Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
So we went to pick up the tractor today.
Had to borrow a gooseneck to haul it as it's too wide for my trailer.
Seller called me this morning and said he'd plugged the block heater in overnight, put a car battery in it and was surprised that it started right up this morning.
We got there and put a fresh charged 4DLT in it, turned the key and kathunk. It didnt turn over. Nada. Tried jumping it. Kathunk.
Wondered if somehow the cylinders got full of fuel or water so I loosened all 3 injectors and easily lifted them up 1/8" to see if it was hydrolocked.
Still kathunk. No liquid came out of injector holes. None!
So we hooked onto it with a chain and pulled it with the pickup - high gear.
Wont turn over.
Wondered if the starter was locked into the ring gear so I loosened it.
Nada.
Removed the starter completely and tried pulling it again.
It's locked up tight.
40 degree day here. Block is still warm - either from the heater or running.
Called the seller. He swears it started and ran this morning. Says he drove it to the driveway.
He seemed like a honest man but is not mechanical at all.
Here is an important clue:
The 3 point arms are all the way down in the photos I posted here.
They were all the way up when we got there and still up when we left.
Tractor has IPTO.
Tells me it had to have run or at least turn over to raise them right?
Oil is black, not milky at all. 1/3 quart low. Coolant low but visible just below the fins. Both same as before.
What happened?
Hydraulic pump for the loader lock up somehow?
How hard is it to access the loader pump in the bolster?
Can I disconnect it from the front?
Remove the grill and radiator?
I bought this thing pretty cheap.
Not crying or worried about losing my $.
It's a 75 minute drive over there though.
Looking for ideas and am all ears...
Had to borrow a gooseneck to haul it as it's too wide for my trailer.
Seller called me this morning and said he'd plugged the block heater in overnight, put a car battery in it and was surprised that it started right up this morning.
We got there and put a fresh charged 4DLT in it, turned the key and kathunk. It didnt turn over. Nada. Tried jumping it. Kathunk.
Wondered if somehow the cylinders got full of fuel or water so I loosened all 3 injectors and easily lifted them up 1/8" to see if it was hydrolocked.
Still kathunk. No liquid came out of injector holes. None!
So we hooked onto it with a chain and pulled it with the pickup - high gear.
Wont turn over.
Wondered if the starter was locked into the ring gear so I loosened it.
Nada.
Removed the starter completely and tried pulling it again.
It's locked up tight.
40 degree day here. Block is still warm - either from the heater or running.
Called the seller. He swears it started and ran this morning. Says he drove it to the driveway.
He seemed like a honest man but is not mechanical at all.
Here is an important clue:
The 3 point arms are all the way down in the photos I posted here.
They were all the way up when we got there and still up when we left.
Tractor has IPTO.
Tells me it had to have run or at least turn over to raise them right?
Oil is black, not milky at all. 1/3 quart low. Coolant low but visible just below the fins. Both same as before.
What happened?
Hydraulic pump for the loader lock up somehow?
How hard is it to access the loader pump in the bolster?
Can I disconnect it from the front?
Remove the grill and radiator?
I bought this thing pretty cheap.
Not crying or worried about losing my $.
It's a 75 minute drive over there though.
Looking for ideas and am all ears...