Tractor Thread

[MurphOnMillerAve]

..... The other option is to run it out of gas when done workin'.

I remember being told that same option, Mitch, when I first got the Ariens, something about a varnish-like substance building up as gasoline ages in a machine, that I should run it dry the last time I use it in a season. I was also advised not to keep gas in a can until the next winter; that it was better to discard the whole can and its gas rather than keep it. That's what I have been doing. Plus, I send the Ariens out to a service shop for its pre-winter boost and clean-up very year.

P.S. When I first got married 26 years ago, and realized I'd need many tools to keep a house a home, I asked some farmers Upstate NY what plows/blowers they used, because I was aware, living there for quite some time, that winters in the Syracuse area can require a whole lot of snow removal. They recommended JohnDeere and Ariens.

[E7]

Need to haul the Cub Cadet off to the shop, as the PTO is on all the time. Probably a simple fix, but it looks like you have to tear the cowl off to get at it!

Rich

You may just have a broken wire or a cable problem. It'd be worth takin' a look yourself if you're mechanically inclined. Then, if you're in over your head, you can always spend your money at the dealer.

My immediate problem is that I am still recovering from having both hips replaced and I do not have a heated space to work on the thing. I think the fix is likely fairly easy. Mostly depends on how I am feeling. The good news is it doesn't need to happen right away! It's more a safety concern than anything.

[E7]

..... The other option is to run it out of gas when done workin'.

I remember being told that same option, Mitch, when I first got the Ariens, something about a varnish-like substance building up as gasoline ages in a machine, that I should run it dry the last time I use it in a season. I was also advised not to keep gas in a can until the next winter; that it was better to discard the whole can and its gas rather than keep it. That's what I have been doing. Plus, I send the Ariens out to a service shop for its pre-winter boost and clean-up very year.

I've been using fuel preservative for several years with no problems. Can't afford to toss gas!

[robert.]

"I've been using fuel preservative for several years with no problems. Can't afford to toss gas!" E7 No need for either place less gas in your tank.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I've been using fuel preservative for several years with no problems. Can't afford to toss gas!

I drain mine out and use it in the car.....no waste!

[robert.]

Here is something else that can help. Change your oil. These small motors run a crankcase vent tube into the air box. Hot oil, cold air and humid conditions help the oil attract water. Water will end up getting into your float bowl. Also use an inline petcock between tank and carb. Use a good petcock not a cheap one. Cheap ones don't always shut off 100%

[E7]

E7 No need for either place less gas in your tank.

Robert, The fuel preservative is also a treatment for Ethanol, so I am killing two birds with one stone. I also have a sh*t load of grass to mow, and I prefer not to have to stop in the middle of mowing to gas up! Been doing it for years.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[healey36]

Very sharp. Your work or commercially manufactured?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Very sharp. Your work or commercially manufactured?

Kits.... Smaller is all white metal while the larger is part resin.

I think both are available from Wiseman Models now. There's a dozer that matches the larger Bates tractor that I might indulge in,

[healey36]

Anybody know what this thing is?



The city's been repaving a number of streets and I see this thing running up and down mine (they store it a few blocks from the work-site on a cul-de-sac down the road). I haven't seen it operating, doesn't look like it tows anything, doesn't look like it pulls up pavement...

Healey

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It looks like an unhappy li'l thing. Maybe it wandered away from a larger piece of equipment, looking for purpose?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Anybody know what this thing is?

If you see more of them, it's an invasion by aliens and only the Doctor can save us all.

[aterry11]

Don't see a blade but it could be a stand and drive concrete saw 36" blade for streets. if not a saw its a stand and drive line painter. Wirtgen makes both.

[Wolf]

Ah, yes, but are we sure that it isn't really a disguised Zamboni for "proper"
treatment of winter roadways??