Hello all,
I have a Ford 860 I bought a few years ago. I use it mostly for brush hogging, tilling my garden and clearing snow from my driveway. A few weeks back when it was still in the 60's temp wise, I went over the tractor and got it moved into place where I park it for plowing. We had our first real snow the other day and I went to start it without luck. It is in neutral, with throttle at 1/3ish, ignition on...all the normal stuff. (also to note, I have a brand new battery a month ago) It turns over and acts like it will start for a revolution or two then the starter disengages without the engine starting. I made sure it was getting fuel, and popped off the distributer to make sure there wasn't moisture. I also rubbed down the contacts with sandpaper and confirmed that the wires were snug on the plugs themselves. I don't know what to do. I popped off the tube running from the oil air filter to the carb, and fuel ran out, not a lot but I'm not sure if it is flooding or what is going on. Thank you for your thoughts!
I have a Ford 860 I bought a few years ago. I use it mostly for brush hogging, tilling my garden and clearing snow from my driveway. A few weeks back when it was still in the 60's temp wise, I went over the tractor and got it moved into place where I park it for plowing. We had our first real snow the other day and I went to start it without luck. It is in neutral, with throttle at 1/3ish, ignition on...all the normal stuff. (also to note, I have a brand new battery a month ago) It turns over and acts like it will start for a revolution or two then the starter disengages without the engine starting. I made sure it was getting fuel, and popped off the distributer to make sure there wasn't moisture. I also rubbed down the contacts with sandpaper and confirmed that the wires were snug on the plugs themselves. I don't know what to do. I popped off the tube running from the oil air filter to the carb, and fuel ran out, not a lot but I'm not sure if it is flooding or what is going on. Thank you for your thoughts!