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Read articles →This is a casual, chatty routine-maintenance session on a B2601, filmed in a neighbor's garage with plenty of side conversation before the actual tractor work starts. It covers a self-described owner's version of 10-hour checks: popping the hood, checking oil/hydraulic/coolant, greasing zerks, torquing wheel bolts, and reorienting a third-function valve joystick. Best for existing B2601 owners wanting basic upkeep tips, not shoppers or those wanting a tight, focused tutorial.
An amateur owner-operator who repeatedly admits he's not a mechanic, sharing hands-on but informal upkeep routines from his own property.
Pull the dipstick and look for clear fluid with no separation or sediment. If it is too clear to see well, touch the stick to your skin to reveal marks more clearly.
The three screws on the handle itself are not enough since the holes are offset. Instead, loosen the bolt holding the bar where the wires come out and rotate the entire bar.
Popping the hood to check oil, hydraulic fluid, and coolant, making sure the radiator is clear, greasing zerks, and checking wheel bolt torque values from the manual.
