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This is the topper I bought for £200, bit untidy but a bargain. It is
Votex 9ft Topper.
www.votex.co.uk who are still going and making the spares what a
wonderful company! The web site has all the old operator manuals and
spare parts lists. I have replaced a drive belt and the blades.But after several hard days of topping I noticed an oil leak, The bolts covering the oils seals are completely seized they need heat from a oxyacetylene torch which I don't have. So I need to find someone urgently before Easter to heat the fixings so I can undo them. I have already ordered the O - ring and oil seal from Votex - the oil seal is nearly £15.00!
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The steering valve or servo has been leaking oil for years and the
steering was getting heavier and heavier with the loss of oil and
increase of air in the system. I had bought the O-ring seals about a
year ago and kept putting the job off but when I parked the tractor
and saw a puddle of red oil on the floor I had to fix it. No leaks and the steering is much lighter!
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This weeks leak is the Front axle to prop shaft drop box quiet a bad leak requiring a drip tray, the dust and mud on the floor weren't enough to soak the oil up. The O-ring was about £6 so apart from my time taken to replace it, which was about 8 hours to, so it was a cheap leak! |
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During Harvest, tractors, machinery
and people get pushed to their limits and sometimes beyond. While
running the tractor I had heard a distant rumbling / clattering noise, of
course I took no notice because we were busy Tedding the cut
grass. But that rumbling was the water pump bearing going which shook the fan
blades to bits. Luckily it did not damage the radiator, which I replaced last year
at a cost of nearly £200. The pump and fan cost £60 and 3 hours to replace it.
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