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:

 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. 

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:

 You keep treating that poor PT that way & the PT Police gonna come take it away from you 

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

Charlie_Iliff · Apr 21, 2003

Could it be all the chaff build up that Charlie was talking about last year?


I suspect that is one thing we can confidently rule out. That buildup, first, probably wasn't even there, because John mounted a pre-cooler screen. The buildup is in the air-oil heat exchanger air passages, which would never get hotter than the oil temperature. The cooler is within a shroud, high on the engine. John's fire was low.

MikePA · Apr 21, 2003

I had a '68 Corvette whose engine caught on fire. In addition to the more obvious things that needed checked, e.g., wiring, vacuum lines, etc., the dealer also had to check various metal things like the heads to make sure the heat of the fire did not warp them. Even though my engine fire was brief, no more than 5 - 10 minutes, the car ended up being scrapped. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

kcook · Apr 21, 2003

As a professional fire fighter I can tell you that most engine fires engin fires result in a total loss of the car/truck. Luck the power trac is made of heavy steel!

Good luck!

KC

ernemats · Apr 21, 2003

Sorry to hear of your fire, sure looks like a major repair job to get it back to working condition. Please keep us posted.

Sedgewood · Apr 22, 2003

Well, at least I got my new cushy Northern Tools seat installed last week before the fire. And yesterday my new mirrors came in from J C Whitney. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Sedgewood

duane · Apr 22, 2003

Sedgewood,

I echo everyone's concern for yourself. Good luck getting the PT fixed. Let us know when you can what you believe started the fire.

Duane

bubenberg · Apr 22, 2003

sorry dude, hope everything is coming out ok ... i wish that between pt and the insurance you are not getting hurt tooooo much in the pocketbook. i am glade nothing happened to you!

Sedgewood · Apr 22, 2003

bubenberg: sorry dude, hope everything is coming out ok ... i wish that between pt and the insurance you are not getting hurt tooooo much in the pocketbook. 

Thanks Hans, and everyone once again for your good wishes. The insurance Adjuster is coming by on Thurday. So far so good. More later.

In complete confidence off I go to make mirror brackets /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Sedgewood

Anonymous Poster · Apr 22, 2003

Wow - have not been on for a while - opened up to this - glad your ok - what on earth do you think caused this
what were you doing when it happened? - was it running
a long time - I just got done over the weekend grading
my brother in laws yard for the home they bought

plus removing a 30ft dumpster full of debris - very hard work
it performed well - only the operator held it back so it probably took twice as long - would never even have thought
about a fire - now I am going to buy a fire estinguisher and
make sure it is covered on my insurance

-edm

Charlie_Iliff · Apr 22, 2003

now I am going to buy a fire estinguisher and
make sure it is covered on my insurance


I doubt Sedgewood's experience means the PT1845 is prone to fire, but -- early yesterday morning I faxed an insurance agent to make sure it's added to my policy if it needs to be separately scheduled. Sure glad to hear Sedgewood already had coverage in place. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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