Anybody know anything about tractors mine just broke?

[rwheeler31]

[Jamastiene]

1. What part broke?

Will it crank?

[rwheeler31]

6. It starts up but it poops out fast.

[ixion]

13. check your fuel line and carb...

some diagnostic questions:

does it smoke when it starts up?

does it run rough and poop out? Or just stop altogether?

does it start easily? or do you have to turn it over?

[rwheeler31]

15. Smoke no

Start ok

[ixion]

20. sounds like the carb... if it's getting fuel (starting) but

won't continue to run, usually that indicates a fuel flow issue.

I would also check your plugs. If they have a thick black carbon coating on them, the fuel mixture is too rich and is fouling the engine.

[rwheeler31]

2. The drive belt thingy will not work.

[Inchworm]

3. What kind of tractor?

Lawn tractor? Kenworth? Tractor beam?

Just sayin..

More info needed

:)

[rwheeler31]

4. John Deer

[struggle4progress]

5. "Don't put gasoline in the radiator" pretty much exhausts my knowledge of the subject

Lemme know if it helps

[mtowngman]

7. LOL, you think that applies to Toyotas

I was just about to...

[rwheeler31]

9. Where is the radiator?

[struggle4progress]

11. On my tractor, it was on the front near the gas cap

[LunaSea]

8. What were you doing when it broke?

There's a myriad of ways to muck up the belt thingy whithout even trying hard.
Hope you don't have to replace the belt, it's usually an unpleasant repair.

More details.

[rwheeler31]

14. Can we fix this or do we have to give up?

[LunaSea]

19. Of course it can be fixed.....

But giving it a Viking funeral might be fun too....

[Orrex]

10. I blame Obi-wan Kenobi

[rwheeler31]

12. I need a brand new tractor or fix the belt,

how do I fix the belt?

[Richard Steele]

16. You're really not giving us enough info to help you here.

For starters: Model #, and YEAR of your tractor.
I can't even START to help you without that.

[rwheeler31]

18. Gt 225

[Richard Steele]

23. I'll google it, and see if I can find some tech specs to look at....

...so I know what we're talking about.

So, what exactly is it doing (or not doing)?

When you say the "belt drive" isn't working,
are you referring to the belt that operates the Mower Deck?

[Inchworm]

25. I posted owner's manual below

in case you needed it.

:hi:

[Richard Steele]

26. EXCELLENT!

Thanks, Inchworm. :thumbsup:

[Arctic Dave]

17. Did you hit something and break the sheer pin?

[enough]

21. What is your situation that you are using a tractor and don't know anything about

how to fix it? This isn't meant to be nasty, I just can't picture your predicament.

[rwheeler31]

24. Hey he was cute I like to cook and he likes to tractor.

[enough]

30. Okay, I get it. Sounds sort of familiar. Sorry I have no useful advice. (nt)

[Inchworm]

22. Owner's Manual

http://manuals.deere.com/cceomview/OMM142611_C0/Output/Index.html#2295

:hi:

[rwheeler31]

27. Thank you for all your help? We are fine and we decided

to get a new tractor. Or not

[Richard Steele]

31. OK then. I'll stop researching your 'tractor', and get on with my nightly pR0n search.

Good night, and Godspeed, fellow DUer!! :patriot:

[NYC_SKP]

28. I think it's darling that you call it a "tractor"!

Your "tractor":



Now, around these parts, a tractor is like this Farmall here, they run for decades:



Or this International 1586, used for pulling double sets of trailers through tomato fields:



:hide:

[Richard Steele]

29. Be nice, now....

Lots of folks don't know any better.
Most of the time, it's not their fault.

They just didn't grow up around tractors,
and when their Lawnmower Dealer uses that term,
they don't know it's ridiculous BS
designed to impress them.