deepNdirt
Veteran Member
Well it happen!
last week while having some seat time moving dirt about 200 ft for 5 hours, I got a bit impatient with my travel speed so I revved-er-on-up,
apparently too much, after a moment I began to smell hot antifreeze, I figured it was blowing into the overflow bottle, but just in case I decided to shut-er down to take a look, What I found is the dust from when moving the dirt must have halfway clogged the radiator causing it to build up pressure swelling the radiator and slightly opening the seam at the top where it's put together,
I've attempt to make the repair myself with solder although it is still leaking ( slightly ) I dry everything off and watch for where the fluid may be coming from? (nothing) it's not until the next day after sitting a while when I note a small amount of fluid laying in the bottom of the shroud,... No more than it is leaking at this point I can probably continue to use the tractor and simply keep a check on the water... Though I do know how important it is for this make of tractor ( ym1700 ) and it's type cooling system needs to be optimal in order to keep the water circulating,
Should I go ahead a replace the radiator? ( who has them ? ) should I take it completely off and have it tank tested and let a professional repair it? ( what expense am I looking at ) the weather has been rainy here so I haven't had a opportunity to actually use the tractor to get it up to working temperature to see what happens,
last week while having some seat time moving dirt about 200 ft for 5 hours, I got a bit impatient with my travel speed so I revved-er-on-up,
apparently too much, after a moment I began to smell hot antifreeze, I figured it was blowing into the overflow bottle, but just in case I decided to shut-er down to take a look, What I found is the dust from when moving the dirt must have halfway clogged the radiator causing it to build up pressure swelling the radiator and slightly opening the seam at the top where it's put together,
I've attempt to make the repair myself with solder although it is still leaking ( slightly ) I dry everything off and watch for where the fluid may be coming from? (nothing) it's not until the next day after sitting a while when I note a small amount of fluid laying in the bottom of the shroud,... No more than it is leaking at this point I can probably continue to use the tractor and simply keep a check on the water... Though I do know how important it is for this make of tractor ( ym1700 ) and it's type cooling system needs to be optimal in order to keep the water circulating,
Should I go ahead a replace the radiator? ( who has them ? ) should I take it completely off and have it tank tested and let a professional repair it? ( what expense am I looking at ) the weather has been rainy here so I haven't had a opportunity to actually use the tractor to get it up to working temperature to see what happens,
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