My new Fergie TO20 is tucked away for the winter, but I am anticipating trying to get it started when the weather warms up a bit. When I last started it in the cold, it took a bit of cranking. Every time I would crank it and the engine would finally catch for a cycle or two, and then the starter would act like it had disengaged.
I'll try to describe it onomatopoetically: Crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, SPUTTER SPUTTER...WHIRRR! The Whir was the sound of the starter motor spinning, but not connected to anything. And the engine would stop sputtering, and, presumably, stop being cranked.
It seems like the starter gear would engage the flywheel gear OK and crank the engine, but then the gear would disengage when the engine caught and started spinning a little faster for a moment.
The tractor also did this occasionally earlier in the season, during warm weather, but never often enough for me to be concerned about it. In the cold, though, it seemed like it happened continuously and might keep me from getting it started.
So what should I start looking at to diagnose this, as soon as I'm brave enough to go out in the cold?
Thanks, guys.
David
I'll try to describe it onomatopoetically: Crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, crank, SPUTTER SPUTTER...WHIRRR! The Whir was the sound of the starter motor spinning, but not connected to anything. And the engine would stop sputtering, and, presumably, stop being cranked.
It seems like the starter gear would engage the flywheel gear OK and crank the engine, but then the gear would disengage when the engine caught and started spinning a little faster for a moment.
The tractor also did this occasionally earlier in the season, during warm weather, but never often enough for me to be concerned about it. In the cold, though, it seemed like it happened continuously and might keep me from getting it started.
So what should I start looking at to diagnose this, as soon as I'm brave enough to go out in the cold?
Thanks, guys.
David