Tractor maintenance

[RoyJackson]

I have been curious what the CD had on it above and beyond what the operators manual had. Can you give me any idea - ?

So does the mega PDF file open in your regular Acrobat reade/viewer/program? I would think your normal tools should be available with it.... which should include some search function ??

Adobe Reader opens the manual, but I don't think it does much beyond that. I use Adobe Acrobat which isn't free (but I use it for work related stuff too). With Acrobat, you can index the pages and search. It's a nice, albeit expensive, program.

Like most manuals I've used, it assumes one is a pretty good technician in the field. Some things (like the hydraulic screen) are intuitive. Once you've done it...it's easy the next time (or, you've learned what not to do!).

The service manual is great if you expect to do your own work replacing components. It doesn't go into rebuilding the engine too deeply...but if one is familar with rebuilding engines, it could be done with the manual.

Mine was actually purchased when I had a Deere 670. There's a lot of similarity between the 670, 770 and 790's, so it works for me.

I do recommend the purchase...but don't expect the manual to teach you to become an automotive or tractor technician.

 

[Jack Squat]

Madpogue - I kind of missed that part about being an image - yikes that is bad.. guess to save time/cost in creating it. I had some experiance with a text converter software package that would take images of text and turn it into real text - varying degrees of success, but pretty good with a sharp clean image - why wouldn't they have done that? Yes - saw the part on the screen - but would have thought they would show the actual screen and or inside of its cover.

Roy - your 790 has a stack !! ?? what years had it - or was it a mod
It looks kind of manly

By the way all - I had rented and borrowed tractors before, but this is my first to have and to hold
It is the funest thing without a doubt.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy - your 790 has a stack !! ?? what years had it - or was it a mod
It looks kind of manly

My 790 is a 2003. Deere changed the stack to under the hood in 2005 or 2006.

BTW, it's ME that makes the tractor Manly...
The stack is just a phallic symbol

LOL, I wonder how long this post will last?

 

[madpogue]

Madpogue - I kind of missed that part about being an image - yikes that is bad.. guess to save time/cost in creating it. I had some experiance with a text converter software package that would take images of text and turn it into real text - varying degrees of success, but pretty good with a sharp clean image - why wouldn't they have done that?

Yeah, I actually have noodled the idea of OCR'ing the whole thing, but yoiks, I think that would take a while. Thing is, sometime, somewhere, someone keyed that text in; why they couldn't have generated the PDF based on that text is .

LOL, I wonder how long this post will last?

You wonder how what???!? (This is the point where anything anyone says would make Beavis & Butthead go "huh-huh, huh-huh...")

(Actually, I thought the vertical exhaust stack was an option.)

 

[ragkar]

RoyJackson, thanks for your post and the link to the online manual. I read your post yesterday and today I'm looking up the manual to get the part number for a hydraulic line that burst on my 46 bh. The line was misrouted and pinched when I swung the boom.
Posts like yours are a big reason why I joined this forum.

 

[RoyJackson]

RoyJackson, thanks for your post and the link to the online manual. I read your post yesterday and today I'm looking up the manual to get the part number for a hydraulic line that burst on my 46 bh. The line was misrouted and pinched when I swung the boom.
Posts like yours are a big reason why I joined this forum.

Here's a better site to find parts and part numbers: John Deere parts.

I recommend anyone owning a Deere register on that site. Older tractors are also listed on that site, but I've no idea how complete it is for older Iron.
You'll have to register to use the site. It has good parts breakdowns and exploded views. You can also order parts (shipped to your local dealer) right there.
BTW, if that line was installed by the dealer, that may be a warranty issue.

 

[Willl]

Welcome Jack.

Mine just hit 55 so I'm due for first service also.

Funny the CD topic came up, I just ordered all 3 yesterday.
I've got all 3 in paper form but wanted PDF format also.
Not at all pleased to here about this 'image ordeal'. That doesn't mean true PDF to me.

 

[Jack Squat]

Yes I joined because of all the knowledge here too. Thanks to Roy and many others for this fantastic resource. I agree about the John Deere parts - registered there a couple of weeks ago.

What is amazing is the growth of this site ..... also surprised at how many 790 owners are here and how many are near 50 hours.

I am still debating on the CD .... but it now makes sense why the on line manual is not a PDF....

 

[RoyJackson]

I am still debating on the CD .... but it now makes sense why the on line manual is not a PDF....

None of the online manuals (that I looked at) were .pdf files (hence, not downloadable).

I am surprised about the CD-ROM though. My service manual is a .pdf. But, it is an older manual (for the 670, 770 with addendums for the 790's)

 

[Willl]

Not at all pleased to here about this 'image ordeal'.

Don't know man, just got my disk today and all 3 PDF files are text searchable.