The Famous Grouse
Member
Guys, here's the situation I'm hoping you can help with.
My 1956 Deere 2010 loses power under load, mainly when disking. I'll be going along fine and then the engine RPMs drop and the engine starts to stutter. IMO, it sounds and feels like it's running out of fuel. No black smoke or anything to indicate it's flooding, it feels to me like it drank too much fuel and now is starving.
If I press the clutch in, RPMs come back and the engine comes back to life, but as soon as I start again, the problem reoccurs. Sometimes idling the engine for a minute makes the problem go away for a little while.
Other observations that may be significant.
- The problem is inconsistent. Sometimes I can work for an hour with no issues then it will start. Sometimes it starts right away.
- It never happens when I'm just driving around using the loader. It's always under a steady "pulling" load when using the disc.
- Often the problems start when going down a slight hill where the engine "races" a little on start of the downslope.
- I've tried setting the load adjustment screw on the carb and that did not seem to have any impact. Under full throttle, I screwed the adjuster in until the engine stuttered, then out 1 full turn and then 2 full turns. No improvement.
Some help from the Deere experts please. I really need this baby back and running well. I have to get planted by next week. I can't take the tractor into a shop without some major effort to load/haul it, so I want to try everything possible myself first.
Many thanks!
Grouse
My 1956 Deere 2010 loses power under load, mainly when disking. I'll be going along fine and then the engine RPMs drop and the engine starts to stutter. IMO, it sounds and feels like it's running out of fuel. No black smoke or anything to indicate it's flooding, it feels to me like it drank too much fuel and now is starving.
If I press the clutch in, RPMs come back and the engine comes back to life, but as soon as I start again, the problem reoccurs. Sometimes idling the engine for a minute makes the problem go away for a little while.
Other observations that may be significant.
- The problem is inconsistent. Sometimes I can work for an hour with no issues then it will start. Sometimes it starts right away.
- It never happens when I'm just driving around using the loader. It's always under a steady "pulling" load when using the disc.
- Often the problems start when going down a slight hill where the engine "races" a little on start of the downslope.
- I've tried setting the load adjustment screw on the carb and that did not seem to have any impact. Under full throttle, I screwed the adjuster in until the engine stuttered, then out 1 full turn and then 2 full turns. No improvement.
Some help from the Deere experts please. I really need this baby back and running well. I have to get planted by next week. I can't take the tractor into a shop without some major effort to load/haul it, so I want to try everything possible myself first.
Many thanks!
Grouse