Ran out of fuel

[gmlb]

Hi everyone,
I am excited to be a part of this site.
I have already obtained some good information and I hope to share my knowledge with everyone.
I was plowing yesterday and I ran out of diesel in my New Holland TL80 tractor. Was wondering how to go about getting it primed.

 

[Redneck in training]

Some new pumps are self priming but it might take lot of cranking to do so. The idea is to get rid of all air in the line feeding the injection pump before you start cranking. There should be a chapter about that in your owner manual.

 

[creekbend]

After looking at your Operators Manual, perhaps the following website will provide you with additional insight. BTW, Welcome aboard and best wishes. Video: Restarting a Diesel Tractor After It Has Run Out of Fuel | eHow.com

 

[mguitas]

:welcome: i hope you get your tractor started.

 

[kensnelling]

Welcome from Oklahoma. Nothing I can add.

Ken

 

[stingray1]

Welcome and good luck.

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TBN

I moved your thread to the Oil, Fuel, & Lubricants Forum.

 

[MHarryE]

Assume you are back running by now. Seems like every tractor model line has its own procedure so your owners manual is the source. Thought I could make the last field of wheat combining last Thursday and was over half way on my last round when I ran out. Put in fuel, cranked for a long time with no success. Pulled out my iPhone where I have put the copy of my operators manual that I scanned, checked for, "running out of fuel", followed the procedure, and in 2 minutes I was back cutting.