FIRE! In the engine room!

Sedgewood · Apr 20, 2003

5pm Friday, out mowing for the first time this season, smell smoke.

Where there's smoke there's fire.

I'm still a bit rattled - details later.

visit http://www.coxontool.com/tractor/pt1845.php for some pictures.

Sedgewood

MikePA · Apr 20, 2003

Wow, glad you're OK. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Looks like your PT will need some work, though. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Charlie_Iliff · Apr 20, 2003

You keep treating that poor PT that way & the PT Police gonna come take it away from you. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

johara1 · Apr 20, 2003

Sedgewood,
if you had no damage to you that half a win,now the pt that is an other story. that looks like a trip to pt may be in order?was it running when you used the fire extinguisher or did you get it shut down?
maybe we all will learn from this,you are lucky the hyd. oil didn't take fire. this is what happens a lot.i think a fire extinguisher is going on this one if i ever get it running again.

pajoube · Apr 20, 2003

Sedgewood,
I can't tell you how sorry I am to have this happen to you. I would not wish this on anyone.
Did you have the extinguisher at hand or did you have to run and get one, which caused more time for damage?
As you get into this we all will be interested to find out what the cause was and the corrective action.
PJ

MossRoad · Apr 20, 2003

Ouch! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Glad you are OK. Please let us know what happened when everything settles down.

Sedgewood · Apr 21, 2003

johara1:

<font color="green"> Sedgewood,
if you had no damage to you that half a win,now the pt that is an other story. that looks like a trip to pt may be in order?was it running when you used the fire extinguisher or did you get it shut down?
maybe we all will learn from this,you are lucky the hyd. oil didn't take fire. this is what happens a lot.i think a fire extinguisher is going on this one if i ever get it running again. </font>

No it wasn't running when I used the extinguisher. The first thing I did was shut it down, then lift the hood to see where all the smoke was coming from, then run for the house (luckily only 500 feet away) for an extinguisher. No hydraulic or fuel lines burst.

I definitely think a trip to PT is in order here. I'll be talking to the insurance company and Terry today to start to get a handle on things. My first guess is $3-5,000 damage plus trucking to PT and back - another $2,000 or so. That assumes the engine, hydraulic pumps, wheel motors, etc are ok. All the wiring and, I think, all the hydraulic hoses in the engine compartment are toast as are a few other minor things.

Thanks for all the kind words everyone,
Sedgewood

Sedgewood · Apr 21, 2003

Charlie:

<font color="red"> You keep treating that poor PT that way & the PT Police gonna come take it away from you </font>

No! No! Not my PT, take anything but my PT! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I'll be good.

I promise.

Ha! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
then can I have a PT scooter? Huh? Can I Huh?

Schultz · Apr 21, 2003

It's good thing you caught it in time. I sure hope your insurance can cover it, otherwise that's a big bill to swallow. Do you have any idea what started it? Could it be all the chaff build up that Charlie was talking about last year?

bryce · Apr 21, 2003

I am truly sorry for your fire /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. It does look pretty extensive. Some of your seals could be damaged by the chemicals in the extinquisher. Please let us know if you find out how it started.
I dont want to make the same mistake if I ever get a Power-trac. (That will be the CFO's decision not mine). Robert