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Baggsy

02-17-2000 07:07:52




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Still waiting for a parts manual, but thought I'd get a jump and post the question here. On the Model LZ, the grain feeds have an adjustable gate that has three settings on it for various size seed. I've got three that are rusted out and need replaced. Does the FB have similiar gates? It appears that a pin holds the gate on, but I can't get mine loose yet. Is there a trick to getting them off without disasembling the drive shaft? Thank you all in advance!

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Di Smith

06-23-2004 18:41:11




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 Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-17-2000 07:07:52  
Hi Baggsy!

I wonder if you can tell me what year the Model LZ JD drill was manufactured? I have been trying to find out for my research into farm machinery.
Cheers,
Di



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John Bukowski

02-17-2000 13:25:42




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 Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-17-2000 07:07:52  
I have a model B JD drill which uses the 3 position gates as well. I changed those out on my drill as they where badly rusted and in some cases rusted through allowing grain to spill out. My manual also talked about some procedure on a page that was not there. My drill has two feed shafts, each handling 8 gates. It actually was quite easy to remove shafts with feed cups and gates by removing the 2 bolts that hold each gate to the box. Then simply slide the whole assembly out from behind the box. The pins holding my gates on were badly rusted, and took a considerable amount of force to drive out. New ones costs me around $6.00 each with the pins from JD (I rescued this drill out of a hedge row; It now works wonderfully on grain but see my post below on a need for grass seeder tubes). After installing the new gates with pins, replace the assembly on the box, tighten the feed cup bolts but do not sung yet. Position the feed shifter to the smallest index mark, and now position each feeder cup so the edge of the fluted feed can just be felt entering the feed cup. Tighten feed cup bolts, and go plant oats!!

good luck

john bukowski

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Baggsy

02-18-2000 07:24:53




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 Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to John Bukowski, 02-17-2000 13:25:42  
I called John Deere dealer yesterday and they are cross-referencing the gate numbers...looks like they can still get them. He's gonna call back today. Gerarld, what kind of punch did you use to drive them little pins out with? They sure look awful small...



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Gerald J.

02-18-2000 07:33:29




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 Re: Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-18-2000 07:24:53  
I use a pin punch. They can be bought one at a time in what ever size it takes to fit the pin. They can be bought in sets. I've some pin punches as small as 1/32" diameter, or used to, those little ones break easily.

Gerald J.



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Baggsy

02-18-2000 09:11:24




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Gerald J., 02-18-2000 07:33:29  
I haven't seen any that small. Out here (Wy) I think alot of tools are still made out of flint...(grin)



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Gerald J.

02-18-2000 12:10:15




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-18-2000 09:11:24  
Try www.Mcmaster.com

Gerald J.



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Gerald J.

02-17-2000 15:31:17




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 Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to John Bukowski, 02-17-2000 13:25:42  
JD sells plastic pipe for the grass seed tubes. Probably works better than the original spiral steel, but I took them all off last year and let the seed splatter, the disk put it too deep to suit me.

I started pulling a cultipacker behind the drill to pack the seed.

Gerald J.



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Gerald J.

02-17-2000 07:24:50




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 Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-17-2000 07:07:52  
In the FB owner's manual, it looks like the grain feed cup may be made of a couple pieces riveted together. If that's the case then likely the gate was put into place before that assembly was riveted. The book suggests for working on the grain feed cups its handiest with the drill upside down, says, "reverse the procedure on page 57" but 56 is the last page in the book, the next page is the safety instruction on the inside of the back cover. Probably sometime there was a procedure for unpacking a drill shipped upside down or something.

It might be that you can bow a gate enough to snap it into place without a permanent bend.

Gerald J.

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Gary Cross

03-15-2001 14:30:30




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 Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Gerald J., 02-17-2000 07:24:50  
Need manuel for John Deere fb-b grain drill.



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Baggsy

02-17-2000 08:01:18




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 Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Gerald J., 02-17-2000 07:24:50  
Boy, I bet they are a bearcat to turn upside down! My operators manual has a little part about replacing the cups that starts with removing the grain box, but nothing about the little gates. Sure seems like they wouldn't be integral, but I bet they'd make alot more $'s selling the entire cup instead of just the gates. Hey, thanks for the response Gerald! Where you hale from?



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Gerald J.

02-17-2000 11:10:08




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 Re: Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Baggsy, 02-17-2000 08:01:18  
Middle of Iowa.

It was easier to get the whole assembly for the lower grain cup than it was to get the pieces and rivet them together.

Try bowing that gate with a couple pair of pliers to get it into place.

Gerald J.



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Baggsy

02-17-2000 11:58:09




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: JD grain drill question... in reply to Gerald J., 02-17-2000 11:10:08  
I'm still amazed at being able to "talk" to people so far away on these boards! Tim(nj) and Gerald in Iowa...have always come thru. It'd take years to locate somebody locally around here to equal the responses this place gets in just a day or two. Thanks again Gerald, I'll let you know what I stumble into with the gates...



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