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[pruntyc]

That adjustment, should do it. All I know is try it first, and see. If its not that then it will involve more work so you should try the turnbuckle first. And I couldn't tell you the percent for the RPMs and meter, but you have the right idea.

 

[normde2001]

If one pedal goes to the floor when depressed, something is probably unhooked. The dealer probably never had reason to unlatch the 2 pedals and never knew it, which you probably wouldn't either with the pedals latched together. You are correct about the hour meter. If it records 1 hour at 2600rpm, it will record 1/2 hour at 1300rpm. The important thing is how many revolutions the engine has turned, not how many hours it has run.

 

[Trev]

<font color=blue>have another question as well. The manual I received(YM226) says the hour meter only operates for time when engine rpms are at or above 2600 rpm.</font color=blue>

I thought the hour meter worked whenever the engine was running, regardless of RPM. I may be wrong.

Reminds me of the time I had an hour meter installed on my little GT235. The mechanic messed up, and hooked the meter to a lead that was always hot. I went out few days later, and was astounded that my tracter now had a few hundred extra hours on it! He apologized profusely, and correctly re-wired the meter.

I *think* my 4300 runs the hour meter whenever the engine is running.. but I might be wrong. I've never really checked that....

What would be the point of only registering hours run over a certain RPM? Especially such a high RPM? Some of us run at low RPM a lot of the time, and only bring it up to normal speed when the PTO is engaged. And my RPM for the PTO is, I think, less than 2600. So this meter would *never* register a single hour on my tractor if it were designed as you suggest. ???

Bob

Bob

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Engine wear is related to the number of turns of the engine or its easier to wire that way. Airplanes use the same type of hour meters for service, but you don't use that meter to decide how much gas you have left (timing by a clock is better, and a fuel flow meter is the best).

 

[jimstractors]

Turnbuckle is the only adjustment. The manual says pedal travel should be between 1 to 2 inches max. If something is not disconnected/broken/excessively worn, then you should be able to adjust the pedal travel.
Jim

 

[DavesTractor]

I like mechanical hour meters. They tell you what you really want to know, namely how much wear is on the engine/tractor. 800 hours at PTO rpm (lets say 2400rpm) is about 115 million revolutions. 800 hours on an electrical meter may mean they key was left on for a month. I know, the battery would probably go dead first, etc, but you get the point. Our forklifts use Hobbs meters (electrical) and I guess that is why a tractor often needs a rebuild at around 5000 hours and a forklift will go 10-12K. Perhaps it is the same actual time? OK, I'll put my calculator away....

 

[larso1]

2600rpm sounds high to me too, for PTO or engine speed. If I had a choice between buying a tractor cruising around the yard at 2500rpm's under no other load than drive train resistance, and a tractor run at 2000rpm under heavy, jarring loads such as tilling, I think I would take the cruiser;o) I think a cheap and meaningful way to operate an hour meter could be from a simple oil pressure switch. Then you would know it's only registering when the motor is actually turning. I guess the info from an hour meter is pretty vague, but sometimes it's all you have.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Well, the brake adjustment did the trick. The only adjustment is a lengthening or a shortening of the actual linkage. There is a long threaded nut with threads running in opposite directions on each end. Mine was apparently submerged for years and thus was frozen tight. I had to remove the linkage from the tractor, soak the retaining nuts and turnbuckle nut in WD 40. I finally resorted to heating with a torch and it came free.
I shortened the linkage almost an inch and now I have brakes on both sides .

As far as the analog hourmeter, I quote from the manual:

"The needle of speed-hourmeter indicates engine revolutions per minute (rpm) whenever engine is running.

The meter reading below needle indicate the total hours the engine has been running at engine speed 2600 rpm. If engine is running at less than 2600 rpm, the meter indicates total running hours less than actual total running hours."

Gary

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>I *think* my 4300 runs the hour meter whenever the engine is running.. </font color=blue>

I'd take bets that it is, too. Of course, IF it has an electric hour meter, like my B7100 did, you could turn the key off, which turned off all the electrical power, and the engine would continue to run, but no time registered on the meter.

 

[Trev]

Hi Bird,

<font color=blue>...IF it has an electric hour meter, like my B7100 did, you could turn the key off, which turned off all the electrical power, and the engine would continue to run...</font color=blue>

Turning off the key doesn't shut down your engine?? How did you shut the thing down? There is probably some advantage to this arrangement, but it escapes me. Under what circumstances would it be advantageous to be able to shut down all electrical power and leave the engine running?

BTW, the more I think about it, it must be an electrically operated hour meter ... it's an LCD display! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bob