Do you fill your tractor after every use?
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txdon
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I do not fill my tractor after every use. I can't find a reference in my Kubota 5030 manual where it says I should keep it full. I have had no problem with water after the first year. I fill my 11 gallon tank when it is at half.
Well folks I have to admit I had this sort of a question posted on two sites I'm sure most of ya'll realized it pretty quick but I was getting pretty desperate to solve this as I couldn't even move the tractor before the seperator was full of water.
I HAVE A RESOLUTION! and yes I'm screaming I'm so excited to be able to look forward to the weekend now AAH Seat Time its like getting drunk without the hangover or the looks from your honey.
The fuel distributor came out at precisely 9:30 this morning as promised they took one look and said there is no way I could have that much water in the tank as a direct result of their fuel delivery as I was the first one on their route that day and half of South Texas would have been screaming. OK so what is it, now these guys are not your typical 5.00 per hour folks one is the owner of the fuel company and the fuel truck driver is a retired farmer/mechanic. They scratched their heads for about a second and started looking at the tank since the tractor ran fine before the new diesel hit it. They climbed all around no holes no open vent or filler neck problem now the tanks probably 10' or 12' in the air so nobody could do anything to it very easy and then we were just standing there when the truck driver say would you look at that you could see that after the tank was made it was stored on its side somewhat which turns the vent into a funnel into the tank you could see the water lines on the vent pipe.
The moral of the story is if you buy a tank brand new like me or even a used one make sure its empty before they fill it with $500. worth of Diesel. The good part is I bought the tank from them so even before they had discovered how the water got there they were already draining it to run it thru their filtering system. They both felt really bad about all my lost sleep and worry and helped drain the tractor and purge the fuel out of its lines and then refueled it to the top and refueled the tank to the top as well. It never turned into a shouting match they handled it quickly and professionally and I can tell you that if I live to be a hundred this fuel distributor has my business. And for those really synical folks out there not one penny changed hands today and I don't think they'd have charged me if they had found it was my fault they were there to help Welcome to Texas hows that for customer service. And I'm quite sure that in topping off both the tractor and tank that they left me with at least 40 gallons of extra diesel besides yea I know but it was their tank well in discussing this on TBN I know some of the folks were betting even if it was their problem they'd never admit it.
Steve the happy tractorer and yes this all said I'm still going to refill my tractor everytime after I use it because if I never have to purge the air out of this beast again it'll be to soon.
I HAVE A RESOLUTION! and yes I'm screaming I'm so excited to be able to look forward to the weekend now AAH Seat Time its like getting drunk without the hangover or the looks from your honey.
The fuel distributor came out at precisely 9:30 this morning as promised they took one look and said there is no way I could have that much water in the tank as a direct result of their fuel delivery as I was the first one on their route that day and half of South Texas would have been screaming. OK so what is it, now these guys are not your typical 5.00 per hour folks one is the owner of the fuel company and the fuel truck driver is a retired farmer/mechanic. They scratched their heads for about a second and started looking at the tank since the tractor ran fine before the new diesel hit it. They climbed all around no holes no open vent or filler neck problem now the tanks probably 10' or 12' in the air so nobody could do anything to it very easy and then we were just standing there when the truck driver say would you look at that you could see that after the tank was made it was stored on its side somewhat which turns the vent into a funnel into the tank you could see the water lines on the vent pipe.
The moral of the story is if you buy a tank brand new like me or even a used one make sure its empty before they fill it with $500. worth of Diesel. The good part is I bought the tank from them so even before they had discovered how the water got there they were already draining it to run it thru their filtering system. They both felt really bad about all my lost sleep and worry and helped drain the tractor and purge the fuel out of its lines and then refueled it to the top and refueled the tank to the top as well. It never turned into a shouting match they handled it quickly and professionally and I can tell you that if I live to be a hundred this fuel distributor has my business. And for those really synical folks out there not one penny changed hands today and I don't think they'd have charged me if they had found it was my fault they were there to help Welcome to Texas hows that for customer service. And I'm quite sure that in topping off both the tractor and tank that they left me with at least 40 gallons of extra diesel besides yea I know but it was their tank well in discussing this on TBN I know some of the folks were betting even if it was their problem they'd never admit it.
Steve the happy tractorer and yes this all said I'm still going to refill my tractor everytime after I use it because if I never have to purge the air out of this beast again it'll be to soon.
Buckee
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Wow what a great post - TBN should put this up front on the homepage. Congratulations.
PineRidge
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Steve al's well that ends well in my book. I'm glad the diesel suppliers were gracious enough to take care of your problems. Too bad it had to happen in the first place but you know what they say about s*** happening. At least you seemed to get through this ordeal with a minimum amount of bruises. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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JASTN70D
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Mike Who's Al ? And if he is now well was he sick at one point?
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Mike Who's Al ? )</font>
I think Mike meant all's well that ends well.
And since I'm absolutely positive that Mike would have used the spell checker before posting his reply, the mistake slipped through because Spellchecker thought like you - that Mike was talking about Al. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I think Mike meant all's well that ends well.
And since I'm absolutely positive that Mike would have used the spell checker before posting his reply, the mistake slipped through because Spellchecker thought like you - that Mike was talking about Al. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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I fill my tanks when they get low and have been for well over 30 years. I think sometimes on this site we start worring about things that just don't matter in real life???
Just my thoughts
Andy
Just my thoughts
Andy
JASTN70D
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Thanks Gary. Sometimes I just have to give mike a hard time. It keeps him on his spelling toes. ( now I a sure my typos will be pointed out shortly /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif)
Oh and by the way the last 20 years of diesel equipment use I have filled as needed. Have never had a problem with water
Oh and by the way the last 20 years of diesel equipment use I have filled as needed. Have never had a problem with water
PineRidge
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<font color="blue"> Mike Who's Al ? And if he is now well was he sick at one point?
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John, Garry come-on you guys both know Al Flage. He works with the camels at the zoo. He's the guy that's responsible for all the camouflage . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dang I would have thought you guys would have jumped on my spelling quicker than that. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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John, Garry come-on you guys both know Al Flage. He works with the camels at the zoo. He's the guy that's responsible for all the camouflage . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dang I would have thought you guys would have jumped on my spelling quicker than that. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
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