foton 254

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 the way .. Of course i in the middle of Rototilling season ,, and have a busy week of so a head of me...

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 my surprise as i tapped up the remove the handle from the shaft the whole shifter came up !!.. and...

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 by the manufacturer (lovol) that the 4wd gearbox casing isn't made any more ... and received a 2WD...

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. Could anyone let me know if the type and volume is correct. I am using the below link as a guide for...

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 faster. I Limped home, expecting a slipped control cable. I hadn't been pressing hard on the acellerator...

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 ran it like a single stage clutch as I use the PTO only for snowblowing. The main clutch is...

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 procedure. stay tuned! Cory

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 PTO gears and the fork from the rear of the tractor or do I have to jack up the cab and 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 it won't go backwards either. I lifted the bush hog and tried again and still nothing. The engine...

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 modding my fan to include a fan clutch.

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 found 5 of measuring between 0.020" to 0.024" but one exhaust valve had 0.028". From what I read...

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 to all stick to the cover, at least that's where I found them when I took the cap off. When I found...

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 High/Low range lever too) and I was it half full of stinking water. I assume the water got in over time...

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 oil gets warm that the relief valve in the stabilizing diverter valve start to make a loud bypassing...

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 good idea to check the clutch while I have easy access to it. I was reading through the service...

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 right where the rear differential mates with it. I can find nothing in the service manual other than...

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 then reverse a couple times. I took the access plate off inside the cab and the linkage right at the...

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 just want to make sure.

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 likely. Gyazo - c186edcf2c78aefab09ce614bc9bedbe.png

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 at the splitter block. Can someone shed some light on what the cause is because its really loud...

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 and spin a piece of metal in front of it. Is there a way to check the gauge itself? How to you...

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), Red(large),Red/Black(small), and Red/White(small). The ignition switch has 5 positions, OFF ACC ON H(spring return)...

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 to -25c what do you reccommend? For the engine the nameplate states CD15W40 , any special...

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 diagram to show the new one wire delco SI alternator. I think I've got it right but if someone wants to...

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 and had an exciting ride down to the street. Now wife and the girls nag me about getting the brakes...

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 beside the starter motor, The starters Bendick sticks in the winter and I want to oil it.

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 ever owned.The only thing in its favour it was cheap. It is now two years old and about 100 hours. My...

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, the big red wire goes on ground bolt? all live wires go on the bolt? the other wires on fuse?

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 when i try to start with key i preheat that works then turn more for start and nothing ? i also...

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 of the bucket as I carry that on the ute if neccessary. Thanks, Geoff

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 is overheating. The tractor starts and runs fine for quite a while when mowing. I've got a 60"...

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 consistently for me till recently. I've read through what posts I could find on this forum to possibly no...

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 used it yet but the manual seems to have taken a walk. durhamcity1234@hotmail.co.uk Thanks

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 wrapped vines around my blades and was choking it down. So, I pulled out and shut down the PTO. NOT...

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 before. I'm going to eat supper then see if it'll start. Hopefully only needs oil to get into the pan and...

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 about -20 F or - 35 up here in Saskatchewan canada. I went to start the tractor to move more snow...

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 clutch.. tractor is setup with a snowbrower and it snaped the safty bolt. now sometimes it falls in...

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 and exploded view of gearbox/with shift tower.

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