Robz117 0 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I’m repainting a 8950 and there are vents on top of mine above radiator. I was wondering if they are supposed to be black or red. The guy I’m having to paint says every one paints them black. I was wondering what was factory on them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.B. 664 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 They are red in brochure pictures 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SDman 649 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Yup, should be red. Interesting story behind the hood vents. 7100 series didn’t have them, nor did early 7200 series. 7200 series ran into a problem with HFC-134a refrigerant...guys would shut the tractor off for dinner, then come back later to find the AC didn’t work on their tractor. This was due to the engine heat not being able to escape under the hood, causing the AC high-pressure switch to trip after the operator came back from dinner. So...they put those hood vents on to allow heat to escape under the hood when everything was hot...not so much to let more air in anywhere. Late 7200s had one vent in the top, 8900s should have 2. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J-Mech 1,168 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, SDman said: guys would shut the tractor off for dinner, then come back later to find the AC didn’t work on their tractor. There are guys who shut the tractor off to eat dinner? I've not been on a farm yet where we didn't leave them running while we ate, lol. Even back in cabless days we didn't shut them off. But we stopped maybe 20 minutes if we ate slow and it was a hot meal. 😁 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippy5488 10 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 worked for a guy 40 yrs. ago that everything shut down for dinner. after dinner you took a hour long nap. didnt matter if it was going to rain in 30 min. still took nap. didnt turn a wheel on sundays 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rescue11 145 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 9:05 AM, J-Mech said: There are guys who shut the tractor off to eat dinner? I've not been on a farm yet where we didn't leave them running while we ate, lol. Even back in cabless days we didn't shut them off. But we stopped maybe 20 minutes if we ate slow and it was a hot meal. 😁 We dont stop period. Eat while driving. Some of the trickier meals I'll hold the clutch in on end rows or while my dingy is out. Not to put others down, grandpa always said to get out and let someone else run while you ate... fat chance, you wouldn't get back in the saddle the rest of the day! So, more out of "competition" than anything, I enjoy eating! Not having to wood it down. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billonthefarm 904 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Vents are red in real life. I never knock another guy on the way he does stuff. With auto steer it’s no big deal to just keep working while you eat. I did use to stop and sit on the end and eat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdetig1 85 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 That 8920 with triples looks cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rescue11 145 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 minute ago, jdetig1 said: That 8920 with triples looks cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TroyDairy 1,485 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Wow....i always figured black. Ours are black. Heck when I pulled the hood to fix the siezed hinge mech I touched em up black. Never noticed the brochure pics. I like the black frankly. On 71-7250 aint the side gills black? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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