John Deere 8R 370 fuel tank replacement

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

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
    @ZKMasterTech2 жыл бұрын

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  • @anthonyladuca8165

    @anthonyladuca8165

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @cuttingwoodagain

    @cuttingwoodagain

    Жыл бұрын

    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
    @shovelguggelheim84542 жыл бұрын

    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

    @jameschristie4596

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @WowCreativeUsername

    @WowCreativeUsername

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jameschristie4596 Engineered to be cheaper to assemble

  • @jeffb321

    @jeffb321

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@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

    @centexan

    7 ай бұрын

    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

    @user-TooFast

    3 ай бұрын

    No John Deere machine makes sense

  • @craigadair128
    @craigadair1282 жыл бұрын

    That looks like an absolute nightmare

  • @richardwilliams5442

    @richardwilliams5442

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @scottfeatherstone7156
    @scottfeatherstone71562 жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertg.3555
    @robertg.35552 жыл бұрын

    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

    @jasonbergsma1628

    2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ronpatterson5483
    @ronpatterson54832 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TerrellSpivey
    @TerrellSpivey2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @williamlandreth6630
    @williamlandreth66302 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @TheVespap200e
    @TheVespap200e2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @jamesclark4

    11 ай бұрын

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

  • @frasermathers2287
    @frasermathers22872 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @tomildinio1
    @tomildinio12 жыл бұрын

    Plastic weld and black paint. Job done zeth!

  • @thomasfaucette1660

    @thomasfaucette1660

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @bertrutledge4546
    @bertrutledge45462 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jamesbreault5762
    @jamesbreault57622 жыл бұрын

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

  • @randydehne8866
    @randydehne88662 жыл бұрын

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

  • @npinson90
    @npinson90 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @bentonbullwinkel7688
    @bentonbullwinkel76882 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see good mechanics doing great work!

  • @cagrowin1962
    @cagrowin19622 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JDFIGHTER87
    @JDFIGHTER872 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Very impressiv how you handel everything.

  • @davidkraft3690
    @davidkraft36902 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rdyardie
    @rdyardie2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertg.2346
    @robertg.23462 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jacobszymczak9323
    @jacobszymczak93232 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @wry569
    @wry5692 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @scottk8245R
    @scottk8245R11 ай бұрын

    Wow what a job. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jacob8242
    @jacob82422 жыл бұрын

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

  • @matthewdickson7838
    @matthewdickson78382 ай бұрын

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

  • @donalddehaven3229
    @donalddehaven32292 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @BRPFan
    @BRPFan2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @gardnermiller6820
    @gardnermiller68202 жыл бұрын

    What a huge project! Very interesting.

  • @deanfrancis6474
    @deanfrancis64742 жыл бұрын

    Just keep doing what your doing. Well done.

  • @midatlantictools
    @midatlantictools2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @taragd17
    @taragd172 жыл бұрын

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

  • @farmshoffman8475
    @farmshoffman84752 жыл бұрын

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

  • @lacking2010
    @lacking20102 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @6582rg
    @6582rg Жыл бұрын

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

  • @richardvernick4280
    @richardvernick42806 ай бұрын

    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. 👈👍😎

  • @juancarlososuna6569
    @juancarlososuna65692 жыл бұрын

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

  • @rodneywells595
    @rodneywells5952 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @tedmogsm7037
    @tedmogsm70372 жыл бұрын

    some job guys, very impressive and detailed video,

  • @citizenfirst5826
    @citizenfirst58262 жыл бұрын

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

  • @scottjenkins1917
    @scottjenkins19176 ай бұрын

    Beautiful engineering. Well done John Deere.

  • @richardvernick4280
    @richardvernick42802 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @brent1058
    @brent1058 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @MarkTheTractorWhisperer
    @MarkTheTractorWhisperer Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ZKMasterTech

    @ZKMasterTech

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @glennrhinehart3186
    @glennrhinehart31862 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoy your content,again awesome job.

  • @tiptop7104
    @tiptop71042 жыл бұрын

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

  • @2xKTfc

    @2xKTfc

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @111Omalley
    @111Omalley Жыл бұрын

    Unreal what you go through !

  • @gregorythomas333
    @gregorythomas3332 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @stevenicoson6670
    @stevenicoson66702 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nateford6099
    @nateford60992 жыл бұрын

    That drill is a beast my friend!!!!

  • @PeteWilliams-sb7nf
    @PeteWilliams-sb7nf9 ай бұрын

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

  • @alviney5138
    @alviney51382 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @jameslindley924
    @jameslindley924 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @rypkepaulusma
    @rypkepaulusma2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @adrianshjadesheehan9991
    @adrianshjadesheehan99912 жыл бұрын

    Man is absolutely gifted can do anything

  • @handsonmechanical
    @handsonmechanical2 жыл бұрын

    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 👍

  • @markf350s
    @markf350s Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ZKMasterTech

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @robertkomlosi3493
    @robertkomlosi3493 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @fridaythe13th389
    @fridaythe13th389 Жыл бұрын

    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. 😂

  • @buntykainth3699
    @buntykainth36992 жыл бұрын

    This channel is fricking awesome!!!!

  • @certifiedwrenchpodcast
    @certifiedwrenchpodcast2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @bitchfree
    @bitchfree Жыл бұрын

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

  • @robertdavis6708
    @robertdavis6708 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @genechronister7085
    @genechronister70852 жыл бұрын

    Great vid! What a job!!

  • @swinde79
    @swinde792 жыл бұрын

    That looks like lots of fun.

  • @bruceeberle3116
    @bruceeberle31162 жыл бұрын

    Great job ZK, Bruce in Oklahoma.

  • @kenuber4766
    @kenuber4766 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @stevenwilliams7348
    @stevenwilliams73482 жыл бұрын

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

  • @wileecoyote1362
    @wileecoyote13622 жыл бұрын

    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. 😟

  • @rmedlinnc
    @rmedlinnc2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @KA-om9oz

    Жыл бұрын

    More like, what asshole designed the tanks

  • @1balky

    @1balky

    8 ай бұрын

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

  • @nickpersenaire4443
    @nickpersenaire44432 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @sterlingspencer2934
    @sterlingspencer29342 жыл бұрын

    This is a very interesting channel!

  • @johnbulla8708
    @johnbulla87082 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @matthewdickson7838
    @matthewdickson78382 жыл бұрын

    Love these vlogs excellent 👍👍👍🚜🚜

  • @jimclary7309
    @jimclary73092 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @gavinperry7237
    @gavinperry7237 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chilosanchez9262
    @chilosanchez92622 жыл бұрын

    I love john deere you are so Smart good job

  • @tylerr3469
    @tylerr34692 жыл бұрын

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

  • @baileysomers9142
    @baileysomers91422 жыл бұрын

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

  • @marlondeere3039R
    @marlondeere3039R2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @dimosk7389
    @dimosk7389 Жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @ddupy
    @ddupy2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @RB-cz5jn
    @RB-cz5jn2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing great work

  • @steve4238
    @steve4238 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @cgarguy7039
    @cgarguy70392 жыл бұрын

    Thx, another great video

  • @easternshorefarmer
    @easternshorefarmer2 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @chotuusian4127
    @chotuusian41272 жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @alexhill828
    @alexhill828 Жыл бұрын

    Just did one of these this past July, right rear inner rubbed a hole in the tank in the same spot. There is a pip for this, with the tire set at 60 inches if the tank gets too hot and swells it can rub on the tire. So the tank was replaced.

  • @antonioaraujo3029
    @antonioaraujo3029 Жыл бұрын

    Que tamque mais difícil de manusear. Tem que desmontar quase a máquina toda . Belo trabalho.

  • @farmshoffman8475
    @farmshoffman8475 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chrisreynolds1966
    @chrisreynolds19662 жыл бұрын

    Been nice to have a overhead crane in that shop when they built it or at least a crane on a service truck

  • @daniel_poore
    @daniel_poore2 жыл бұрын

    What a job man. Zeeeesh

  • @rogerhector8323
    @rogerhector83232 жыл бұрын

    what a JOB!

  • @elora2525
    @elora2525 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @ZKMasterTech

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @petebigaouette2234
    @petebigaouette22342 жыл бұрын

    As always, great content. I don’t read all the comments, so maybe you’ve covered this before….but it would be interesting if you spent 1 minute on total hours required for a repair, and the cost within a thousand or two. And, was it under warranty or not.

  • @bigcheese370
    @bigcheese370 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @luisnunes7933
    @luisnunes79332 жыл бұрын

    Hello! What a puzzle!

  • @matthewfelton8309
    @matthewfelton83092 жыл бұрын

    Doing this exact same job now. The right front cab mount bolt can be gotten to if you remove everything on that side first. Without having to do the extension rig up. Once that support brace for the side step is out of the way you can get right to her. Having all the exhaust off already helped to. Just an fyi for anyone else also doing this job.

  • @4211welderman
    @4211welderman2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @berniemoran8123

    2 жыл бұрын

    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

    @999pr1

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @l0st460
    @l0st460 Жыл бұрын

    Hello, it is interesting video. Had the same problem on the 8310r in the fuel tank was a hole. But we didint change the fuel tank that is fixable thing. The special guys come and welded and until now its fine. If you look at the fuel tank , you can t even see the marks that was welded :D

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