Implement Class 2017

Time is flying by! We have just completed the second class with the students that started in August. We had some fun at Fall Fest and then we learned about sprayers, balers, planters and AutoTrac. Here are some pictures.

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Fundamentals and Safety 2017

We got the Class of 2019 off to a great start this week. After a few days of sitting in the classroom we have introduced the group to a little safety, metric conversions and John Deere WBTs (Web Based Training). We have a 9600 combine to part out this year so let the fun begin.

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2017 Graduation

Well another year has past and it is time to say goodbye and good luck to another class. It seems like only yesterday that this group started but two years have passed and its time they move on to new adventures. Congratulations to the Class of 2017

National PAS AMSTA Results

Eight of our students competed in a group of 36 students at the Iowa PAS Ag Machinery Service Technician Awards (AMSTA) competition at Fort Dodge in December. Six of our students (3 Teams) qualified to compete at National PAS AMSTA competition in St. Charles, Missouri. Twenty-three teams from across the nation competed in a competition that involved a written test, parts identification, measuring and several lab stations. The students represented us very well.

1^st place individual- Dakota Kalis

2^nd place individual- Brian Remington

1^st place team- Dakota and Brian

3^rd place individual- Garrett Thompson

6^th place individual- James Bearbower

2^nd place team- Garrett and James

12^th place individual- Luke Asche

13^th place individual- Logan Clancy

7^th place team- Luke and Logan

 

 Brian and Dakota

 Garrett and James

 

Logan and Luke

 

 

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Russell 4045

Russell had the green 4045 this year. This is a sweet running little engine.

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Hunter and James Silver Bullet

Hunter and James had the "Silver Bullet" 10.5L this year. We put this engine under the new jib hoist as well. They worked with the neighboring  crew on the 12.5L to verify the wiring harness and ran their engine with it as well. The water pump decided it was done this year as well. Everyone loves a big chrome pipe!!

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Ethan and Amy 8.1L

Goldilocks lives again! Amy and Ethan had this 8.1L electronically controlled  inline engine. Every year it gets a little cleaner. They had a little injector issue but in the end it ran very well.

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Levi and Dakota 13.5L

This was the year that we decided that we would do the 13.5L engine that we have had for a few years. It had a rod and crank issue and some problems with the timing gears. Dakota and Levi took on this challenge knowing that the mechanical issues would be the easy part. They started working on the electronics in February by starting with a controller and then building a CAN bus system. The electrical project involved mornings before class and any other free time. It has developed into a hybrid system with combine controllers, a 9L fuel pump and various other used and new parts. In am expecting RPM as soon as we figure out what a matrix has to do with the engine speed.

Spare parts!!

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Sam and Josh 8.1L HPCR

Sam and Josh had a 8.1L HPCR engine and they also took on the challenge to build a wiring harness. This is the other half of the not so pretty but it works team. If they had a little more time it would have looked as well as it worked. They had a little injector issue that got them some diagnostic time.

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Brian and Garrett 9.0L

Brian and Garrett also had a Tier 3-9L. When they were finished with the engine they also were challenged with a wiring harness. Wiring diagrams were the highlight of there day for many days. They worked with their classmates and the 4 of them combined their efforts for a successful adventure. Make sure you notice the IVT transmission shift lever that is being used for a throttle. Dual channel hall effect potentiometer right Garrett?

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