I don’t care if you like Deere or not. Watching a guy who takes one hell of a lot of pride in what he does, takes initiative to master his craft, and goes above and beyond to equip himself adequately to perform everything required is a lot of fun to watch. You should be proud of what you have EARNED through time and dedication. If more of these people in the comments were like you, America would be a manufacturing powerhouse again.

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

The complexity of modern machines is "mind boggling". Your skills as a professional are obvious. 👍🏻

I like watching people who know what they’re doing. Great video ZK. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

It always blows my mind when i seen the inside of a cobine, there is just so much stuff going on.

Glad you had a good vacation. Thanks for sharing your expertise on this repair. Looking forward to seeing more content in 2024.

Glad to see another quality video Zeth. ZKMaster is the best. Praying all the best for you and your family for 2024

You are a good mentor Zeth! Practical tips and actual making tasks easier for your trainee is wholesome to see. Some would let the trainee find out fr him/herself how a thing can be done, or done easier.

Another great vid! Keep the deere's running

Thanks for another great video ZK. It is interesting. Wow. That was a big piece to remove and put a new one back in. A lot of pieces to remove and the gull wing doors to be able to swing that piece out. One heavy piece that was. Wow. Amazing how big those belts were. I was thinking Of how much you had to R and R just t to get that drive unit out. Wow. With the gull wing doors off you can see how complex this combine is. Just unbelievable. Wow. Lines and belts and hydraulic hoses everywhere. Amazing how complex. Once you had the new piece installed it seems that things went fairly smoothly. I am amazed at how you do this. My compliments to you ZK for doing this job. Joseph seems to be coming along good with his training. He is fortunate to have you for a teacher. Thanks ZK for another learning opportunity on that big combine. Appreciate the video. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

Another good video to watch during dinner :D

wow thats crazy.. that combine looks like a nightmare for maintenance.. i think claas has them beat in every way still.. would be interested to see the new new holland machine

Great video glad you had a great holiday thanks for sharing god bless everyone I don’t know if it’s just me or what but when you show the combine running and the belts running it looks like it’s had a shake

Great job, thanks for sharing

That pulls system is like a cvt transmission. That is pretty cool.

To the people complaining about him working on low hour machines, seriously? Can’t you just enjoy the content? I love this channel and everything Zeth posts. If you’re bored of it, leave.

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Thrrs alot of drve belts on tha thing wow

Happy new year welcome back. Great show looking forward to seeing. A lot more of you guys this year cheers from townsville australia👍

Glad to see you and family had a great holiday, good to see josh in this video, take care until next video.

Brilliant job zeth and your apprentice 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Z-K YOU are the man 😮

Very complex, for sure....but you got this😊

thanks . boy thats alot of drive belts. happy new year

Not a hater,,, not a basher... but it took JD 3 years to release the X9 series... 13.5 has huge issues, fan drives have huge issues. They all have issues, and you're watching a channel that shows all their issues... Love the channel, love watching mechanical content... thx Zack for taking the time... No MFG is perfect, they all have their problems, or you would not have a job... LOL!!!

Happy New year to you all. Be safe, keep that GIM. Luv and best to ya all Julian U.K

I believe that's the smoothest running combine I've ever seen.

Zeth what a great video 👍 That is awesome. Love your videos Thank you Sir

Happy new year....

Great video. Happy New Year.

It was a very interesting video thanks for sharing this very informative

Happy New Year

Great video ZK

Just waiting to see you guys do the PIP on the engine. Fun times

Oh My, that Engendered nightmare should require the Designer to Help You with the Repairs!

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

They would just get in my way.

I had to look that belt up when we first had one in the shop and the FH belt is about 37.5 feet long, or over 11,400mm. Theres also like 25-30 belts on the machine. Should be interesting to work on them when they get some age on them!

Nice job done

I noticed that the offending part said "made in Portugal " . Papa Deere really does look at the world as its oyster .

Man, I am not a farmer but if I spent that kind of $$$ on an X9 and had these issues after a year I would be pissed. Regardless of run or separator hours that seems like a lot of issues for this machine,

Can they possibly make those combines any more complex,I can see big repair bills as these machines age.good video.

Great videos

My mind might be a little fuzzy on this, but I seem to remember that a selling point on the Maximizer combines of the 90s was a reduction in the number of belts.........

@beckyumphrey2626

5 ай бұрын

Seems like they did away with all the chains. :)

Hey I understand that your a busy guy, but I applied today with Sloan Implement and used you as a reference because I watch your videos and you had the link in your description of the video. I applied for the apprenticeship and hope to hear back soon. You videos have inspired me to try and do something different with my life and try something new.

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

@dannyking748 which store did you apply to? I’m glad my channel could encourage you to become a Deere tech!

@dannyking748

5 ай бұрын

@@ZKMasterTech I applied to the store in Assumption, IL

Buenas tardes, muy buen video como siempre!!

she runs smooooooth

The shake is from the clean grain screens moving back and forth

Nice Vid!

That is one complicated set of drive mechanisms when seen without the gull wing doors. I wonder what made the original sheave go out of balance.

I started working at P&K Equipment early December. Now I'm not sure I want to see an X9 turn up on my board lol.

I think Deere really missed the chance to clean up the design of things compared to the older machines.

The engineering on those machines is just amazing. Very impressive on how much work those combines can do.

Great video! Really good information and learned alot. Got any sprayer videos?😅

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Not yet!

That one belt looks like a snowmobile one, kinda works the same way too

Great awesome video , wild what they come up with to make that work , not impressed with the drive failure that new

Willkommen im neuen Jahr 🇨🇭😇

I would bet that machine has at least 300 feet (maybe more) of hoses and at least 100 feet of belts.

Break out a stack of $1000 bills to replace that long belt if it goes bad.

Wonder why they went back to variable speed on feeder house instead of the gear shifting mechanism, i personally liked direct gear shift better.

How much would that part that was replaced cost? I had a 6600 when I was farming. You really made it look easy

We just bought a X9 1100 in September and used it in soybeans. Have you came across a good fix for the sheer bolts on the unloading auger shearing? We made a bracket to drop the back tank auger cover and that seemed to work.

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Need to make sure the augers are shimmed correctly at the folding part and that they are timed correctly.

Does john deere not use a pico scope for vibrations? We use it all the time on the lexions

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

On a S series combine, I know them so well I can tell what is causing every vibration from the seat of my pants but X series I'm still figuring it out. Never used a Pico scope.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

the amout of belts on that thing i rather have a case ih way less belts to deal with

@brucebaker4462

5 ай бұрын

Case way better combine than Deere.

@mattphillips4260

5 ай бұрын

i know that is right @@brucebaker4462

Did I see y’all scratch the outside of the grain tank with that hoist?

$2000,00 for that 36 foot feeder house belt !!!! OMG are there supplying KY jelly with that or going in dry .😮

LSW's just make the X9's look that much more beastly!

Is this feederhouse drive a PIP? What is/was the issue?

And people say a Claas Lexion looks complicated to work on

These things are amazingly complex. When I compare this to the JD 55's we ran in the late 1950's it's totally unreal. It looked like there were wire connectors to the gull-wing doors when you took them off. Why do the doors need wiring?

@finlandfarmer1860

5 ай бұрын

Work lights, perhaps?

@constructionwatcher5381

5 ай бұрын

That would make sense.

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

LED lights for service

@constructionwatcher5381

5 ай бұрын

Thanks.

I knew mechanics that would not share any information because they were afraid someone would replace them

Although I appreciate your skill and professionalism, I can't say the same for John Deere. One year old and needing major maintenance? Many/most of your videos are performing major maintenance on relatively low-time John Deere equipment.

@pricekimbrough5310

5 ай бұрын

They are all like that it’s just how it is. They all break down

@donalddehaven3229

5 ай бұрын

I have had brand new trucks and tractors, not John Deere, breakdown and they were high end equipment. I honestly believe it’s all the parts being made in countries where labor is cheap and where few quality controls are in place. It’s time we returned to manufacturing here st home and stop depending on poor foreign production and products. My opinion

@pricekimbrough5310

5 ай бұрын

They have always broke down cuz of the work they do is hard

@jeffhatmaker817

5 ай бұрын

@@donalddehaven3229 I agree with you. I'm a truck driver. I primarily drive a Freightliner powered by a 15 liter Detroit Diesel and 12 speed automatic transmission manufactured by the same company. Most of the time we are above 70, 000 lbs. The drive train is often under a load for 10 hours per day. It's rare for a truck with under 600,000 miles to have a substantial parts failure (occasionally I'll get an engine light for a sensor, but nothing serious or expensive).

@beaudostal5693

5 ай бұрын

@@jeffhatmaker817comparing an X9 and a semi truck isn’t much the same. That combine has a lot more moving parts and electronics.

What’s the Price of that Long Belt?

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

$2k

Enjoy the fixit videos immensely , but if John Deere wanted to stop the backyard fixit farmer they've succeeded .

Have you guys had to replace many fuel tanks on these machines?

@beckyumphrey2626

5 ай бұрын

Must be an issue because he said they are backordered and.this machine needs one.

Here I am keeping 9760's running. Vibration? isn't that normal ? LOL

The best part is no part. That's looks too complex to be reliable.

Instead of having a 47' long belt, Why don't they power it with a hydraulic motor?

looks like a jungle

Have you been disappointed in these combines? As far as quality.

Price ?

@robertkenney-oles5948

5 ай бұрын

About 1,000,000 usd

Youd think with technology advancement we would get simpler machines.... 😂 without those side panels, its crazy to see that rats nest.

Just shows how bad technology as got!! You post awesome stuff but this is a total disaster regarding a year old machine!! Thank god we got rid of Deere and sadly with awesome Fendt👍👍😀😀

@ShainAndrews

5 ай бұрын

What part of that is "technology"? Which god you using today?

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Your idea of a total disaster and mine are two different things. I work on a combine for one day under warranty and that’s a total disaster? I’m tired of these comments.

@DougsHomestead

5 ай бұрын

​@ZKMasterTech You should not waste your time and energy replying to these turds. You're helping people with John Deere products. I don't know why they watch. They probably don't understand what you're doing, so they bash it. It's over their heads! Just keep the green iron moving, and us John Deere people appreciate what you teach us!!!

Зніми відіо про комбайн втс 9660 ?

All i see is $100/hr I wish i would have took that chance on AG repair when I was younger.

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Ignore

@TheMRSTEVEN

5 ай бұрын

Could of been a hire machine.

@jamesf2656

5 ай бұрын

Ignore

@ZKMasterTech

5 ай бұрын

Customer liked it so much he bought another brand new one. Most of our customers that buy X9’s get a new one every year. Tired of these comments.

@jamesf2656

5 ай бұрын

@@ZKMasterTech I get it, my apologies, I cleaned it up

Who the Hell is Shirley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems like nothing is really built to last anymore. And nothing is designed for a common man to fix when the machine needs repairs.

I am appalled by the quality of JD ,to pay $1000,000.00 for these machines and have them break down so quickly is unacceptable imo. The engineering and drive systems for the most part are way overcomplicated and to hard to service .Once these machines are past warranty their resale will plummet because of cost of repair as mother Deere is famous for overcharging on parts and repairs.

Won’t watch any more disaster purchases from JD! Can’t believe someone spent millions on this!! Our Cat diggers do 20-30000 hours in 3 years!! Our combines do 2000hrs a year . Don’t understand the financial implications and justifications! Buy a couple or 3 older a run. Just my opinion but we make money and keep the old stuff going! !!

@ShainAndrews

5 ай бұрын

Is CAT still slapping a sticker on a combine? Why did you say Fendt in your previous post?

That one belt looks like a snowmobile one, kinda works the same way too