Well, I was trying to put the diesel in with those new cans, and I knocked the strainer basket thing in the tank! (yeah, I'm female, bare with me please:laughing. So I made a couple of calls and was told it wouldn't hurt it to run it with the thing floating around in there. We tried to fish it out, but no such luck.
I did about 20 minutes of dirt work, then started losing torque (whatever it is that accelerates). The hand just started dropping on it's own. You know, the stick thing-a-ma-bob in front of the wheel. The stick stayed in place, but the gage starts going down.
Went off & on like that about 10 minutes, then nearly died. When I would shift to a lower gear, it would rev up more, then slow down. So I park the tractor, go inside and started surfing around on the web to see what I could learn.
I got one of those claw things that you put in the tank to grab it, but I can't see the thing in there. I tried to feel around, but nothing. Grabbed the line that was in there, but didn't hurt it.
I drained the tank of all the diesel, then tried. No luck. Rats. Now what? Wait until dark, shine a light in there and try to get it out?
Put in new diesel?
I don't have a clue. If it comes to removing the tank, then I'll have to get help with that, can't do myself, don't have the strength or know-how.
I don't know, what do you all think?
Crazy Tractor Lady
I did about 20 minutes of dirt work, then started losing torque (whatever it is that accelerates). The hand just started dropping on it's own. You know, the stick thing-a-ma-bob in front of the wheel. The stick stayed in place, but the gage starts going down.
Went off & on like that about 10 minutes, then nearly died. When I would shift to a lower gear, it would rev up more, then slow down. So I park the tractor, go inside and started surfing around on the web to see what I could learn.
- It could be one of 3 things;
- Bad Diesel...I had just filled it.
- Screen/Filter blocking fuel line somehow.
- Whatever in the heck any other thing could be.
I got one of those claw things that you put in the tank to grab it, but I can't see the thing in there. I tried to feel around, but nothing. Grabbed the line that was in there, but didn't hurt it.
I drained the tank of all the diesel, then tried. No luck. Rats. Now what? Wait until dark, shine a light in there and try to get it out?
Put in new diesel?
I don't have a clue. If it comes to removing the tank, then I'll have to get help with that, can't do myself, don't have the strength or know-how.
I don't know, what do you all think?
Crazy Tractor Lady