speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Here is a picture of the piston out of #5 cylinder in our 855 Cummins engine. The 855 stands for 855 cubic inch displacement. 14 litres for the Europeans here lol. The piston got hot and failed. It was caused by not letting the engine warm up enough before working it 1 Link to post
Scot_Lover 1,789 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Ouch. Was the cylinder ok? Or did it require a new insert? 1 Link to post
Guest UnabashedUser Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 800 cubes! What's that out of ? Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 12 hours ago, Scot_Lover said: Ouch. Was the cylinder ok? Or did it require a new insert? Yes it did, all 6 holes holes have new cylinders and pistons 1 Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 hours ago, UnabashedUser said: 800 cubes! What's that out of ? It's out of our smaller 4wd tractor. It's set at 370hp. 2 Link to post
Guest UnabashedUser Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Smaller tractor lol. That's a biggun. AWD? Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, UnabashedUser said: Smaller tractor lol. That's a biggun. AWD? Yes it is. Our quad trac is rated at 620hp! 1 Link to post
mickymoist 3,347 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, speedy3471 said: Yes it is. Our quad trac is rated at 620hp! must have massive torque 1 Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, mickymoist said: must have massive torque 2180 foot pounds. Ya a fair bit lol 1 Link to post
mickymoist 3,347 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, speedy3471 said: 2180 foot pounds. Ya a fair bit lol 😄 that'll work!! 1 Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, mickymoist said: 😄 that'll work!! Believe it or not I've got some hills that I can't seed going up them! I run out of traction. Those tracks are 36 inches wide. The seeder weighs around 150,000 pounds when loaded, then seed around an inch and a half deep 1 Link to post
mickymoist 3,347 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just now, speedy3471 said: Believe it or not I've got some hills that I can't seed going up them! I run out of traction. Those tracks are 36 inches wide. The seeder weighs around 150,000 pounds when loaded, then seed around an inch and a half deep wow! Link to post
Guest UnabashedUser Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) do you run calcium in the tires? Ah it's a track just noticed. Whoops. How much fuel do you buy in a month? Edited June 6, 2019 by UnabashedUser Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, UnabashedUser said: do you run calcium in the tires? Ah it's a track just noticed. Whoops. How much fuel do you buy in a month? O that tractor will use on average 800 litres a day. We used 35000 litres of diesel fuel this spring. It took us 27 days to seed. This includes the sprayer, semis, water truck and other tractors working 1 Link to post
Guest UnabashedUser Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 You've got a sharp handle on the expenses and a great looking batch of machinery and silos. Knowing the biz is the maker of success. Do you do the mechanical overhauls by yourself or do you have a mechanic on staff? Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Our hired man is actually a journeyman heavy duty mechanic with a class 1a license. He can drive semi as well. We lucked out by hiring him. We do most of our own repair work. The equipment that still have warranty we send back to the shop, the rest we fix ourselves We have him on salary, not cheap but if you find a good person, look after them, pay them well and they will stay around 1 1 Link to post
Peefreak99 3,708 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 16 hours ago, speedy3471 said: 2180 foot pounds. Ya a fair bit lol The tractor on the right hase some cool wheels idk what the thing in the middle is tho 1 Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 The tractor is to the right, it has 4 tracks. The middle thing is the tool bar, that puts the seed and fertilizer in the ground. The white tank to the left hauls the seed and fertilizer. Its metered out of the tank by a hydraulic drive metering auger 1 Link to post
Peefreak99 3,708 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, speedy3471 said: The tractor is to the right, it has 4 tracks. The middle thing is the tool bar, that puts the seed and fertilizer in the ground. The white tank to the left hauls the seed and fertilizer. Its metered out of the tank by a hydraulic drive metering auger I want to be a farmer too if i also get to drive big things haha always loved heawy veichles and then i meam REALLY heawy 1 Link to post
speedy3471 10,627 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Peefreak99 said: I want to be a farmer too if i also get to drive big things haha always loved heawy veichles and then i meam REALLY heawy Between the tractor and seeder the gross weight is around 220,000 pounds or so 1 Link to post
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