Need right angle adapters for attachment quick connectors?

[Clumber]

This thread from last April addresses this issue in more detail:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/power-trac/169414-aux-hydraulic-will-not-connect.html

Thanks all for sharing the knowledge.

Patrick

 

[Marks481]

That is the great thing about this place. After you beat yourself around the head and shoulders for hours, you come here and in 5 minutes find the right way to do something.

My Robin engine died last night... Ran out of gas. Refilled the tank, started it, got big cloud of white smoke. Immediately stopped it. Heard a gurgling noise, pulled off the air filter, and found the carburator overflowing with gas. Pulled the sparkplugs, let it sit awhile. When I started it, gas shot out the exhaust. Not a good sign. Again, pulled the sparkplugs, waited an hour, started again. Still gas shooting out the exhaust. The carburator has not repeated it's trick, so if I did have a stuck float valve, it broke free.

Started to get me worried about valves, so I pulled the crankcase covers, checked that the rockers did indeed cycle up and down while the cylinders moved. Verified with a straw that the cylinders went in and out. Came inside, and read one of Mossroad's cold weather starting/engine flooding stories, and went to bed much relieved that maybe I didn't destroy my engine. I will see how it runs today after it has sat overnight to let gas evaporate out of the cylinders.

 

[Clumber]

That is some serious flooding. Hope its okay today. My neighbor with the Kubota warned me last week to never let my new tractor run out of gas. Maybe he was refering to something like you are experiencing. Anyway, time to go buy some gas.

Good Luck!

Patrick

 

[Clarke]

Sounds like the float is stuck in the carb.

sg

 

[Marks481]

It ran great today. No sign of flooding or stuck float. Good thing, since I am in the process of moving, and was depending on it to move 2700# of sailboat out of the middle of a grassy/snowy lor, as well as fetch all the heavier PT implements from the back shed.

I was crossing my fingers this morning. Leaving it overnight with the sparkplugs pulled, and a heater both aimed at the engine tub and the hydraulic tank seemed to have done the trick.

 

[MossRoad]

That is some serious flooding. Hope its okay today. My neighbor with the Kubota warned me last week to never let my new tractor run out of gas. Maybe he was referring to something like you are experiencing. Anyway, time to go buy some gas.

Good Luck!

Patrick

You neighbor probably has a diesel engine that does not self prime if it runs out of fuel. It is a messy, stinky job to prime it. Your gas engine should not have that problem, ever. :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

Folks,

Can someone tell me the correct size and type of adapters needed? I just had a frustrating afternoon trying to connect the hydraulics for the new Power Sweeper to my new PT425. I know these quick connectors get easier with use, but the issue is that I cannot get enough leverage to pop the connector. There is very little clearance below the connectors preventing a firm grasp of the connector. A 45 degree or right angle adapter pointing up would give the opportunity for more downward leverage. A big strong neighbor was able to eventually make the connections with some difficulty. Very Frustrating!

Patrick

You will also find that if you disconnect an implement and let it sit in the hot sun for a few hour, you may have difficulty re-connecting the hydraulic hoses. The hydraulic fluid in the implement will expand and put just enough pressure on the quick attach fitting that you will not be able to push it on by hand. Keep a flat punch or grind the tip off of a phillips screwdriver around. Put a rag in the connector then press the blunt tip against the ball in the connector and give it a slight tap with a hammer. One or two tiny drops of hydraulic fluid will come out and that itty bitty amount is enough to relieve the pressure on the connector.

As for what others have told you about cycling the auxiliary PTO handle a couple times after you shut off the tractor... that should work well on the tractor side of the connectors.

Hope that helps.

 

[Clumber]

Thanks MossRoad, this has been very helpful.

Patrick