[AT] Deere 303 engine

[William Darnell]

We had a load of gravel in the bucket for front  weight and back up real slow and set it down after we cleared the combine.  Also had the out rigers set to about an inch of the ground for extra stability, or you could lift it and pull the combine out from under it.  We just did not have that much room.  Just be sure you have a nice level spot to work on.  Good luck and let me know how you made out.

--- On Tue, 10/19/10, john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 9:03 PM

Bill, glad to hear from you! When you switched yours, did you pivot the 
backhoe boom with the load on it or did you just lift it up and then tow the 
combine out from under the load? I've heard horror stories of guys lifting 
stuff with backhoes with the boom straight back, only to tip the machine 
when the pivoted to the side.

John Hall

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From: "William Darnell" <dltc at sbcglobal.net>
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When Ii changed out the engine on my 55 I used the back hoe to lift it out 
and put the other one back on it. We have all our beans out and some fields 
yielded higher than some corn fields.

--- On Sun, 10/17/10, john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 6:49 AM

Whenever we do tear into it, we'll pull the head first and have it checked
for leaks. If that is OK then I'll have to get somebody to set the engine
off for me. There are a couple of small track excavators in the
neighborhood. I believe these are big enough that they can handle more
weight than a backhoe.

John

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From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 11:54 PM
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> John, I'm not familiar with that engine but make sure to check the
> casting
> (freeze) plugs in the head. One of them might have rusted through or have
> been pushed out a bit from freezing. If you have to replace them see if
> you can get brass plugs.
>
> Charlie
>
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> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:02 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Deere 303 engine
>
>> I've got a 303 gas engine in my Deere 55 combine. It has given me quite a
>> fit with water leaks this year. A week before combining wheat I went to
>> change the oil filter and found water in the oil. I changed the head
>> gasket and cut the wheat without any further leaking. We left it sitting
>> for 2 months, cracked the drain plug and no water so we filled it up with
>> anti-freeze and began getting it ready to cut beans. Today we were making
>> final preparations to cut and I found water in the oil (my guess is 1-2
>> quarts). I've flushed everything out and am going to treat the engine
>> with
>> some block sealant. If this works I'll worry about the leak this winter.
>> Is there anyone on the list aware of these engines developing leaks or
>> cracking heads? My guess is a sleeve o-ring. I've ran across some engines
>> that had common problems of cracking the block between the sleeves or
>> heads that just didn't hold up, wondering if this is one of those. If
>> this
>> were in a tractor, diagnosing the problem w!
>> ouldn't be so bad. But when the engine is 8ft in the air, everything
>> changes.
>>
>> John Hall
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