ernemats
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2002
- Messages
- 1,016
- Location
- Bolivar, pa.
- Tractor
- power trac 422, and agco-allis 5660, john deere 550 dozer ,1845 power trac
I KEEP READING THE FORMS ON THE PT 422 AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BEING ENCOUNTERED. I HAVE HAD MY 422 WITH ROBIN ENGINE FOR 3 1/2 YEARS NOW AND KNOCK ON WOOD THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE DONE OTHER THAN NORMAL MAINTENANCE IS REPLACE ONE QUICK ATTACH COUPLING, (HARD TO RELEASE) AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AT 400 HOURS, (HARD STARTING IN COLD TEMPERATURES).
I PROBABLY USE MY POWER TRAC HARDER THAN THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, MOW ABOUT 5 ACRES WEEKLY IN THE SUMMER ON SLOPES UP TO 23 DEGREES SLOPE ,WHAT IS OUR YARD USED TO BE JUST A GROWN UP FIELD, NOT TOO SMOOTH ALSO MOW ABOUT 2 MILES OF TRAM ROADS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR ,USE ROTO TILLER TO DIG UP 50' X 150' GARDEN WITH LOTS OF STONE, USE BUCKET TO HAUL FIRE WOOD, STONE AND DIRT, AND DIG OUT DITCHES AND SMALL TREES. IT SURPRIZES ME WHAT THIS LITTLE MACHINE CAN DO.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT POWER TRAC MIGHT BE SLIPPING SOME LATELY ON THEIR QUALITY CONTROL OF MACHINES.
AS FAR AS THE ROBIN ENGINE GOES I AM VERY PLEASED WITH IT, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT HAD MORE POWER ON THE HILLS WHEN MOWING.
I PROBABLY USE MY POWER TRAC HARDER THAN THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, MOW ABOUT 5 ACRES WEEKLY IN THE SUMMER ON SLOPES UP TO 23 DEGREES SLOPE ,WHAT IS OUR YARD USED TO BE JUST A GROWN UP FIELD, NOT TOO SMOOTH ALSO MOW ABOUT 2 MILES OF TRAM ROADS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR ,USE ROTO TILLER TO DIG UP 50' X 150' GARDEN WITH LOTS OF STONE, USE BUCKET TO HAUL FIRE WOOD, STONE AND DIRT, AND DIG OUT DITCHES AND SMALL TREES. IT SURPRIZES ME WHAT THIS LITTLE MACHINE CAN DO.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT POWER TRAC MIGHT BE SLIPPING SOME LATELY ON THEIR QUALITY CONTROL OF MACHINES.
AS FAR AS THE ROBIN ENGINE GOES I AM VERY PLEASED WITH IT, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT HAD MORE POWER ON THE HILLS WHEN MOWING.