[DeTomaso] ZF Fendt roller

[Charles Engles]

Dear Detective Finch,


                   Nice work and a good question.    Maybe Roland and the Vikings may be able to answer it?


                                 Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fresnofinches at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 6:16 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] ZF Fendt roller


> All,
> ?I have an original, printed in Germany, 5DS-25/2 manual.
> 
> Under the Technical Date on page 2 and in the Maintenance and Lubrication section,
> there are several references to "Fendt Roller".
> 
> There are no pictures of this machine, nor description.
> 
> It is written:
> 
> "Method of Lubrication:
> 
> B. Type for Fendt Roller
> 
> The extreme application condition of the vehicle (traveling up and down steep hills)
> requires an oil supply to the gearbox...."
> 
> It goes on to mention this application had an additional oil container (1.5 liter) designed
> to supply additional oil on a downhill movement to prevent all the oil moving forward,
> leaving gears uncovered.
> 
> There is also mention of...
> "(i.e. when the vehicle is taken out of service during the summer months)"
> 
> This leads me to believe it was used in some Winter-only application.
> 
> A quick web search shows Fendt to be a maker of farm tractors. 
> Why one would be taken out of service during summer is thus rather strange.
> 
> There must have been some other Fendt machine used in winter?
> 
> Larry
> 
> ??????? 
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