Engineers rarely get to make decisions by themselves, management is almost always involved, it's a corporate mindset problem not just an engineering problem.
My god, Warren, you are one hard worker. Not just the mechanical side, but the business side, and then the TH-cam side. I hope you're being fairly compensated.
This Warren is a martyr. Guys like him are what keep the rural economy going and the bedrock of agriculture. It's a pity most common people don't understand or appreciate what a crazy skill set this man actually has. The designer of this tractor and lots of others should be made repair them so they make accessibility a fundamental criteria for service technicians to work on. Great video
Thanks for the video Warren, engineers and designer's are really something that's for sure. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed and Josie and other dogs 🐶.
Thanks for the share Warren. I know i don't interject much or often, but i used to install aftermarket factory A/C. We used to use inline splices on those hoses. we had a product called " lube and seal" the fittings were ribbed and we'd work those fittings in then had these heavy duty clamps to seal them up. I know that replacing the whole line is probably the best idea, but some times those inline splice fittings come in handy. just puttin my 2 cents in.... it's ok if ya call me a moron in the next video.... :-)
As soon as it ships "its not my problem" attitude. It gets real old real quick. Fantastic job Warren. You have more patience than should be needed by any one man. Keep the faith and the billings going.
Great video Warren it's interesting how engineers design some of this equipment. That's supposed to be serviceable. Glad you were able to figure out away to fix this Challenger. Thanks for sharing Warren.
Glad your back on ,gonna watch this……………………by the way,how did the DD15 deal work out? Never seen you before be so undecided with your work,you know you like that challenge,hope you found that problem,tell us you did?
Hope you’re having a better day than you were the other day and I hope you found someone that had the information you needed to get the engine running on the truck that was having fuel issues a lot of the comments were saying injectors stuck or air locked and there was only one or two that gave a way to force bleed them the rest said you would have to replace them thanks for sharing buddy love watching wish I had a 1/10 of your mechanic skills and knowledge
When things go horrible for you, who is an actual maestro with working on equipment it makes me feel better when my chit doesn't go as smoothly as I'd like. I thought I was always the only one that had weeks like this. I'm glad either I joined your club or you joined mine.
Great video Warren as always and don't feel bad I use to move and get into tight places when I was a younger man many moons ago LOL. As far as engineers go I have worked with some really good ones and I have worked with some that hade there heads up there ass spent may years in Automotive manufacturing and at times it just blew my mind what some of these guys where thinking. Hope you got the information on that DD15 you was working on with the fuel issue. Once again great video be Blessed.
Hey Warren, wow that was a lot of work for only getting half done! Hope the rest goes back together easier but rarely does. Those engineers must have some government experience! lol Thanks much for sharing your video with us.
Well, I dont know about a "runt" Warren. Your a badass to me. I know my 240 lb. ass with bad knees would NOT have been very succesful in this situation...For sure! Take care sir. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
That one mount bolt is a good candidate for a Tone P150 torque multiplier to get in there and make it easy to loosen. Kind of spendy though, but a good tool to own.
Before retiring from being a diesel mechanic for 38 years, I remember training a new Tec, and going behind the sleeper on the truck and telling him you can't see it, but follow that hose forward to somewhere in the framerail besides the transmission and behind that cross member is the part you need to replace.
How could anyone sign off a design where cab removal was necessary to get to an Adblue tank sensor. I did wonder if you were joking. Thank you very much for the video as ever Warren, much appreciated.
Warren. I use to be those on the fat side.😂 Till I lost 100# for the good of myself. anyway Im 69 still working. I've been a mechanic for over 35 yrs now. Never taken my vehicle to a shop. I work at a auto parts store. An old guy comes to the store goes up to the younger guys and wants a simple ignition coil. The kid at the counter asks him...yr..make.. model. Engine size..the old guy tells him. I just need a 12 volt coil. The kid is mystified..so he tells him.. I don't have it..I tell the young man. We have the parts. I do a quick simple search for a Ford coil. Find the part. The old guy thanks me and says. You must be a mechanic and know vehicles or farm equipment. He shakes my hand and he says it again. I've been to 3 different places and everyone is telling me the same crap. We don't have it. You immediately know what I need and I can get my vehicle running today. Same situation..but it's a coil for a 6v system. I watch again. Same thing. We don't have it. I walk to help. Find the guys parts and this guy is an older guy than me. Auto parts stores sell parts period. They hire young people or people who have no idea what they are selling just to sell parts. Many times I get returns because it doesn't fit. On the receipt it tells you what they ordered. I repeat is your vehicle such and such? It's either yes or no. Mind you also the customer doesn't know what vehicle they are driving too. Yup... they point to the door and say.its out there. I tell them. Get your registration and we can find out what your driving. I get the registration and tell them. The reply is..O I know that. 😂 Instead of arguing. I try to find what they need. Again...they don't know what it's called. Or the husband sends the wife and she has no clue. I get calls from women and asking for parts. The woman does not when I start asking questions. But I hear the man on the phone telling her what I need. So I ask to speak with him instead. 😂😂 Anyway I'll stop bitching. 😂 God bless Warren
FWIW a larger hose will flow more than a smaller one, even if they both go a fitting the size of the smaller hose. Easiest example is an impact will hit harder, and spin faster when you use a 1/2" hose instead of a 3/8", even though the input to the impact is 1/4" pipe, and you use the same quick connects
My cousin designs the emissions systems for large mining equipment, a well known company fond of yellow paint. He was telling me that most if ends up in large 3rd world country mines. The first thing the customer does is remove 100k plus of emissions systems off each machine and sell it in the local scrap metal market.
Warren you are amazing, anyone who works on equipment all day like I do can really appreciate what you do. So many different talents from rebuilding engines to metal fabrication to hydraulic repair, I would never attempt some of the stuff you do, you are the man and Josie's the girl. Parts have become a real bitch.
The "book" answer is a requirement to conduct a Maintainability demonstration. This is to be done during the Test & Evaluation phase and performed on a new prototype design. The demonstration is to verify maintenance tasks, task times, and sequences. Often, prior design choices "during the concept phase" of the early product design limit later design additions or changes. Unfortunately, the experience necessary to schedule and conduct an actual physical maintainability demonstration is lacking. Or can be limited in scope by the project manager to obvious preventative maintenance (PM) tasks. Problems with missing or mismatched maintenance information in manuals is due to lack of "Integrated Support Planning".
This is one thing the soviets got right on the Belarus etc tractors, you can remove the floor... They are fairly easy to service, but they do need it often. There are just so many questionably-made parts on the market for these, e.g. we try to buy the O-rings by size and made of Viton, because what you'd get by part number won't last usually, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Last time a thermostat didn't even last 100 hours in it, but at least it fit.
Made me laugh Warren, that stuff about being a little skinny guy ! I’m on the bigger side, but that’s not it, it’s just that at work I always wanted to be taller, or shorter or have longer arms or something. It’s very rare you’re exactly the right size for what you’re doing, and you won’t be doing it often !
Hello, I spoke to my friend about Freightliner issue and he is saying it’s burned contacts and possibly ecu problem , they burn somehow, hope it helps, good luck.
Some engineers have no experience with cars, trucks, and tractors. Why do we hire engineering school graduates who have no discernable skills repairing these machines. Engineers used to both proficient in fixing and designing things.
I feel Warrens pain that floor mat probably weighs at least 80 pounds. And the seats are a night mare to remove when you cannot air them up. I was called out to a Case STX 440 Quad because the ac blower was not working. The seat the compressor would not work I finally pulled the seat cushion and I connected a schrader valve to an air line and raised the seat. Then when I got the seat raised the compressor worked I found a bad connection in the seat wiring harness. But I don`t think any engineer should design anything until they have worked as a mechanic for at least 2 years. That should part of their college education.
Nice of the programmers to stop the lower limit of their temperature sensor below absolute zero by only 108 degrees. Upper limit is actually the melting point of the Nylon tank 325 Degrees.
I feel ya today I replaced a maxforce 9 egr valve and if I seen that engineer that said it was a good idea the studs hit the egr cooler and they put one bolt in between the valve cover and the cooler that one was a nightmare to get out should have just pulled the entire cooler but I was able to get it off with a off set wrench and even with it only grabbed the corners but it broke free thank goodness for flank drive +
I've got a Challenger Wheel tractor it's got a Assert / Perkins engine. Other than Common Rail fuel delivery it's not so complicated but, I've had to replace a sensor or two. It's a nightmare.
Thanks for Sharing Warren. Hope to see an update on the DD15 soon. Don't be to hard on yourself. We all go through the same thing when wrenching. So much is out of our control and idiots whom never held a wrench, sitting Infront of computers designing this equipment now, don't help. Pup looking Great. Check your email Tom
Hi Warren I feel your pain and exasperation. I thought maybe the hose is intended to be disconected from the rear of the cab as the instructions mentioned then as you lift the cab access to the front connector would becpme possible? I know everyone likes to rag on the engineers and I have done my share. But the saying walk a mile in the other guy's shoes is there for a reason. You have a finished proudct there to be critical of. The engineer and there are many engineers to build the unit, only have instructions put all the units required togeather and make it work as cheaply as possible. I am not saying they could not do a better job with maintenance and repair planning., i am just saying that it is not easy for dosens of people working on diffrent sections of a unit to come up with a functional design that satisfyes both production and aftermarket repair considerations and problems. You are talented and have done enough conversions to know sometimes getting it to fit togeather and work correctly take precidence over it not getting built at all. Keep the videos coming but maybe just give the engineers a little more credit for doing a better job than it appears at the repair point of view.
To think they spend tons of time and money prettying up the style of the cab and bonnet at the expense of simple access to essential parts. No wonder you get frustrated. Do they ever listen to the complaints of you chaps who fix the stuff.? Good to see you and the Dogs doing OK. Best wishes from the UK.
So you're telling me you've gotta take the cab off to save the environment😂 Over here in NZ there would be zero 2nd thoughts about deleting that shit. At least it's keeping food on your table Warren 👍
Have the same problem with sending units on trucks. Heat valves would stay stuck on and burn out the sending units. I k ow on most trucks with the key off the heat valve should be closed.
Surely it's the designers responsible for the way these thing's are put together. I would credit you with the title of engineer Warren. Perhaps it's just an English/American interpretation of the problem. Tough work for you either way. Thanks for the entertainment and word's of your wisdom.
Note to self, never buy a Challenger.....although I liked that one you put the front idler bearings in that had a C18 in it. Holy grail engine for me. Also, Id take some of that potted meat if you got any extree. You need to listen to the original leroy mercer, Eddie's auto, C&C salvage. That Roy D Mercer just copied his material years later.
I imagine with all the new emission stuff they need to put on there they just run out of places to put it all! Gone are the days of opening the hood of your car and being able to see the engine!!
There's one thing I wouldn't do Warran is get under that cat. That's why we have a pit for big fuckers like me. I have a 60ince chest and I'm 6 ft tall. You know talking about us big fellas.
Fairplay to you warren they dont make things easy for you id buy the old trackersany day , these new ones they are just a money pit , when they go wrong , censor
Ugh, what a fuckin nightmare man.. thankfully,all of the rigs around here are older..don't have to worry about where they hid the fuckin Def tank. except one,but anyway...see ya later..👍👍👊
Warren engineers design stuff for the ease of assembly line. They don't give a rats ass about repairs. It saved the factory a buck or two. And that's the bottom line.
A guy would almost get a grinder and cut a piece out of the floor. What a design travesty. DEF tank units aren't really known for longevety anyway. We've been having a lot of problems with the measured DEF quality being too low while the actual quality of the fluid is fine. It just drops to like 28% or something over time and then forces the machine into limp mode. Drop a new 800 euro sending unit in it and it's fine again. At this point it feels like planned obsolescensce. Making shit proprietary and crappy just because they know people will have to buy it to keep running. Equipment world is becoming like automotive quickly.
What’s “wrong” with the “engineers” IS the fact that they never have to work on the products they “engineer”
Having been involved with the design of that tractor, would say it was more politics that drove AGCO to go away from the C18 and not the engineers.
They design it to go together easy and could give 2 shits for the mechanic who has to fix their crap designs!
@@M8Stealth figures. It's usually management / marketing people looking for bonuses that jack everything up then the engineers get blamed
Engineers rarely get to make decisions by themselves, management is almost always involved, it's a corporate mindset problem not just an engineering problem.
@@almarkowbender You are correct. There are few companies that the engineer’s best work gets past the bean counters much less EPA requirements.
My god, Warren, you are one hard worker. Not just the mechanical side, but the business side, and then the TH-cam side. I hope you're being fairly compensated.
This Warren is a martyr. Guys like him are what keep the rural economy going and the bedrock of agriculture. It's a pity most common people don't understand or appreciate what a crazy skill set this man actually has.
The designer of this tractor and lots of others should be made repair them so they make accessibility a fundamental criteria for service technicians to work on. Great video
being a mechanic is so underrated! good work!
Thanks for the video Warren, engineers and designer's are really something that's for sure. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed and Josie and other dogs 🐶.
Great video Warren,some challenges were ahead of you but you got er done
Thanks for showing us the process
Thanks for the share Warren. I know i don't interject much or often, but i used to install aftermarket factory A/C. We used to use inline splices on those hoses. we had a product called " lube and seal" the fittings were ribbed and we'd work those fittings in then had these heavy duty clamps to seal them up. I know that replacing the whole line is probably the best idea, but some times those inline splice fittings come in handy. just puttin my 2 cents in.... it's ok if ya call me a moron in the next video.... :-)
Warren, you have to be the toughest, smartest, most determined mechanic I ever knew of.
As soon as it ships "its not my problem" attitude. It gets real old real quick. Fantastic job Warren. You have more patience than should be needed by any one man. Keep the faith and the billings going.
Great video Warren it's interesting how engineers design some of this equipment. That's supposed to be serviceable. Glad you were able to figure out away to fix this Challenger. Thanks for sharing Warren.
Glad your back on ,gonna watch this……………………by the way,how did the DD15 deal work out? Never seen you before be so undecided with your work,you know you like that challenge,hope you found that problem,tell us you did?
Hope you’re having a better day than you were the other day and I hope you found someone that had the information you needed to get the engine running on the truck that was having fuel issues a lot of the comments were saying injectors stuck or air locked and there was only one or two that gave a way to force bleed them the rest said you would have to replace them thanks for sharing buddy love watching wish I had a 1/10 of your mechanic skills and knowledge
When things go horrible for you, who is an actual maestro with working on equipment it makes me feel better when my chit doesn't go as smoothly as I'd like. I thought I was always the only one that had weeks like this. I'm glad either I joined your club or you joined mine.
To do these jobs with one hand is unbelievable one on camera one wrenching! just amazing!
Great video Warren as always and don't feel bad I use to move and get into tight places when I was a younger man many moons ago LOL. As far as engineers go I have worked with some really good ones and I have worked with some that hade there heads up there ass spent may years in Automotive manufacturing and at times it just blew my mind what some of these guys where thinking. Hope you got the information on that DD15 you was working on with the fuel issue. Once again great video be Blessed.
Hey Warren, wow that was a lot of work for only getting half done! Hope the rest goes back together easier but rarely does. Those engineers must have some government experience! lol Thanks much for sharing your video with us.
Love the way you stop short to say hello to the puppy dogs in your
Well, I dont know about a "runt" Warren. Your a badass to me. I know my 240 lb. ass with bad knees would NOT have been very succesful in this situation...For sure! Take care sir. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
That one mount bolt is a good candidate for a Tone P150 torque multiplier to get in there and make it easy to loosen. Kind of spendy though, but a good tool to own.
Warrens like dirty harry does every dirty job his way
Great vid keep up the awsome vids thanks
It like you wrestling with a bear. 😂😂😂 awesome work and great video.
Before retiring from being a diesel mechanic for 38 years, I remember training a new Tec, and going behind the sleeper on the truck and telling him you can't see it, but follow that hose forward to somewhere in the framerail besides the transmission and behind that cross member is the part you need to replace.
I too am a HD mechanic and I feel your pain. Some days can really make you question whether you can stand doing this anymore.
It's about time warren that you had a nice easy job for a change .
Great video, I’ve always said the engineers should have to work on their own bright ideas before they head to market.
Those DEF headers are a pita they never want to go in
How could anyone sign off a design where cab removal was necessary to get to an Adblue tank sensor. I did wonder if you were joking. Thank you very much for the video as ever Warren, much appreciated.
I bet you there's about a 100 mechanics that would just say no to that job. You sir are a true technician.
engineers, they only care about how fast they can be assembled on the line
Warren. I use to be those on the fat side.😂 Till I lost 100# for the good of myself. anyway Im 69 still working. I've been a mechanic for over 35 yrs now.
Never taken my vehicle to a shop. I work at a auto parts store. An old guy comes to the store goes up to the younger guys and wants a simple ignition coil. The kid at the counter asks him...yr..make.. model. Engine size..the old guy tells him. I just need a 12 volt coil.
The kid is mystified..so he tells him.. I don't have it..I tell the young man. We have the parts.
I do a quick simple search for a Ford coil. Find the part.
The old guy thanks me and says. You must be a mechanic and know vehicles or farm equipment.
He shakes my hand and he says it again. I've been to 3 different places and everyone is telling me the same crap. We don't have it. You immediately know what I need and I can get my vehicle running today.
Same situation..but it's a coil for a 6v system. I watch again. Same thing. We don't have it.
I walk to help. Find the guys parts and this guy is an older guy than me.
Auto parts stores sell parts period. They hire young people or people who have no idea what they are selling just to sell parts.
Many times I get returns because it doesn't fit. On the receipt it tells you what they ordered. I repeat is your vehicle such and such?
It's either yes or no. Mind you also the customer doesn't know what vehicle they are driving too. Yup... they point to the door and say.its out there.
I tell them. Get your registration and we can find out what your driving. I get the registration and tell them. The reply is..O I know that. 😂
Instead of arguing. I try to find what they need. Again...they don't know what it's called.
Or the husband sends the wife and she has no clue. I get calls from women and asking for parts. The woman does not when I start asking questions. But I hear the man on the phone telling her what I need. So I ask to speak with him instead. 😂😂
Anyway I'll stop bitching. 😂
God bless Warren
Then the power goes out or the computer does not work and they are lost.
Some places still have the parts books and they know how to use them.
that sounded funny when you were taking that bolt out 🤣🤣 18:49
FWIW a larger hose will flow more than a smaller one, even if they both go a fitting the size of the smaller hose. Easiest example is an impact will hit harder, and spin faster when you use a 1/2" hose instead of a 3/8", even though the input to the impact is 1/4" pipe, and you use the same quick connects
yes exactly its fluid friction coefficient which is a function of hose length
My cousin designs the emissions systems for large mining equipment, a well known company fond of yellow paint. He was telling me that most if ends up in large 3rd world country mines. The first thing the customer does is remove 100k plus of emissions systems off each machine and sell it in the local scrap metal market.
Pity you cant just cut a hole in the floor over the def tank to get5 at the stupid sensor and change it
Warren you are amazing, anyone who works on equipment all day like I do can really appreciate what you do. So many different talents from rebuilding engines to metal fabrication to hydraulic repair, I would never attempt some of the stuff you do, you are the man and Josie's the girl. Parts have become a real bitch.
Thanks warren for the vid!! Really enjoy your knowledge
wow what an ordeal
The "book" answer is a requirement to conduct a Maintainability demonstration. This is to be done during the Test & Evaluation phase and performed on a new prototype design. The demonstration is to verify maintenance tasks, task times, and sequences. Often, prior design choices "during the concept phase" of the early product design limit later design additions or changes. Unfortunately, the experience necessary to schedule and conduct an actual physical maintainability demonstration is lacking. Or can be limited in scope by the project manager to obvious preventative maintenance (PM) tasks. Problems with missing or mismatched maintenance information in manuals is due to lack of "Integrated Support Planning".
Did you find time to sort that DD out Warren?
Warren you are a bad-assed son of a gun.
i said it before, an ill say it again, warn is one dam hard working man
Man I’d love to come and work a apprenticeship under you!
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This is one thing the soviets got right on the Belarus etc tractors, you can remove the floor... They are fairly easy to service, but they do need it often. There are just so many questionably-made parts on the market for these, e.g. we try to buy the O-rings by size and made of Viton, because what you'd get by part number won't last usually, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Last time a thermostat didn't even last 100 hours in it, but at least it fit.
As always Warren great video
Warren you should try to get your hands on a laser pointer? That would be really cool
Updates on the Detroit , Haysqueeze and that cheap N 14 guy please Warren.
Warn great work as always 👍
Made me laugh Warren, that stuff about being a little skinny guy ! I’m on the bigger side, but that’s not it, it’s just that at work I always wanted to be taller, or shorter or have longer arms or something. It’s very rare you’re exactly the right size for what you’re doing, and you won’t be doing it often !
Hello, I spoke to my friend about Freightliner issue and he is saying it’s burned contacts and possibly ecu problem , they burn somehow, hope it helps, good luck.
Is it just me or have those cabs not really changed at all in like 15 years
Some engineers have no experience with cars, trucks, and tractors. Why do we hire engineering school graduates who have no discernable skills repairing these machines. Engineers used to both proficient in fixing and designing things.
As you would say Warren. What a pain in the arss
Alot of diagnostics I've seen recently calls for alot of changing parts with no testing procedures
I feel Warrens pain that floor mat probably weighs at least 80 pounds. And the seats are a night mare to remove when you cannot air them up. I was called out to a Case STX 440 Quad because the ac blower was not working. The seat the compressor would not work I finally pulled the seat cushion and I connected a schrader valve to an air line and raised the seat. Then when I got the seat raised the compressor worked I found a bad connection in the seat wiring harness. But I don`t think any engineer should design anything until they have worked as a mechanic for at least 2 years. That should part of their college education.
90% of them would never last that 2 years
Nice of the programmers to stop the lower limit of their temperature sensor below absolute zero by only 108 degrees. Upper limit is actually the melting point of the Nylon tank 325 Degrees.
Thks warren ,just in time to start work
Accounts always control the outcome of a price , which inturn leads an engineer to follow , this is simple business economics
Another comment I also use copper anti seize on AC lines. Sometimes I can get them loose using a butane torch.
It's engineered to go together once because nothing ever breaks.
I feel ya today I replaced a maxforce 9 egr valve and if I seen that engineer that said it was a good idea the studs hit the egr cooler and they put one bolt in between the valve cover and the cooler that one was a nightmare to get out should have just pulled the entire cooler but I was able to get it off with a off set wrench and even with it only grabbed the corners but it broke free thank goodness for flank drive +
I've got a Challenger Wheel tractor it's got a Assert / Perkins engine. Other than Common Rail fuel delivery it's not so complicated but, I've had to replace a sensor or two. It's a nightmare.
Thanks for Sharing Warren. Hope to see an update on the DD15 soon.
Don't be to hard on yourself. We all go through the same thing when wrenching. So much is out of our control and idiots whom never held a wrench, sitting Infront of computers designing this equipment now, don't help. Pup looking Great.
Check your email
Tom
Hi Warren I feel your pain and exasperation. I thought maybe the hose is intended to be disconected from the rear of the cab as the instructions mentioned then as you lift the cab access to the front connector would becpme possible? I know everyone likes to rag on the engineers and I have done my share. But the saying walk a mile in the other guy's shoes is there for a reason.
You have a finished proudct there to be critical of. The engineer and there are many engineers to build the unit, only have instructions put all the units required togeather and make it work as cheaply as possible. I am not saying they could not do a better job with maintenance and repair planning., i am just saying that it is not easy for dosens of people working on diffrent sections of a unit to come up with a functional design that satisfyes both production and aftermarket repair considerations and problems. You are talented and have done enough conversions to know sometimes getting it to fit togeather and work correctly take precidence over it not getting built at all. Keep the videos coming but maybe just give the engineers a little more credit for doing a better job than it appears at the repair point of view.
Pulling the cab to replace a sensor is crazy...
To think they spend tons of time and money prettying up the style of the cab and bonnet at the expense of simple access to essential parts. No wonder you get frustrated. Do they ever listen to the complaints of you chaps who fix the stuff.? Good to see you and the Dogs doing OK. Best wishes from the UK.
So you're telling me you've gotta take the cab off to save the environment😂 Over here in NZ there would be zero 2nd thoughts about deleting that shit. At least it's keeping food on your table Warren 👍
When the design department does the engineering.....
totally agree with you
Just pull the right track frame next time and you can get to the sending unit
Thought the same thing.
Ramps or a pit would be helpful.
1 man operation? how do you do it? looks like a lot of stuff going on right now.
What happened to the DD15 ??🤔🤔🤔
Engineers spell common sense with a K
Warren, it's too bad you couldn't work alongside these engineers to raise the red flag when their heads begin to enter their ass.
they would never let him in the "club"
Damn thats some intressting repair 👍
Have the same problem with sending units on trucks. Heat valves would stay stuck on and burn out the sending units. I k ow on most trucks with the key off the heat valve should be closed.
The first worry for the design engineer is ease of assembly.He has to design for least amount of assembly time first.
Designed by robots.
Maybe cabs on tractors should tip up like the old cab over trucks, only back that probably would make too much sense
Is DEF what we call AdBlue over her in the Uk ?
DEF= diesel exhaust fluid so yes you are correct… we just don’t call it by the brand name.
The struggle is real..lmao..
Surely it's the designers responsible for the way these thing's are put together. I would credit you with the title of engineer Warren. Perhaps it's just an English/American interpretation of the problem. Tough work for you either way. Thanks for the entertainment and word's of your wisdom.
Note to self, never buy a Challenger.....although I liked that one you put the front idler bearings in that had a C18 in it. Holy grail engine for me. Also, Id take some of that potted meat if you got any extree. You need to listen to the original leroy mercer, Eddie's auto, C&C salvage. That Roy D Mercer just copied his material years later.
Engineers today design stuff for the dealer to make more of money on repairs.
I suspect the 'engineers' are instructed to make certain items hard to get at so that the franchises get to charge all that extra labour?
I imagine with all the new emission stuff they need to put on there they just run out of places to put it all! Gone are the days of opening the hood of your car and being able to see the engine!!
I’ve always said engineers should have to work in the field as part of there training
G'day, with the rusty big bolts smear mutton fat out of the roasting pan on them see what you think when you pull it apart. Cheers.
What are suppose to be the smartest people have never ever had to wrench on one...
Well it's obvious engineers are NOT mechanics!
The short and quick answer is , they've got their head up they've aruse.😮😮😮😢.
There's one thing I wouldn't do Warran is get under that cat. That's why we have a pit for big fuckers like me. I have a 60ince chest and I'm 6 ft tall. You know talking about us big fellas.
Fairplay to you warren they dont make things easy for you id buy the old trackersany day , these new ones they are just a money pit , when they go wrong , censor
Could’ve had a guy come out and tune that and make the tractor loose some weight faster than it took to change that sender out. Fuck the epa
Equity
Ugh, what a fuckin nightmare man.. thankfully,all of the rigs around here are older..don't have to worry about where they hid the fuckin Def tank. except one,but anyway...see ya later..👍👍👊
Warren engineers design stuff for the ease of assembly line. They don't give a rats ass about repairs. It saved the factory a buck or two. And that's the bottom line.
Da Bosch.
A guy would almost get a grinder and cut a piece out of the floor.
What a design travesty. DEF tank units aren't really known for longevety anyway.
We've been having a lot of problems with the measured DEF quality being too low while the actual quality of the fluid is fine.
It just drops to like 28% or something over time and then forces the machine into limp mode. Drop a new 800 euro sending unit in it and it's fine again.
At this point it feels like planned obsolescensce. Making shit proprietary and crappy just because they know people will have to buy it to keep running.
Equipment world is becoming like automotive quickly.
There’s no such thing as good help. Everyone is so lazy it’s pointless to even try to find anybody. Thanks Warren!!!
I concur