Back again regarding my new-to-me TO30. I decided to try again to see how well (or
not) it was running. I tried the rear blade again and as long as I used first gear,
it worked well enough. Then I hooked up a 3pt dirt scoop to fill some holes in the
drive, and it actually worked quite well. I'd been working for half an hour or so,
then all of a sudden it started missing and backfiring and losing power. I nursed
it back to its parking spot and shut it down. I let it set for an hour or so, then
started it back up. It started fine and seemed to run fine. I drove it a little bit
but did not work it. It seemed to be okay. Was it overheating? The gauge didn't
indicate that it was. The antifreeze has a thin film of rust on the surface. This
tractor has been sitting for the most part for the past year or so. In my previous
post, I received some good advice on what to check and I will be doing that before
I use it again. I'm new to this and any further advice would be greatly
appreciated.
not) it was running. I tried the rear blade again and as long as I used first gear,
it worked well enough. Then I hooked up a 3pt dirt scoop to fill some holes in the
drive, and it actually worked quite well. I'd been working for half an hour or so,
then all of a sudden it started missing and backfiring and losing power. I nursed
it back to its parking spot and shut it down. I let it set for an hour or so, then
started it back up. It started fine and seemed to run fine. I drove it a little bit
but did not work it. It seemed to be okay. Was it overheating? The gauge didn't
indicate that it was. The antifreeze has a thin film of rust on the surface. This
tractor has been sitting for the most part for the past year or so. In my previous
post, I received some good advice on what to check and I will be doing that before
I use it again. I'm new to this and any further advice would be greatly
appreciated.