First Harvest Cock Up

[Godber]

Forgot to screw the oil cap down....doh
Found it laying below. Oil went from max to min in about 6hrs. Luckily the cooling fan blew it the right way and not towards hot bits. Not a lot of dust about while cutting OSR

Dropped the oil out straight away while hot. Do you think new filters/oil will be enough?
Guess there is more of a blow than a suck from the fill hole! When running I could have a look to see if the oil is flowing to valves and away

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[Kevtherev]

Probably got away lightly I think!!
Wouldn't have thought dust would have got in due to cover on top.
Refill and new filter and wash that oil off and away.

 

[nick...]

Youre a lucky man.you wont be the last to have a cock up this year.will wait on anticipation for the next one
Nick...

 

[Lincsman]

If oil has blown out it cannot suck dust in the same hole can it?, I would just top up.

 

[General-Lee]

I may of left/forgotten to re-shut the grain tank trap door once!

 

[Farma Parma]

v lucky... C9 not CATs finest engine tho....
C13 a totally different animal !!!
Ask BobTheBuilder

 

[Gone Shooting]

Havent sprayed our rape off yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Andrew K]

Whats it yielding like?

 

[Brisel]

2 pints per acre

 

[tw15]

Just think you could get big oil bonus on the osr .

 

[Godber]

Whats it yielding like?

2 pints per acre

2 pints per acre

Could have a good guess at yield but its leaving the farm in a few days so will post later. Not going to be as good as last years 35cwt/ac but that is no surprise when it comes this early. Our Cabernet(which looks better) is a fortnight later, still early though as we would normally start last week July.

If we get some oil results I'll let you know

Original post- engine oil still looking bright 6hrs after changing so presume I was lucky!

 

[jakeboy]

I may of left/forgotten to re-shut the grain tank trap door once!

Left the grain tank door off my 400 2 years ago, in haste!! Also had photographers and someone filming!!! Who thought it odd the grain was running out onto the ground? Eventually I stopped and my face was the same colour as the Massey!!