Had a close one on Saturday

I started plowing undera field of winter rye on Friday that just didn't look too hot, and Saturday I finished it. When I started back up on Saturday I checked all the fluids, though I had enough fuel to finish it all up. I got that field finished, and then did another 2 acre piece. I had 3 passes left, when the 1855 feel on her face and just lost all power.

Seemed like the fuel filter was dirty, but I checked the tank, because then I glanced at the fudge and it was at empty. Sure enough,I could see the bottom of the tank, with a little fuel still sloshing around. At this point even at idle it was starting to run funny, so I knew I wasn't going to make it back to the tank. I shut her down and called dad to bring me a can of fuel.

Got 10 gallons back in her and had to crank it just a hair longer than normal, but she fired up, and after a minute or 2 the idle smoothed out again. Finished plowing the last couple passes, and went to the fuel tank. While I was at it,I figured it was a good time to replace the fuel filter on the tractor. It's got the cartridge type, so while the tank was filling I shut the fuel of at the tap, swapped filters quickly, and bled it at the filter base. By the time dad came back around after unhooking the manure spreader from the other tractor, I was full and had it running again. Easiest tractor I've ever had to bleed.

Donovan from Wisconsin

They are easy, before I fixed the gauge on the 1800 diesel, I ran it out of fuel a couple of times. Put fuel in it, loosened the lines at the pump let the self bleed. When she ran a full stream, hooked up the hose and kept on.

With the cartridge filter on the later models, there isn't a hand pump. All I've ever had to do was crack the bleeder at the filter and good to go. On our Massey 285, I've always had to bleed it at the injection pump after changing filters.

Donovan from Wisconsin

My 1955 uses the glass fuel filter. They are one of the easiest tractors to get running after a clogged fuel filter or running out of fuel I have ever seen. The Perkins in the 1850 is easy to get restarted after running out of fuel also. However, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER run the Fiat/Oliver's out of fuel! Don't ask how I know this!