Price Check Best price on Farm Pro/Jinma engine gaskets

bigcountry1009 · Apr 13, 2008

Hey folks, looking for the best price on gaskets for my Farm Pro 2420. They can be had from the Farm Pro website now, but not sure if that is the best way to go.

Diamondpilot · Apr 13, 2008

What gaskets are you looking for? On everything but the head gasket I would just make my own.

Chris

greg_g · Apr 13, 2008

I agree with Chris. The Chinese cork gaskets are crap. A roll of bulk gasket material from NAPA costs nine bucks. A set of Harbor Freight hollow punches adds $5, and a decent utility knife maybe $2 more. Fifteen bucks and you can make more and better gaskets than the same money can buy from FarmPro.

But the $9 roll limits your max gasket size to 12"x28". If you need a gasket bigger than that, get a pre-formed.

//greg//

bigcountry1009 · Apr 15, 2008

Yeah, mostly need the head gasket. I have a couple of spare gaskets that came with the tractor. Look pretty useless. I'd hate to pay for more like it.

Diamondpilot · Apr 15, 2008

Check with Tommy at Affordable Tractors. You can google it. The key is your engine, ie model number on the valve cover, not the tractor itself so have all your info. He may not be any cheaper but you will be sure to talk to a super nice guy and get it asap.

Chris

Affordable · Apr 25, 2008

Thanks for the plug Cris, we have all the gaskets and we also have a complete engine gasket set.Greg G where are the cork gaskets at ??
I have not seen any on the Jinma tractors that I can remember,may have been before my time.

Tommy
Affordable Tractor Sales
Home of compact Jinma, Foton, and Koyker Tractors and Parts, Wood Chippers, Backhoes - Affordable Tractor Sales Company

greg_g · Apr 25, 2008

Affordable said:
...where are the cork gaskets at ??
I have not seen any on the Jinma tractors that I can remember,may have been before my time.

They're everywhere Tommy - here's a shot of the first two I picked up out of my spares box. I believe the larger is a housing gasket, the smaller goes under a cover plate. I pulled a valve cover recently, the gasket was so decomposed that I was able to wipe the most of the remnants off with a rag. In the attached photo, you can clearly see the outer one has enough organic content to support mold.

From my experience that's a cork gasket, pretty much comprised of sawdust and some kind of binder. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against GOOD cork gaskets. But those on these tractors are CHEAP cork gaskets, doomed to a (comparatively) short lifespan because of their propensity to absorb moisture

//greg//

Dave_Lilly · Apr 26, 2008

greg_g said:
They're everywhere Tommy - here's a shot of the first two I picked up out of my spares box. I believe the larger is a housing gasket, the smaller goes under a cover plate. I pulled a valve cover recently, the gasket was so decomposed that I was able to wipe the most of the remnants off with a rag. In the attached photo, you can clearly see the outer one has enough organic content to support mold.

From my experience that's a cork gasket, pretty much comprised of sawdust and some kind of binder. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against GOOD cork gaskets. But those on these tractors are CHEAP cork gaskets, doomed to a (comparatively) short lifespan because of their propensity to absorb moisture

//greg//

If your spare gaskets are an example of their short life spans due to their propensity to absorb moisture, why have they not disintegrated into mush in your "spares" box and why did you not throw them away if they are so crappy? If your valve cover gasket was so deteriorated why did you wait so long to replace it?
Look at Tommy's post again. He seems to be very up to date about Farm Pro gaskets.

greg_g · Apr 26, 2008

Dave_Lilly said:
If your spare gaskets are an example of their short life spans due to their propensity to absorb moisture, why have they not disintegrated into mush in your "spares" box and why did you not throw them away if they are so crappy? If your valve cover gasket was so deteriorated why did you wait so long to replace it?

Some already look like that when ya buy'em Dave. What you're seeing in that photo is mold/mildew that's supported by nothing more than normal humidity in an otherwise dry workshop. If not used before, I'd expect the smaller one to start turning green by this time yext year. But that stuff is just cosmetic right now. The REAL decomposition begins after they're actually installed and exposed to the elements. FWIW, I replaced my valve cover gasket the last time I adjusted valve lash on my KM454. It only took a couple hundred hours to turn the previously installed gasket to mush. This time I replaced it with one cut from bulk stock.

Dave_Lilly said:
Look at Tommy's post again. He seems to be very up to date about Farm Pro gaskets.

Perhaps not being a Jinma owner puts you at a disadvantage Dave. The FarmPro 2420 is a rebadged JM200. Accordingly, it uses Jinma gaskets. See FarmPro Parts - Homier Distributing Company, Inc. and look at their gaskets.

One of these days you'll work your way down to gasket level on your own tractor. At that point, I believe you'll discover that KAMA/TaiShan tractors use the same cheap cork gaskets. I know both of mine do. Even back when I owned Jinmas, I quickly realized that - when replacing Chinese OE cork gaskets - I was better off making them myself. Plus - I don't have to wait for the UPS truck to eventually show up before I can get my tractor put back together. To fair, there are some intricate cuts that might be time consuming, in those cases it might be worth the shipping delay. But so far the longest it's ever taken me to cut and punch a new gasket from bulk stock is 20 minutes (valve cover gasket for my KM454).

If you missed it the first time, I'm not condemning all cork gaskets - just the cheap ones the Chinese put in their tractors and implements, to include their OE replacement gaskets.

//greg//

Dave_Lilly · May 1, 2008

greg_g said:
Some already look like that when ya buy'em Dave. What you're seeing in that photo is mold/mildew that's supported by nothing more than normal humidity in an otherwise dry workshop. If not used before, I'd expect the smaller one to start turning green by this time yext year. But that stuff is just cosmetic right now. The REAL decomposition begins after they're actually installed and exposed to the elements. FWIW, I replaced my valve cover gasket the last time I adjusted valve lash on my KM454. It only took a couple hundred hours to turn the previously installed gasket to mush. This time I replaced it with one cut from bulk stock.

Perhaps not being a Jinma owner puts you at a disadvantage Dave. The FarmPro 2420 is a rebadged JM200. Accordingly, it uses Jinma gaskets. See FarmPro Parts - Homier Distributing Company, Inc. and look at their gaskets.

One of these days you'll work your way down to gasket level on your own tractor. At that point, I believe you'll discover that KAMA/TaiShan tractors use the same cheap cork gaskets. I know both of mine do. Even back when I owned Jinmas, I quickly realized that - when replacing Chinese OE cork gaskets - I was better off making them myself. Plus - I don't have to wait for the UPS truck to eventually show up before I can get my tractor put back together. To fair, there are some intricate cuts that might be time consuming, in those cases it might be worth the shipping delay. But so far the longest it's ever taken me to cut and punch a new gasket from bulk stock is 20 minutes (valve cover gasket for my KM454).

If you missed it the first time, I'm not condemning all cork gaskets - just the cheap ones the Chinese put in their tractors and implements, to include their OE replacement gaskets.

//greg//

When it comes time for me to replace a valve cover gasket or an oil pan gasket I will use RTV silicone to coat the gaskets before installing the gaskets because silicone RTV material will seal the gaskets whether they are "good" gaskets or in your opinion "Chinese Crap".
You don't have to insult UPS drivers for the lag in delivery since they only deliver products that are sent to them by dealers to deliver.
I don't give a hoot about not being a Jinma owner since gaskets are gaskets no matter what tractor you own. Get off your high horse greg because you only have room for your "OPINIONS" regardless of facts.
Work yourself out making your own gaskets. Maybe that will keep you too busy to post your inane "OPINIONS"!