 I got the tires mounted on my wheels today and was able to take my tractor out and run it a little today. I want to get a few hours of running time on it prior to final painting to make sure I don't have any leaks I can fix. Outside temp was low 30's, had the tractor running for about 45 minutes, temp guage never budged off of the 100F lower stop, lower water pipe was cold. The block was warm but you could easily hold your hand on it, the head was hot as well as the upper tank on the radiator. I'm assuming the water is circulating, at least a little, since the upper radiator tank was hot.
Does this seem normal?
I also hooked up my 412 plow, first time I ever had anything on the 3 pt, and brought it into the shop. I wanted to test out the hydraulics, make sure everything works since I had it all apart to fix leaks. Everything seems to work fine, I let the plow in the raised position, I assume it should hold it up overnight, or at least it would when the tractor was new. I'll find out tomorrow when I go back out to the shop.
I posted a picture in the gallery under parts & pieces or something like that.
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