Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
I got the old girl to start this morning. It were not an easy task. Does the same thing now. Fires right up first time you turn the key. Runs about 3-4 seconds then stalls. Won't fire again...just cranks. I noticed the ammeter is at zero all the time now so I cannot tell if it is charging. I THINK it used to work. So I put on jumper cables and give it a whiff of starter fluid. That gets it to fire but it keeps stalling...might be that drag I was talking about is too much for it while it is cold. After several tries, it stays running but you can tell the drag (every 6 seconds) is hard on it. Once it was warmed up, I tried Jim's test and, yes, it is clearly a hydraulic issue. After testing I drove it over to the old dairy barn I am rebuilding. The hydraulics had stopped working altogether when I got there. Won't react up or down, at least for the FH. I ran the tractor at a high idle for 7 hours today powering a cement mixer. Does a great job when it is warmed up.