Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Here is one that I cannot quite get my mind around. Maybe someone can get me started in the right direction.
Tractor is an older "restoration". A lot of work was done to it and it has been a good starter, runner and worker. It pulled a 300 gallon white sprayer on corn this past Spring and had no issues up or down hills. It is set up to be my snow removal tractor out to the farm and rental property this winter. It did a great job on our recent 16-18" snowfall except that it is reluctant to start.
First, it wants no choke. It will flood if choked. Even without choke, the throttle must be all the way down to make it start. It will start and run for 2-3 seconds and stall. If you try to throttle it up it stalls faster and will not start with more throttle either. So it starts with no throttle and runs the 2-3 seconds. You have to repeat this many times (more than 10) before you notice it may be running a second or two longer. It will slowly increase how long it runs until it just stays running. THEN you can VERY SLOWLY increase throttle until it catches and starts to increase RPM's. Too fast and it stalls. Once it warms up it runs good and restarts easily.
I'm afraid this one is new territory for me. They either start good in cold weather or they flood...never had one that did this. Ideas anyone?
Tractor is an older "restoration". A lot of work was done to it and it has been a good starter, runner and worker. It pulled a 300 gallon white sprayer on corn this past Spring and had no issues up or down hills. It is set up to be my snow removal tractor out to the farm and rental property this winter. It did a great job on our recent 16-18" snowfall except that it is reluctant to start.
First, it wants no choke. It will flood if choked. Even without choke, the throttle must be all the way down to make it start. It will start and run for 2-3 seconds and stall. If you try to throttle it up it stalls faster and will not start with more throttle either. So it starts with no throttle and runs the 2-3 seconds. You have to repeat this many times (more than 10) before you notice it may be running a second or two longer. It will slowly increase how long it runs until it just stays running. THEN you can VERY SLOWLY increase throttle until it catches and starts to increase RPM's. Too fast and it stalls. Once it warms up it runs good and restarts easily.
I'm afraid this one is new territory for me. They either start good in cold weather or they flood...never had one that did this. Ideas anyone?