Recent content by finn01

Don't remember. It was a couple of years ago and I have CRS. I think it was either a google search or maybe even a post on this site. It's probably still on my hard drive in Michigan, but I'm in Fl for a couple of months.

A little late, but I blew a hose on my 240 a couple years ago. The hose that blew was under the engine and access was easy by jacking the machine up with a Hi-Lift mechnical jack or a floor jack (can't remember, but it was easy) and dropping the belly plan / skid plate by removing a few bolts...

My 240 series II did the same thing doing heavy work in hot, humid weather the summer before last. The service manual troubleshooting flowchart says the problem is excessive pump leakage. I finished that heavy job, and ran the loader all this past summer without the light coming on. My loader is...

Classic case of a partially plugged fuel filter

The 240 uses a 179 cubic inch Deere wet sleeved (rebuildable) direct injection engine. It does not have (in the combustion chamber) glow plugs per se, although there is a grid heater in the intake manifold. Glow pligs are typically found on imported low cost Indirect Injection engines like...

Did you ever figure out why your machine is overheating the hydraulic system? My 1100 hour 240 started doing the same thing last week. The manual diagnostics suggests the pump is worn, with the resulting reduced pump efficiency causing high hydraulic temperatures. I don't have the test setup to...

I bought a 240 Series II last spring. It's my first machine and it's pretty easy for a beginner to master. I Paid $10300 for the machine with 950 hours, with a decent bucket and a set of forks, relatively new tires, and a recent fluid change. I used it around the cabin for about 150 hours with...

What are you using for hydraulic fluid? My Deere specifies Diesel engine oil. If that's true of your machine, make sure your oil meets current specs (CJ4 is the latest), as the antifoam properties are improved. International (and probably Ford) dealers should have an oil suppliment that can...

Heating oil is a much lower quality fuel: poor cleanliness spec, low cetane, no lubricity spec, etc. Basically, the specs for heating oil are wide open compared to Diesel fuel, so even though it may burn in a Diesel engine, it's not worth the long term (or short term for that matter) risk...

I believe most manufacturers upgraded their elastomers / seals by the late 90's so you should be ok. The seals in question are in the low pressure system so they are usually easy to replace (supply lines, injector leak offs, etc). Even off road fuel will be ULSD soon, so why wait? Alan

I was an Engineering Director for a major US based diesel producer prior to retirement this year, and was responsible for, among other things, fuel systems and all of the alternative / advanced fuel work we did. The talk of reduced lubricity with ULSD fuels is pretty much nonsense, as the final...

Spotr on! I spent the morning removing shields and hosing out accumulated dirt and debris. Did the front first, but as soon as I got to the back I saw that the hose between the filter and oil cooler had been rubbing on the (removable) skid shield. Cleaned out the engine compartment, reinstalled...

I've got a 240 with about 975 hours that I bought this spring. The hydraulics have worked well, albiet quite noisy at low engine speed, at least until this afternoon. While gently sperading some crushed mine rock on the cabin's driveway, I lost hydraulic pressure. Upon dismounting from the...