JPRambo
Platinum Member
Last week I visited my property north of Atlanta. I have a shed therewith shovel and hand tools and a very used 1978 Kubota 7100 in the shed. It was very late on Friday when I arrived. The next morning I tried to start my tractor and it acted as if the battery was dead. I pulled my truck to the doorway and used jumper cables to start the tractor. It acted the same way. I gave it about a half hour to charge the battery and it still acted the same way. I checked and cleaned the battery connections and the starter connections. I just keep turning the key and after a dozen or so turns of the key the tractor started. I removed the cables and I noticed oil draining onto the rags I keep under the tractor to catch any drips ( I sometime sleep in the shed on quick weekend trips). I quickly shut off the tractor. Cleaned up the mess and looked for the reason (holes in the block or such). Nothing till I pulled the dip stick and more oil found the way to the floor. I drained the oil (should be just over 4 quarts). I drained about 1 and a half gallon not including what I mopped up from the floor. It smelled a lot like the fuel that should have been in the tank. What went wrong?????
I replaced the oil and a filter and it ran good all week. When I left on Monday I made sure the fuel tank was close to empty.
I replaced the oil and a filter and it ran good all week. When I left on Monday I made sure the fuel tank was close to empty.