tycteach
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Ok guys, I just bought a Ford 3000 Diesel tractor and I have a couple of questions as I'm unfamiliar with this tractor.
1. The PTO lever engages the PTO shaft just fine but pushing in the clutch doesn't disengage it. Is this normal and if not, what do I need to do about it. Or do I need to be worried about it at all?
2. The only way I can get it to start in the cold weather (that's all we've had since I bought it) is with a pretty good shot of starting fluid. I ran it for about 15 minutes and then it died and I can't get it to restart. It will fire off as long as I can get starting fluid to it but doesn't seem to pick up the diesel to run. There is diesel in the tank and the fuel shutoff is on. I was thinking that the fuel filter might be clogged up some as it did this to me once before and after I let it sit for a while, it did start up (this was just before the 15 minute operation I mentioned earlier). So, if this is a possibility, how do I change the filter without letting air into the system? Almost forgot to mention that when it was running it was pulsing some. If I do get air in the system, how to I get it out?
This is a 4 speed with a high and low range. I am out of state right now and won't be able to be back to this tractor until a couple of weeks so I thought I might have a few ideas on what to do when I get back.
Thanks in advance for the help. I know there are some really knowledgable people on here on these tractors and really enjoy reading from time to time. Hopefully I'll get this straightened out and this will be a really good little tractor for me.
1. The PTO lever engages the PTO shaft just fine but pushing in the clutch doesn't disengage it. Is this normal and if not, what do I need to do about it. Or do I need to be worried about it at all?
2. The only way I can get it to start in the cold weather (that's all we've had since I bought it) is with a pretty good shot of starting fluid. I ran it for about 15 minutes and then it died and I can't get it to restart. It will fire off as long as I can get starting fluid to it but doesn't seem to pick up the diesel to run. There is diesel in the tank and the fuel shutoff is on. I was thinking that the fuel filter might be clogged up some as it did this to me once before and after I let it sit for a while, it did start up (this was just before the 15 minute operation I mentioned earlier). So, if this is a possibility, how do I change the filter without letting air into the system? Almost forgot to mention that when it was running it was pulsing some. If I do get air in the system, how to I get it out?
This is a 4 speed with a high and low range. I am out of state right now and won't be able to be back to this tractor until a couple of weeks so I thought I might have a few ideas on what to do when I get back.
Thanks in advance for the help. I know there are some really knowledgable people on here on these tractors and really enjoy reading from time to time. Hopefully I'll get this straightened out and this will be a really good little tractor for me.