marrt
Platinum Member
Well, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a new PT. I’ve had the tractor about a week and, overall, I’m very impressed. However, with a grand total of 3 hours on the tractor, I’ve had a few problems:
Hour Meter Not Working: called PT and they said to take the front plate off and plug it in. Simple fix.
Pedal bolt loose: I noticed a bolt rolling around in the floor pan. Traced it back to the hydraulic pedal. Took off a couple more panels, found the nut and put it all back together.
Fan fuse blow, battery leaking: This is a more serious problem. When I first got the tractor, I was surprised at how quickly the cooling fan for the hydraulic fluid came on. However, today, I hooked the mower up and mowed my entire lawn and the fan didn’t come on once. Also, the hydraulic fluid reservoir got very hot. I got suspicious and started looking under the hood. Right away I noticed the battery leak (see attachment). I also found that the fuse to the fan was blown. Now I have a real problem. What caused the battery to leak, overcharging or overheating? How do I clean up the battery acid before it eats my paint away? I didn’t want to spray water on it because the engine was still hot. It there anything I can put on the acid to neutralize it (baking soda?)?
Hour Meter Not Working: called PT and they said to take the front plate off and plug it in. Simple fix.
Pedal bolt loose: I noticed a bolt rolling around in the floor pan. Traced it back to the hydraulic pedal. Took off a couple more panels, found the nut and put it all back together.
Fan fuse blow, battery leaking: This is a more serious problem. When I first got the tractor, I was surprised at how quickly the cooling fan for the hydraulic fluid came on. However, today, I hooked the mower up and mowed my entire lawn and the fan didn’t come on once. Also, the hydraulic fluid reservoir got very hot. I got suspicious and started looking under the hood. Right away I noticed the battery leak (see attachment). I also found that the fuse to the fan was blown. Now I have a real problem. What caused the battery to leak, overcharging or overheating? How do I clean up the battery acid before it eats my paint away? I didn’t want to spray water on it because the engine was still hot. It there anything I can put on the acid to neutralize it (baking soda?)?