bigblock76
Bronze Member
- Joined
- May 4, 2013
- Messages
- 96
- Location
- Little Britain, Ontario
- Tractor
- John Deere 2120, John Deere 3140, John Deere 2950, John Deere 7700 Combine, John Deere STX38
I'll happily accept self humility if this is something I am overlooking....
Parked the tractor in March. After fooling around with painting the battery boxes, new batteries, and playing with the tie-rods, I just started the tractor this past week. Fired right up.
But when I went to put it in gear and rev up the engine before I let go of the clutch, the engine does not rev up.
I disconnected the linkage on the pump and I'm able to rev up the engine manually, but moving the hand throttle doesn't move the linkage at the pump.
I've tried stepping down on the foot throttle, it seems to be more rigid than the hand throttle. The hand throttle will move, but its probably bending a rod somewhere down the line. The foot throttle will not budge at all. However hitting the foot throttle or moving the hand throttle, I can see the connecting rod from one side to the other move and all the linkages kind of flex. But it certainly feels that something is locking it. Hitting, pulling, doesn't seem to do anything and I've sprayed oil on all the joints.
I've tried with the e-brake on / off. Steering wheel up / down. Nothing. What is going on here? I've never had this happen before. Mind you its been sitting.
M
Parked the tractor in March. After fooling around with painting the battery boxes, new batteries, and playing with the tie-rods, I just started the tractor this past week. Fired right up.
But when I went to put it in gear and rev up the engine before I let go of the clutch, the engine does not rev up.
I disconnected the linkage on the pump and I'm able to rev up the engine manually, but moving the hand throttle doesn't move the linkage at the pump.
I've tried stepping down on the foot throttle, it seems to be more rigid than the hand throttle. The hand throttle will move, but its probably bending a rod somewhere down the line. The foot throttle will not budge at all. However hitting the foot throttle or moving the hand throttle, I can see the connecting rod from one side to the other move and all the linkages kind of flex. But it certainly feels that something is locking it. Hitting, pulling, doesn't seem to do anything and I've sprayed oil on all the joints.
I've tried with the e-brake on / off. Steering wheel up / down. Nothing. What is going on here? I've never had this happen before. Mind you its been sitting.
M