cmikewil
Member
Just took delivery of a new MX5100 this past week (thanks again to all who helped me to pick the tractor out). I'm having one curious issue which I thought I might ask opinions of here before calling my dealer back.
I park the tractor outside, under cover, on a slightly unleveled surface. I find that, when I start the tractor cold, it coughs a bit (like it's missing), and smokes for about 5-10 seconds. The smoke clears soon after, and it runs fine from this point on. I feel like there may be either excess fuel (or oil?) burning off. Again, this only happens after sitting 24 hours. I can shut it off for lunch, and after sitting an hour or so, it starts just like my old Massey Ferguson 231 - without a hitch.
I backed the tractor into it's parking spot this past evening, which leaves the exhaust a few inches higher (rather than a few lower) than the main engine block to see if it makes any difference.
To be clear, we aren't talking about parking on a steep slope, just an uneven bit of ground - which cannot be leveled in case you are curious. Do I call the dealer, or does somebody here have an idea?
I park the tractor outside, under cover, on a slightly unleveled surface. I find that, when I start the tractor cold, it coughs a bit (like it's missing), and smokes for about 5-10 seconds. The smoke clears soon after, and it runs fine from this point on. I feel like there may be either excess fuel (or oil?) burning off. Again, this only happens after sitting 24 hours. I can shut it off for lunch, and after sitting an hour or so, it starts just like my old Massey Ferguson 231 - without a hitch.
I backed the tractor into it's parking spot this past evening, which leaves the exhaust a few inches higher (rather than a few lower) than the main engine block to see if it makes any difference.
To be clear, we aren't talking about parking on a steep slope, just an uneven bit of ground - which cannot be leveled in case you are curious. Do I call the dealer, or does somebody here have an idea?