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<blockquote data-quote="Land-Tech" data-source="post: 23901" data-attributes="member: 1679"><p>Yeah if the engine is side ways ,it would a lot harder.The worst part of losing belt is the machine is dead where it happens. My luck would be in the middle of the street or in a mud hole.The mechanic's for the Duetz dealer and the machanic that helped said that they really haven't seen any valve damage.I replaced mine because of the hrs, 4000. I bought push rods fairly cheap and replaced them anyway. The old belt had no checking or visiable signs of failure but I had no way of checking it for being stretched.</p><p>I agree that if you have the time and ability and the tools needed, change the belt. The second time I did it it was a two to three hr job,but my engine was inline with the frame and a lot easier to get to. I did it twice because I still had a engine vibration and brought a real mechanic with Duetz experiece in to do it a second time and I helped and watched. Well worth the money. The vibration ended up being a loose motor mount. Yeah how could I miss that but I did.The mechanic did check right off the bat , the isolatorss for play but they were ok, it was the bolts that attach the engine cradle to the actual block.Only when I was cleaning the machine afterward, and had all the belly pans off did I notice the bolts that had come out.</p><p> The valve damage point is valid and is mentioned in the Duetz manuals and is why they designed the push rods.If I were to hear that the pushrods did not work before I bought this machine, It could have been a deal breaker for me.</p><p>, I had doubts about the oil cooling system on the Duetz when I bought my Gehl but experience has made me a whole hearted believer in the system and now I wish my other machines had it.</p><p>I'm curious to know if the oil line was an easy fix or did you have get to one special from the dealer Scott</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Land-Tech, post: 23901, member: 1679"] Yeah if the engine is side ways ,it would a lot harder.The worst part of losing belt is the machine is dead where it happens. My luck would be in the middle of the street or in a mud hole.The mechanic's for the Duetz dealer and the machanic that helped said that they really haven't seen any valve damage.I replaced mine because of the hrs, 4000. I bought push rods fairly cheap and replaced them anyway. The old belt had no checking or visiable signs of failure but I had no way of checking it for being stretched. I agree that if you have the time and ability and the tools needed, change the belt. The second time I did it it was a two to three hr job,but my engine was inline with the frame and a lot easier to get to. I did it twice because I still had a engine vibration and brought a real mechanic with Duetz experiece in to do it a second time and I helped and watched. Well worth the money. The vibration ended up being a loose motor mount. Yeah how could I miss that but I did.The mechanic did check right off the bat , the isolatorss for play but they were ok, it was the bolts that attach the engine cradle to the actual block.Only when I was cleaning the machine afterward, and had all the belly pans off did I notice the bolts that had come out. The valve damage point is valid and is mentioned in the Duetz manuals and is why they designed the push rods.If I were to hear that the pushrods did not work before I bought this machine, It could have been a deal breaker for me. , I had doubts about the oil cooling system on the Duetz when I bought my Gehl but experience has made me a whole hearted believer in the system and now I wish my other machines had it. I'm curious to know if the oil line was an easy fix or did you have get to one special from the dealer Scott [/QUOTE]
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