Recent content by George_Martin

Yesterday, I experienced a complete hydraulics failure -- fel, 3pt, steering. I was doing some light brush hogging (2200 rpm), going downhill, not using any hydraulics, when suddenly the engine acted as if it had a tremendous load and soon died even with the clutch down. It took some cranking...

I am considering buying an old diesel tractor that the owner says the "motor runs fine but needs a sniff of ether" to get started. I know regular use of ether can be very harmful to the engine, but it very likely that the hard starting is due to low compression and the engine will soon be...

With all the wet weather that we have been having lately, I have been using 4wd quite a bit on my Jinma 284. I know that it should only be in 4wd when needed, so I take it out when back on dry ground. I have found though, that I can take it out of 4wd very easily without stopping or without...

For anyone with erratic tach, oil, and temp guages, I found that the ground for these is at the bottom screw holding the fuse block in place on my Jinma 284. Now I need to figure out why my front lights have never worked (and it is not a ground problem).

The hydraulic fluid in my snowplow absorbs enough water in less then a years time to freeze up the system. If I drain and refill with Dexron III will I have any compatibility issues with the remainder of the hyd fluid in the system?

The oil finally started coming out of the overflow of my injector pump at about seven ounces. Quite a big difference from the 2 to 3 ounces that came out when I pulled the drain plug on my new 284 with 20 hours. I guess this is a real testament on checking all fluids on new tractors especially...

I am in the process of changing the oil in the injector pump of my Jinma 284 with y385 engine. The tractor is 4 months old with only 20 hours. I removed the fill/breather plug, the drain plug, and the rubber cap off the overflow. Only 2-3 oz. came out of the drain. I have seen 2 web sites on...

My new JM 284 instantly blows the 10A pre-heat fuse when turning the key to the pre-heat position. It seems like this should not be too complicated but without a wiring diagram it is difficult to trace. Any help is appreciated. I do not know if this is related but none of the front lights...

A local dealer (mostly used equipment) has a new but been laying around L7200 phd for sale for $400 with 6" auger. I've seen posts on 7200, 300, 400 but not listed on Leinbach's web site. Is this a discontinued or obsolete unit? Does anyone know if this is a dependable phd? This does not...