadair128]

That looks like an absolute nightmare

[@richardwilliams5442]

Richard williams Vigil striped tarantula castles beaches castles lifeboats play stations we will see Vengeance

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Basically disassemble the entire machine to replace the fuel tank, that’s just crazy. Great video, thanks for filming this.

[@ronpatterson5483]

Don’t mechanics miss old days of everything, plain & simple. What a disaster. Great work🤘🤘

[@robertg.3555]

Wow, it sure did become a project. Not only are you a forward-thinking tech , but also have a good memory.To remember where all the fasteners , wires , tubing and brackets go back on the tractor is truly amazing on your part !!

[@jasonbergsma1628]

He you tubes to remember how it goes back together..lol JK what a nightmare of a job

[@jacobszymczak9323]

What a great design. Make the entire tank out of plastic so if you get a hole or crack in it you have to disassemble ~75% of the tractor to replace it

[@npinson90]

Your worker/helper shows a lot of effort. If he see's this, ZK's work is common sense. You'll get there.

[@TerrellSpivey]

It's good to know off gate after reading the title that the fuel tank itself didn't fail on something so new! You're a great mechanic my friend! I bid you God speed in your work!

[@tomildinio1]

Plastic weld and black paint. Job done zeth!

[@thomasfaucette1660]

no dont do it the half ass way on a machine that cost that much i'd want it done the rite way not cheap like that harbor freight shit

[@williamlandreth6630]

I went from being a high school student watching your vids to now being an intern for sydenstrickter doing the exact same stuff you do. Pretty cool. We actually have some tractors with Sloan stickers in our shop.

[@richardvernick4280]

ZK. Thank you so very much for the walk along videos. I am an old farm boy and we had to fix our farm equipment because we could not afford to have our equipment repaired by the tractor dealer. I enjoy watching you make those repairs to the big green iron. We had the other green and red iron plus some orange MM combin. Please take care. Keep that iron moving along. 👈👍😎

[@TheVespap200e]

Its amazing that something so simple as a wheel wedge coming loose can cause so much work and expence. Its a good thing these farmers have you and Josh to fix these problems to keep the green iron turning! Excellent job as usual Zeth! Thanks for another intriguing video into these John Deere machines. 👍

[@jamesclark4]

Honestly I would have just sanded that area of the tank and used a mixed apoxy to patch it

[@jamesbreault5762]

That is one crazy looking fuel tank,adds whole new meaning ,"to make it fit".

[@gregorythomas333]

Welcome Josh! 192 gallons at my current local price for diesel ($5.80/gal) = $1,113.60 for a single tank of fuel...holy crap, Batman!

[@frasermathers2287]

Zeth for a first time removal of the fuel tank from that model, you made it look easy (which was only through the skills you guys have). Thanks again for your great videos.

[@matthewdickson7838]

A tractor full of complexities❤ awsome video thanks 👍👍🍻

[@bertrutledge4546]

That was an amazing project. So many things to take off and remember where they go. Awesome job.

[@MarkTheTractorWhisperer]

Thanks for all your videos. I'm doing this very same job & it's great to show the customer what's involved.

[@ZKMasterTech]

Thanks!

[@randydehne8866]

Great video Zeth ,your patience and forward thinking helps many of us put with our daunting projects.. keep it up.

[@jameslindley924]

A Masterpiece of Engineering !!! But Boy its complicated if its gotta be stripped

[@cagrowin1962]

You have perfect composure to do this work. Nice job.

[@PeteWilliams-sb7nf]

You are a real pro which is very rare in this day and age,very passionate and professional excellent work and video.

[@davidkraft3690]

Great video. Nice to meet Josh ! You two show great patience on a complex job like this . I sure enjoy watching .

[@wry569]

Great video. I really like how you remaind cool, calm and collected in the face of the giant jigsaw puzzle you just completed. Look forward to the next video.

[@rdyardie]

One word says it all. WOW ! It takes tremendous patience for sure. Thank you for sharing your day(s). 😊

[@6582rg]

You are one fine tech. Constantly learning and improving. Your excellent interpersonal skills help a lot too. Thanks for the content.

[@donalddehaven3229]

What a job. Your knowledge of the equipment is amazing. Even though you had not pulled a fuel tank from this model before, your working knowledge made it look easy. Love the channel. I really would enjoy spending a day with you. I’ll even buy the coffee and doughnuts

[@rmedlinnc]

I can only imagine what it must have taken to design that tank!! Wow! Every nook and cranny used for fuel capacity! Good job, Zeth and team!

[@KA-om9oz]

More like, what asshole designed the tanks

[@1balky]

All it took was one idiot engineer that drew it on a paper and never turned a screw in his/her life.

[@bentonbullwinkel7688]

Nice to see good mechanics doing great work!

[@taragd17]

Thank you ZK Mastertech, another great video, 50,000 subscribers will come soon and then on to 100,000, best regards from Scotland, George.

[@alviney5138]

You do good work // as a customer I always cringed at tear downs of factory assembly like this but after owning a dealership for 12 years and having a great mechanic I now believe that the re-assembly by a great tech is better than factory and a lot of fine tuning gets done which makes the re-assembly like this at least as good as the assembly line and most likely much better

[@lacking2010]

People with your skills are amazing. It takes a special mind to be able to remember things and put everything back together. I enjoy watching you work. I have a small JD 2025R. Excellent tractor but no where in this class. Best regards from Castle Rock, WA

[@rodneywells595]

Dude you are worth your weight in gold . My uncle was a long time ( International Tractor) mechanic and he was loved by the framers in our small town.

[@robertdavis6708]

I think I would have tried a repair on that tank before removal. Saved you some time.

[@BRPFan]

Dang that’s a huge job!! Interesting video as always Zeth! 👍👍 The 8R wheeled tractor is one of my favourite! Deere did an awesome in making it! Lots of them around these parts.

[@tiptop7104]

Amazing how parts are fabricated to fit around various other fittings so they all fit like a glove, great work

[@2xKTfc]

An automotive engineer once told me that car fuel tanks are quite literally designed by having the CAD software "select empty space" and putting a form around it as a first step. Of course that gets touched up a little bit and made cheaper to produce, but that's how they end up in the shapes they are. I can well imagine John Deere doing the same with this fuel tank, plus tidying up the lines and harnesses on top a little bit to go in more cleanly.

[@richardvernick4280]

Thank you for the walk along with that fuel tank change out, what a large project. Please Take Care of your self Plus Be Very Care Full around all Equipment.

[@JDFIGHTER87]

Great job! Very impressiv how you handel everything.

[@brent1058]

Damn respect for you guy's actually having the courrage to work on that. Nice video!

[@gavinperry7237]

You called this job "A Project" I call it "A Pain In The Ass". Your level of patience FAR EXCEEDS anything I could imagine.

[@jacob8242]

That's a lot of work for a fuel tank! Great job!

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for a absolutely great video and a huge huge project being filmed. It was interesting and enjoyable for sure. Wow and more wow’s. What a huge project this was to replace the gas. Before I go farther and don’t laugh at me, I am surprised that John Deere does not have a replacement program for a major project like this instead of the local shop doing this. The local shop has a lot of time in this. Just saying. ZK and the new person, Zach I believe you said, my respect to you for tackling this project. You basically disassembled this tractor. Most interesting watching this. Thanks to the John Deere engineers for figuring this out, little humor there. I appreciate the attitude you had Thur this and just getting the job done. Believe I would have walked the other direction. So interesting what it takes to do some of these new technology tractor jobs. Amazing. Thanks for filming this ZK. Am totally in aw of you and Zach for doing this job. My compliments to you ZK. My respect to you. You take care and be safe. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for everything. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@markf350s]

I just want to say thank you for some awesome videos. I was a heavy equipment repair tech. I'm retired now I enjoy watching the videos in the new technology. Amazing what you have to do to do some simple tasks. Either way appreciate all the videos. Take care be well.

[@ZKMasterTech]

Glad you like them!

[@kenuber4766]

Awwh....I think "Taryl Putty" comes to mind!! LOL. That is one huge under taking for sure. Thanks for filming it.

[@dimosk7389]

dont know where to begin with the "genious" designers at JD. from the fact that they put a plastic fuel tank so close to the wheel, where even a rock could damage it, or that they made a 1-piece fuel tank that needs the whole tractor disassembled to replace it... your work is fantastic as always!!!

[@deanfrancis6474]

Just keep doing what your doing. Well done.

[@bitchfree]

You know I wonder did the customer see this video, and I hope he/she appreciate the work you put into this repair

[@steve4238]

If I was 1/10th as intelligent as you, I would be a Genius. I really admire you. Thank You.

[@robertg.2346]

Again a great video, it is really a big tec puzzle, unbelievable!

[@citizenfirst5826]

Talk about labor intensive, Great vid, keep up the good work!!!

[@juancarlososuna6569]

Una gran trabajo y un rompecabezas con todas las conexiones, saludos desde México y tu gran equipo.

[@scottjenkins1917]

Beautiful engineering. Well done John Deere.

[@rypkepaulusma]

Well, that looks like a product update on the way (or at least an idea for a proposal): make a final stop on the shaft/wedge, so the wheel can't damage other inner components when things are starting to go south for whatever reason.👍🏻💪 And a tank repair set would be nice 😜 You two look like a well oiled machine, tackling this challenge. Great video, as always.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video Zeth , now this one was a fun one , even the new tractors get ripped apart also after failures!

[@gardnermiller6820]

What a huge project! Very interesting.

[@scottk8245R]

Wow what a job. Thanks for sharing!

[@midatlantictools]

Amazing work.. What a crazy shape fuel tank..!

[@fridaythe13th389]

Your a bad man ZK! I got frustrated because I had to remove a foot board on my motorcycle to take of the primary cover. 😂

[@nateford6099]

That drill is a beast my friend!!!!

[@robertkomlosi3493]

I’m amazed at how clean these machines are after so many hours in the field…..!

[@handsonmechanical]

Greetings from West Texas, No doubt the guys shadowing you are benefiting greatly, on a side note I’ve seen where the gear on the upper inner sleeve won’t engage the splines on the axle due to the welds on the tabs on the sides of the gear breaking, hope nothing but the best for you and your channel 👍

[@nickpersenaire4443]

You know Zeth, I bleed green as much as the next guy but Wow deere engineers can screw the pooch in a hurry on this one. Thanks for sharing the fight on this one. Catch you on the next one. Have a great week

[@adrianshjadesheehan9991]

Man is absolutely gifted can do anything

[@glennrhinehart3186]

Really enjoy your content,again awesome job.

[@buntykainth3699]

This channel is fricking awesome!!!!

[@111Omalley]

Unreal what you go through !

[@tedmogsm7037]

some job guys, very impressive and detailed video,

[@wileecoyote1362]

That is ridiculous, image what it will be like once dirt starts packing under that tank. Glad it was you that got to fix it. 😟

[@ddupy]

I said it before-- man what a mess! I'm glad it's you and not me. Hats off to you guys working on the farm equipment. That looks worse than Class 8 trucks or garbage trucks. Yikes!

[@certifiedwrenchpodcast]

Man that is ridiculous! Good job on this video though, I was highly invested in seeing the progress of this one haha.

[@bruceeberle3116]

Great job ZK, Bruce in Oklahoma.

[@swinde79]

That looks like lots of fun.

[@genechronister7085]

Great vid! What a job!!

[@sterlingspencer2934]

This is a very interesting channel!

[@4211welderman]

That’s really going to blow when someone has to do that to a 20 year old tractor and nothing comes apart that easy!!! Great engineering there JD

[@berniemoran8123]

What's really going to blow is that tank will probably be discontinued in 20 years from Deere and no replacement will be available. I figure they got about 50-60 man hours in it before they even start putting it back together, which will take even longer. What's 100+ man hours going to cost in 20 years, because it won't be warranty work then? That's when you gamble and just fix the hole in a couple hours and keep on rolling.

[@999pr1]

If it's 20 years old it would probably get a patch. It could not be financially viable to do that type of job on an old tractor.

[@bigcheese370]

I would recommend the John Deere tech program to anyone interested in the field. It’s a real good way to get the fundamentals down plus hands on experience at the dealership for about 6 months before starting full time. Also if you have a great mentor like Zeth, it just makes the experience more worthwhile.

[@tylerr3469]

Those zoom booms are a lot of fun to drive!!!

[@johnbulla8708]

U ALL R AMAZING WORK AWESOME HERO. CONGRATULATIONS ON JOB WELL DONE. I SURELY DIDN'T KNOW THAT HAD TO COMPLETELY TARE IT APART. LABOR RATES R REALLY HIGH. AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS HEROS

[@chilosanchez9262]

I love john deere you are so Smart good job

[@matthewdickson7838]

Love these vlogs excellent 👍👍👍🚜🚜

[@jimclary7309]

That's unbelievable you have to take the cab off just to remove the fuel tank. JohnDeere didn't make it easy, but the quality is there. Going to be an expensive repair. Zeth with your knowledge and skills you made it so easy. In your technical field you definitely have a lot of responsibility as a technician but your awesome. Do you bag and tag the parts so know where everything goes when it goes back together? Awesome video as always. Keep the action coming. Seeya at the next one. Stay safe!

[@cjjack-qk9qp]

great video. i would hope john deere will pay you extra for these video's for future training for there tech support.

[@stevenwilliams7348]

That was a good video zeth alot of work to take it out but good job guys

[@baileysomers9142]

Right on roadie I aspire to have troubleshooting and problem solving skills that good one day

[@easternshorefarmer]

Heck that’s a brand new tractor to be having issues already, I see a lot of people are having issues with those seats kicking the auto steer out

[@fuhrstpuhl3278]

I am wondering where all this super--tech machinery will be in 30 years while the old simple stuff is still in the field working.......great video as always.

[@ZKMasterTech]

I’ll be retired by then!

[@jackking5567]

The tank is in a vulnerable place. Just takes a rock to come around stuck to the tyre and it'll tear into the fuel tank. I'm also amazed at the intricate shape of that tank. Would be interesting to see the process of making it - the mould/form for it must be complex.

[@marlondeere3039R]

That's just a different looking tank than what used to be on the 4020 4520 4620 era 😂. Could of changed them in three hours😊. A real good video!

[@cgarguy7039]

Thx, another great video

[@daniel_poore]

What a job man. Zeeeesh

[@endtimeawakening5557]

Is Deere picking up the tab on this one? Looks like a faulty design caused this problem... Great job fellas!!! Very professional!

[@RB-cz5jn]

Thanks for sharing great work

[@rogerhector8323]

what a JOB!

[@robertmccully2792]

Just another day at work. Sometimes i miss the getting up early to pay the bills. Much better when the bills are all paid off.

[@chotuusian4127]

Good job

[@elora2525]

I always wonder how it was to be a tractor dealer mechanic and your channel is entertaining and wow the repairs look complex. I never taught of been a dealership tractor mechanic and will probably will never be

[@ZKMasterTech]

It’s not for everyone. But the ones that choose to do it and master the trade, there’s not much they can’t fix which is really rewarding. I would be bored out of my mind if I didn’t have the challenges I face in AG. The more complex and larger the project, the more I love it.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video zeth , all because of a wedge let go causes a monument of damage

[@luisnunes7933]

Hello! What a puzzle!

[@wallymorgan2524]

I think I could do this👍🐄🐮. With a little more curse words😂. Would love to help you with the next tough job👍. You seem like a Great mechanic