Fuel guage

[super99]

Sending units were bad in my Oliver 1850 and 1550. I ordered a new one from an Oliver parts website, it was $94 and change with shipping. I looked on Amazon and saw one that looked almost identical for $20 so I ordered it and it came today. I put it in and it works fine. We’ll see if it lasts as long as the expensive one.

 

[GermantownGreen]

No one at Amazon to help answer Oliver questions, either. Service visits counts for something? Just my .02¢. GG Wes

 

[stevieb49829]

Bolt pattern and resistance value over the scale is the biggest thing. Then it comes down to materials and workmanship. steve

 

[Dieseltech]

My favorite fuel gauge is a 3/8 dowel rod with grooves cut at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full marks for the 4020 Power Shift tractor drive toy..

 

[Fixingfarmer]

My favorite fuel gauge is a 3/8 dowel rod with grooves cut at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full marks for the 4020 Power Shift tractor drive toy..

On the jd one if you ever do fix the gauge go right to Jerry at evergreen restoration nobody else seems to be able to provide 20 series gauges that function and fit correctly it shouldn’t be as difficult as it is. Sender and gauge are a matched set from him.

 

[Hobo,NC]

Senders are a engineering marvel the body is grounded down to the float level arm. It must be the wiper has to be grounded. Most all that I have repaired somewhere the ground will be broken. Normally its between the hanger body and float arm. That ground has to flex over time it breaks.

 

[JD Dave]

This thread reminded me, - we had an old guy on the farm. He said check everything except the fuel on the machine before you head out to the field. The fuel checks inself, -- meaning when the tractor stops you know the tank is empty.

 

[Buckhammer]

My favorite fuel gauge is a 3/8 dowel rod with grooves cut at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full marks for the 4020 Power Shift tractor drive toy..

I use a broom stick to check the fuel level on my JD520.

 

[john in la]

Bolt pattern and resistance value over the scale is the biggest thing

Bolt pattern length and resistance value over the scale is the biggest thing.
And if you replace the sender and the gauge as a set you don’t even need to worry about resistance value so as long as it fits in the tank you are good to go.
With a sender a little to short the gauge will just read empty before the tank is really empty.

 

[super99]

Bolt pattern length and resistance value over the scale is the biggest thing.
And if you replace the sender and the gauge as a set you don’t even need to worry about resistance value so as long as it fits in the tank you are good to go.
With a sender a little to short the gauge will just read empty before the tank is really empty.

I checked the resistance and they were the same, bolt holes lined up, length was adjustable, had to add a ground wire.

 

[Ray,IN]

If anyone ever finds a fuel gauge that is accurate 100% of the time, every time; I want one.

 

[ole fred]

If anyone ever finds a fuel gauge that is accurate 100% of the time, every time; I want one.

Mine is - a half inch dowel rod ~16 inches long

 

[Jimmydog]

Sediment bowl on my TO-30 has a standoff inside the tank; only open the valve half a turn and if it runs dry open it all the way and get home. Saved my ahem a couple of times.

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

I have an old oil dipstick I use on my IH 364. Keep it tucked in behind the fuel shutoff rod. I would like to have a fuel gauge that digitally reads out how many gallons so I don't have to guess. Since there doesn't seem to be any I keep everything full and never let them get below half.

 

[Ray,IN]

Sediment bowl on my TO-30 has a standoff inside the tank; only open the valve half a turn and if it runs dry open it all the way and get home. Saved my ahem a couple of times.

Yep, I think that holds 1G in reserve. The drain hole for that 1G is in the casting, thus the screen to catch debris.