I was attempting to tighten up my shuttle shifter , an mistakenly pulled the whole rod free of the lower workings. And now I can't see what I'm doing since the plastic Dash /cowl assembly is in...

Long time , since I've posted ,but that just shows how good my Foton has been after 1300HRs.. anyways As i was getting ready for Tilling season , I went to tighten up the Shuttle shifter. to...

Hi all. My Foton/europard FT254 snapped in April - and my dealer has proven to be as much use as a chocolate teapot. only for nine months though... they may get better? They say they are told...

I’m having trouble finding the lever to disengage the PTO. It’s a 2012 model 4x4. The seller bought it new and wasn’t able to locate the manual. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I have a foton 254 tractor and I am looking to do a service on the tractor. I have purchased new fuel filter, oil filter, air filter and lube grease. For the oils I plan to use the below...

Hi all. I have a Foton/Europard 254 that has just done something a bit odd. While driving with the engine at about 2500rpm, the revs suddenly dropped to around 1800(?) and wouldn't go any...

I have a 2008 Foton 254. It has a dual clutch. About 4 years ago the PTO clutch gradually stopped disengaging. I tried re-adjusting it so the the gap was slightly tighter but it didn't help. I...

Following Rich Waughs excellent writeup on his tractor split. I have the leak between the bell housing and sump and time to go to work. Will keep track with pics and writeup as I go through the...

I was blowing snow first time this year and twice it popped out of the 540RPM PTO gear under full load. I have the service manual but its so poorly translated that its unclear if I can remove the...

Hi Guys. All was going well, I doing some bush hogging, had been running around an hour when all of a sudden I stopped. I thought I was caught up on something so put the tractor into reverse but...

I was wondering if anyone has modded their tractor's rad fan to install a fan clutch. I noticed the incredible amount of air being moved needlessly and robbing useable power and was thinking of...

I've got a KM385 (EPA) The engine has about 300hrs on it and the heads have never been torqued nor has the valve lash been checked. I took the valve cover off and measured the valve clearance and...

I found these 4 little magnets on the sump side of the oil strainer. Strong little buggers too. My question is this normal that these magnets are free to roam inside the strainer. They seem...

On my tractor I have the shuttle shift option. I took the 1-4 gear shift lever off and removed the top cover of the shift box (located on the right side of the transmission and also has the...

As some of you may know I am in the process of going through my tractor with a fine tooth comb. I am trying to learn how the hydraulic system works in order to diagnose the reason why after the...

Now that snow season is over I have the time to go over my tractor with a fine toothed comb. I have the cab off to access the tranny cover(s) to fix my shuttle shifter and I thought it would be a...

I have my cab off to fix the shuttle linkage issue I was having and I was looking at the clutch linkage and noticed that on the clutch linkage there is a rod that connects to the transmission...

I have a hard time getting the tractor to go into reverse using the shuttle shifter. I have no problem with it popping out once its in but sometimes I have to cycle the linkage to fwd position...

I'm in town at the crappy tire and I just remembered that I should pick up a replacement inline radiator pipe heater because mine is leaking. Can someone confirm the size? I think its 1-1/2" but...

Can I just remove part#5 and part#4 and slide the rear wheel off? I want to get at the brakes to inspect and rattling noise while driving. They haven't been checked since they were new most...

I got to use the tractor today to blow snow and noticed the hydraulics making a loud bypassing noise. I used a stethoscope to listen where the noise was coming from and it seems to be the loudest...

My RPM gauge doesn't work. I traced out checked the wiring and everything looks alright. I removed the sensor and it looks alright. Anyway to test the sensor? I was thinking of using a drill...

No one locally that I've talked to can cross reference my fuel and oil filter. I hate having to order online and get dinged for high shipping when I'm sure someone must make replacement filters?

I'm trying to fix all the wiring from the previous owner and I'm at the ignition switch. The ignition switch has 5 wires connected to it. White(large), White/Black(small)...

What weight of oil are you guys using and what ambient temps are you operating at? I'm looking to change the hydraulic oil and was looking for suggestions. I'm running it for snow blowing so 10c...

The previous owner had a **** of a time and butchered the wiring. I'm fixing what the previous owner did and install it right. I've included the original wiring schematic and I modded the...

I AM LOOKING FOR SOME GOOD PICTURES SHOWING HOW TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH

Greetings, The brakes are on the drive line. Guessing they are wet brakes, never had them apart. But they are adjusted and apply. We have a pritty step hill here. Last year year I missed a gear...

Hi... I want to clean or replace the hydrolic oil filter, It has a big cap you unscrew similar to a cars oil filter, My question is will alot of oil come out when draining? Plus it runs right...

I bought a brand new 25HP Foton 4wd tractor from a Chinese importer who had a about 20 brand new ones he had to sell quick here in Auckland New Zealand. This is by far the worst tractor I have...

Hi... The fuse box has 4 fuses My question... I bought a universal fuse box, that has a bolt( for all live wires)? and only one wire needed to plug in per fuse. In all there is 7 wires...

tractor wont turn over with key? i disconected saftey switch for clutch also check all fuses. I can use a screwdriver to start tractor when screwdriver touches starter so battery is good ? so...

I've been trying to find out, without any luck, the weight of the Foton 254 with and without 4 in 1 loader. I need to know if I can carry it on my car trailer. Also would like to know the weight...

Haven't posted for a while but I've been watching.... I've got a 2006 254 that I bought new. The electrical system really sucks and has since new but thats another story.... Right now the issue...

Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I've been on this forum but could be a very sad day for me anyway! 275 hours on my 2006 254 foton. The 3 years I've owned it it has ran fine and...

2008 4x4 makes squeaking noise threw out all motion when turning. dealer told me its normal no belts just a hydrologic pump

Hi, Is anyone able to send me a copy of the operating manual on the 254 Foton by email, or know where I can download one from please. I got the tractor from new last October and haven't really...

I have a 2007 Foton 254 with Koyker 140 loader. I am just putting this out there for others like myself. While bush hogging in some honeysuckle my tractor started lugging bad. I assumed I had...

I have a 254 foton 2007 model that I just changed oil on. Now it will not turn over. It is cool here in the 50s. Oil was flowing very slow done the engine. I'm stumped never had this problem...

Hey everyone, haven't been on here in a while. Foton 254 has been running good till lately. About a week ago was moving alot of snow on a warm day, shut the tractor off, it got really cold now...

No one who has seen my tractor has asked about the munched hood, in person or on the forum. It has been an elephant in the room. Let's have a look.

Just bought this tractor new .... Let my brother(mister know it all) tried it and did not need instructions because he knows everything... and he placed the PTO in gear without pressing...

Greetings, Often when shifting into foward gears the engine bogs like it is still in reverse as well as the forward gear. I have to shift into reverse and out and shift again. I'll try to upload...

Greetings, FEL not operation not satisfactory so I opened the Priority Valve. I found no crud to speak of, I want to show all the pieces If you see any thing out of order please let me know. Richard