ponytug
Super Member
Dear Charlie,
Congratulations! It sounds like a huge amount of work.
I would guess that the fuel solenoid had jammed open. Since the solenoid is a power to open solenoid and closed by spring action, I think that it probably has power, since a power loss would kill the engine. And my bet would be that it jammed because it had been on for so long. (Dirt would be the "place" bet, with a broken solenoid spring as the "show" bet.)
My 1445 died Saturday morning, half way into/out of a stall with a bucket full of manure. Not even a click from the starter. Lifting the hood revealed that the solenoid start wire had sheared away due to metal fatigue and was lying on the bottom of the tub, which would be the definitive open circuit. The horses had a great time watching the field repair. ("Oooh, he's going for a 14ga #2 ring terminal.") Note to self: tie up the loose wires to prevent a repeat from metal fatigue. Sometimes I think that the 3 cylinder engines do vibrate more than their 2 or 4 cylinder cousins.
All the best,
Peter
Congratulations! It sounds like a huge amount of work.
I would guess that the fuel solenoid had jammed open. Since the solenoid is a power to open solenoid and closed by spring action, I think that it probably has power, since a power loss would kill the engine. And my bet would be that it jammed because it had been on for so long. (Dirt would be the "place" bet, with a broken solenoid spring as the "show" bet.)
My 1445 died Saturday morning, half way into/out of a stall with a bucket full of manure. Not even a click from the starter. Lifting the hood revealed that the solenoid start wire had sheared away due to metal fatigue and was lying on the bottom of the tub, which would be the definitive open circuit. The horses had a great time watching the field repair. ("Oooh, he's going for a 14ga #2 ring terminal.") Note to self: tie up the loose wires to prevent a repeat from metal fatigue. Sometimes I think that the 3 cylinder engines do vibrate more than their 2 or 4 cylinder cousins.
All the best,
Peter
Having spent two days plowing 12-20 inch stuff with the 1845 (except when it was stuck), I have tried to decide if chains would have made things easier, My conclusion without trying chains is that they would have reduced side slide and crabbing with the blade angled, and probably would have prevented one time I got stuck where I crabbed over a bank and got high-centered. That one required some work with a 2240 John Deere with chains.
The other two times I got stuck, and once even had to use a (ugh) shovel, I managed to back into snow high enough to float the tub. Even the wiggle didn't get me out that once, but the other time I was able to turn back and forth and work downhill to an area I could move in. I doubt chains would have helped.
In Maryland, we seldom get this much and I was able to clear over a mile of road and 6 or 8 driveways without chains, so I'll probably not get them.
Now, can someone suggest why at the end of the day the machine wouldn't shut off? The lever on the side of the engine had to be pushed back manually to shut it down. I haven't checked, yet, to see if there's electricity to it. The starter switch shut everything else down, it was dark, and I was ready to watch a recorded Ravens game.