What did you do on or to your LS Tractor today?

[aesanders]

With three Hurricanes affecting the property in the last 2 months (none taking a direct hit, but we did feel them all) there was quite a bit of cleanup to do. Some of the trees were preemptive take downs before they became a problem and some fell. Here is the last few days of work:

By the way, I love my new LS.

 

[Cycledude]

Today I used LS 4155 to load a few dump trailer loads of dirt to haul onto some rough spots on some woods roads, everything turned out pretty well, the LS tractor went through the regeneration process it’s been 40 hours since the last regeneration.

 

[garry1p]

Working alone I had to position the bucket and use the ladder to get in the bucket.
Much safer than trying to stand on the ladder and use two hands.

 

[Diggin It]

'Nother fuel leak.

Somewhere under that left cover panel. Noticed a bunch of build up, dirt, grass and whatever. Looked closer and could see a drip, but can't tell where it's coming from. Hit it with Gunk and rinsed it all off with a low pressure garden sprayer. Will let it dry good, then crank it up and watch close.

 

[1 Old Man]

I pulled up the MT 125 fuel tank on the LS parts site. Can't tell from diagram if the tank is
molded as 1 piece or if the tank has a seam.
I had a leak in the tank itself from a seam failure. (replaced under warranty....but a PIA).
We have very different LS tractors but the issue could be the same.
If it has a seam where 2 molded parts were joined, check for slow "seeping" seam leak.
Good luck

 

[Diggin It]

Same place as before. One of the fuel lines right at a fitting. Cut an inch off and it's dry again.

This seems to be a return line from the canister filter at the front of the engine to the tank, running along the frame, under the seat pan. Probably gonna be a bugger to replace some day.

 

[Diggin It]

Bought it a drinking fountain.

I've been using a 55 gallon plastic barrel strapped to a pallet, but it's very old and I'm getting concerned about it cracking. It's a translucent milk white material and the red fuel easily shows the level, which is the one thing I liked about it.

At least this one has a float gauge unlike some of the others I've seen. The wheels make it easy to move around on a hard surface, but probably won't work well over turf. Thirty five gallons will get me through most of a year.

 

[Cycledude]

Bought it a drinking fountain.

I've been using a 55 gallon plastic barrel strapped to a pallet, but it's very old and I'm getting concerned about it cracking. It's a translucent milk white material and the red fuel easily shows the level, which is the one thing I liked about it.

At least this one has a float gauge unlike some of the others I've seen. The wheels make it easy to move around on a hard surface, but probably won't work well over turf. Thirty five gallons will get me through most of a year.

So is some outfit going to deliver the fuel to your place ? Or are you going to haul the 35 gallon tank to a station and fill it yourself ?
Sounds like a nice setup but when it’s full not easy to load into or out of a pickup truck.

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[Diggin It]

No, won't be doing a pick up truck.

I have a trailer I can load it on. Should wheel on easily. Off ... I'll just have to try. Tank is 80 pounds empty and full, I figure it'll be close to 400 pounds.

Wheels on it are solid. Ramps should make it easy to get off the trailer. Wheeling it across the turf to the shed might be an issue. I've figured out that it's compact enough to fit in the corner of the garage if necessary. Diesel isn't volatile like gasoline, so less of an issue in heat.

But if nothing else, I'll pull the wheels and bolt the whole thing to a pallet and load/unload the same way I do the plastic barrel I've been using.

They won't deliver less than 3-400 gallons. I've been getting it from my neighbor who gets it delivered, but he's getting up in age and losing his health, so I need to break away from that.

 

[Cycledude]

Bought new engine oil filter from my dealer and bought 2 gallons of Rotella 5w 40 from Menards , planning to change oil after cleaning the yard from this 4-5 inch snow storm we are supposed to be getting today and tomorrow.