New here and have a few questions. My Snowmobile Club has a John Deere 35D and some of the maintenance has fallen to me.
Most of the basic service I can figure out (there are after all instructions on the machine).
We did however have an front idler assembly that was toast, we have an new aftermarket idler coming to replace that side. I removed the other one to check it and it seems pretty tight, I took it apart to check the seals pin and bushings and want to lube it when I put it back together. I would have thought that it would take grease but it seems like it gas some sort of gear lube in it now. So the questions what kind of lube shout it get.
My second question while not an intimidate concern is about the tracks it has rubber track which I think will last us a year or maybe two. We use the machine out on our snowmobile trails which means we probably travel more that most per hour of use. Often we have to unload it somewhere and travel a mile or so down the trail into the woods to get to the job site where we may only work a hour or so. Our snowmobile trails con be pretty rough in places with lots of rocks we're thinking we might be better off the steel or hybrid tracks. I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with making the change over and if you found it cost effective over the long haul. We are thinking about getting a flail mower for it in a year or two so our travel time may even get higher.
Russ Neal
Milton NH
Most of the basic service I can figure out (there are after all instructions on the machine).
We did however have an front idler assembly that was toast, we have an new aftermarket idler coming to replace that side. I removed the other one to check it and it seems pretty tight, I took it apart to check the seals pin and bushings and want to lube it when I put it back together. I would have thought that it would take grease but it seems like it gas some sort of gear lube in it now. So the questions what kind of lube shout it get.
My second question while not an intimidate concern is about the tracks it has rubber track which I think will last us a year or maybe two. We use the machine out on our snowmobile trails which means we probably travel more that most per hour of use. Often we have to unload it somewhere and travel a mile or so down the trail into the woods to get to the job site where we may only work a hour or so. Our snowmobile trails con be pretty rough in places with lots of rocks we're thinking we might be better off the steel or hybrid tracks. I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with making the change over and if you found it cost effective over the long haul. We are thinking about getting a flail mower for it in a year or two so our travel time may even get higher.
Russ Neal
Milton NH