The first Fifty.
Well my 2320 just passed the fifty hour mark after almost a year so I did the required maintenance and a little more.
The word here is meticulous as I carefully changed all the oils from the tranny to the front axel (not required by Deere). I wasn’t going to change the front axel oil but I’m glad I decided too. Here’s why. As the oil was draining I could see minute specs of metal glistening in the noon day sun.
Since this was the first oil change I did my usual and that is to drill small holes in the end of the drain plugs for magnets. I’ve been doing this for twenty years on all my vehicles and I always catch metals on the plug which I wipe clean on my next oil change. I didn’t do the plug for the tranny because of the four large magnets in the screen assembly. I did change the hydraulic filter too even though I didn’t see it on the list of things to do. In fact I didn’t see it anywhere in my owners manual.
I checked the battery and topped it off. I’ve been keeping an eagle eye on it since I’ve read all the complaints as to leaking problems. Mine was fine for the first 15 or 20 hours but now it seems to be ‘weeping’ slightly. Usually a couple of times a week I get the hose and wash the whole area down. I haven’t seen any corrosion yet and I haven’t figured out exactly where the battery is leaking from although logic would dictate the breather holes in the caps as the seals seem to be ok with no cracking or drying out.
All the oils now are full synthetic from Amsoil. I could extend the next oil change but I won’t since it is 200 hours away.
It’s been a wonderful 50 hours and the little Deere did lots of work from snow blowing in February to scraping the barn in June. I‘ve moved tree, planted a fruit orchard, mowed several acres of field and now I’ll start digging holes for my solar panel posts and a trench to bury the line from the spring.
The 4WD blew through four foot snow up and down hills without the need for the chains I bought and have never used.
How did I ever live without this thing? I keep looking over my shoulder for someone to tell me you’re not allowed to have this much fun when you’re doing so much work!
Well my 2320 just passed the fifty hour mark after almost a year so I did the required maintenance and a little more.
The word here is meticulous as I carefully changed all the oils from the tranny to the front axel (not required by Deere). I wasn’t going to change the front axel oil but I’m glad I decided too. Here’s why. As the oil was draining I could see minute specs of metal glistening in the noon day sun.
Since this was the first oil change I did my usual and that is to drill small holes in the end of the drain plugs for magnets. I’ve been doing this for twenty years on all my vehicles and I always catch metals on the plug which I wipe clean on my next oil change. I didn’t do the plug for the tranny because of the four large magnets in the screen assembly. I did change the hydraulic filter too even though I didn’t see it on the list of things to do. In fact I didn’t see it anywhere in my owners manual.
I checked the battery and topped it off. I’ve been keeping an eagle eye on it since I’ve read all the complaints as to leaking problems. Mine was fine for the first 15 or 20 hours but now it seems to be ‘weeping’ slightly. Usually a couple of times a week I get the hose and wash the whole area down. I haven’t seen any corrosion yet and I haven’t figured out exactly where the battery is leaking from although logic would dictate the breather holes in the caps as the seals seem to be ok with no cracking or drying out.
All the oils now are full synthetic from Amsoil. I could extend the next oil change but I won’t since it is 200 hours away.
It’s been a wonderful 50 hours and the little Deere did lots of work from snow blowing in February to scraping the barn in June. I‘ve moved tree, planted a fruit orchard, mowed several acres of field and now I’ll start digging holes for my solar panel posts and a trench to bury the line from the spring.
The 4WD blew through four foot snow up and down hills without the need for the chains I bought and have never used.
How did I ever live without this thing? I keep looking over my shoulder for someone to tell me you’re not allowed to have this much fun when you’re doing so much work!
