Kioti tractor under water

[USMMAN]

I got my ck25 stuck today, and the more I tried to get out, the deeper the water got. It ended-up with the front tires and the exhaust completely submerged. I left it running but it eventually died, and wouldn't start again. I finally was able to pull it to dry land with the help of my son.

I am no mechanic by any means. Is there anything I should do like draining the fuel and oil, checking filters, etc., or just take it to the shop? What should I expect? I'm guessing this could potentially be a major problem.

Thanks,

Jack

 

[E/S]

Take it to the shop.
Do not try to start it ! If you hydro locked it there will be Lots of damage.

E/S

 

[USMMAN]

Will do. I was afraid of that.

Thanks,

Jack

 

[Tailrotor]

I got my ck25 stuck today, and the more I tried to get out, the deeper the water got. It ended-up with the front tires and the exhaust completely submerged. I left it running but it eventually died, and wouldn't start again. I finally was able to pull it to dry land with the help of my son.

I am no mechanic by any means. Is there anything I should do like draining the fuel and oil, checking filters, etc., or just take it to the shop? What should I expect? I'm guessing this could potentially be a major problem.

Thanks,

Jack

Usmman
If the tractor never sucked water in and shut off to to the exhaust underwater you should not have to do anything .

 

[Tailrotor]

Usmman

You don't suck air through the exhaust and the front axle underwater should be fine. It might of shut off due to the fuel air mixture and chock itself out.

Just my thoughts.

 

[aczlan]

Usmman
You don't suck air through the exhaust and the front axle underwater should be fine. It might of shut off due to the fuel air mixture and chock itself out.
Just my thoughts.

But if you got deep enough that water could go up the exhaust and into a cylinder (with an open exhaust valve) you could get water into the cylinder and hydrolock it. Has been done before.
Hence the suggestion to get it into a shop to have them check it out before trying to crank it.

Aaron Z

 

[rambler]

There is a number of things that could have gone wrong, the air intake is often the same height as the exhaust; if the tractor was on the hotter side when the injector pump got dunked in ice cold water I've head of them shrinking & cracking something, the electrical can be soaked and shorted out, the front axle can have some water in it (wouldn't affect things today, but eventually the water will rust things up); and other stuff.

Sounds like it is best to have a pro look it over and hope it's only wet wiring and needs new front axle fluid. But best not to assume the rest is ok and really mess it up worse than it is....

I'd be concerned. Glad you are ok, that no one got hurt?

---->Paul

 

[USMMAN]

There is a number of things that could have gone wrong, the air intake is often the same height as the exhaust; if the tractor was on the hotter side when the injector pump got dunked in ice cold water I've head of them shrinking & cracking something, the electrical can be soaked and shorted out, the front axle can have some water in it (wouldn't affect things today, but eventually the water will rust things up); and other stuff.

Sounds like it is best to have a pro look it over and hope it's only wet wiring and needs new front axle fluid. But best not to assume the rest is ok and really mess it up worse than it is....

I'd be concerned. Glad you are ok, that no one got hurt?

---->Paul

Just feelings hurt, ha. I'm bad about taking it where it shouldn't go. I think I was a dozer operator in a past life.

Thanks to all for the help.

Jack

 

[Cat_Driver]

Awww and no pictures - pretty please.

 

[crazyal]

When you say "wouldn't start again" can I assume you've tried to turn it over after it stalled? If so then I wouldn't worry about water in the cylinders. Does your tractor have it's exhaust facing down under the engine? For water to get into your air filter you would probably need to get the tractor to the point where the floor pan was also under water as well as plenty of the electronics.

I would drain and change the oil in the front axle. It should be sealed but they usually aren't sealed for underwater use. Check the engine oil to see if the oil level is higher than normal (could be a sign there's water in it). But doubt you got any water in your oil. You could also try to turn the engine over by hand with a ratchet but if you've already tried to start it then it really doesn't matter.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I agree, get it to a shop. Don't let it stay in freezing temps either. Water in places it should not be can be bad with freezing and cracking.

I would think as a minimum you will need to clean it up, drain the front axle, drain the oil, and check the cylinders for water before starting up.

Chris

 

[USMMAN]

Awww and no pictures - pretty please.

Ha. I think my grandson took some pictures with his phone. I didn't think about it, and was in no mood to take pictures. I was cold, wet, and tired. I had my two grandsons with me. We got the golf cart stuck first, and had to walk out to get the tractor. When we got the tractor stuck, we had to walk out to get my truck, which we promptly got stuck. I ended up using a come along for a couple of hours until my son arrived with his truck. We finally got everything unstuck, but the tractor and golf cart are deceased. We had three generations spending "quality time" together, but that's the only good part about it. I hate to see what the final bill will be. Hopefully none of us will develop pnemonia.

Thanks again to all for your advice.

Jack:thumbsup:

 

[USMMAN]

Things finally dried out so I could get the trailor to the tractor and the golf cart. Took them both to the shop. The tractor mechanic just shook his head and said he would give me a call when he got into it so I could decide what to do. I took that as a bad sign, ha. If anyone is interested, I'll let y'all know how it turns out.

Jack:ashamed:

 

[Bilko]

Glad you got them out, and yes would like to heat the outcome!!!

 

[rambler]

I don't want to dwell on other's misfortunes, but I'd be interested in the results. Thanks.

--->Paul

 

[lilranch2001]

Hope it is good news instead of bad

 

[Don87]

Still waiting for those pictures.

 

[USMMAN]

Still waiting for those pictures.

I'll try to get them from my grandson's phone, but may not be able to.

 

[Kioti Tom]

Your grandson will probably know how to do it. Ask him...

sorry about the tractor. Hope all news turns out to be good.:thumbsup:

 

[Low Bucket]

I agree, get it to a shop. Don't let it stay in freezing temps either. Water in places it should not be can be bad with freezing and cracking.
Chris

Best reply yet!:thumbsup:- I would be concerned too about the water freezing.

Hopefully he parked it in a heated garage.

Paul