Recent content by Trash Panda

I mean, if you’re hung up on needing to run an oil produced by a company owned domestically, there are far better options out there than the basic rotella/delo, but it’s gonna cost. If you want cheap, be prepared for it to come from a global conglomerate. It’s the sad reality

FWIW, I’ve been told by multiple guys who work for Cummins that the 6.7’s come from the factory filled with Valvoline PB 5w-40.

Pretty handy you shaded those two in the same post. In my experience, using Howes is a sure fire way to guarantee that you need to use 911 down the line!

The rainbow extends much further, and all “green” coolant isn’t IAT. Plenty of orange HOAT and red OAT floating around too. The color is simply the dye that a manufacturer chooses to use, and has nothing to do with the additive package in the coolant. Choosing a coolant solely by color is one...

Color is 100% irrelevant. Formulation is the only thing that matters.

I would send the pump off to an actual fuel injection shop to see if they can resuscitate it properly. With that much gunk & water intrusion, she needs a professionals touch, if not some parts outright replaced.

I don’t think I have ever seen a fuel filter quite that nasty.

If you’re getting fuel, I’d move on to checking over all of the safety switches on the unit, to ensure they aren’t preventing a start. Seems like you’ve diagnosed this to be a fuel issue, but it’s worth checking if the issue persists. HST pedal, under seat switch, and I believe the PTO all have...

It means that the tank is fully toasted.

No.

Your 1957 tractor didn’t have a HDPE or polypropylene tank, either. “Sandwich” is a band aid for a gunshot wound on a plastic tank with giant holes in it. It absolutely does not “work”. It’s just delaying a fuel leak.

I’ve seen it too, and it’s a major reason why I refuse to purchase any sort of equipment from farmers. They constantly are doing hare brained half measured repairs on things. Polypropylene fuel tanks cannot be properly repaired using epoxy products. HDPE is especially tricky due to its...

There isn’t a patch that exists that you should be happy with. I completely understand that it’s expensive, as my tractor isn’t used to generate income either, but there simply isn’t any other option aside from replacing the fuel tank. It’s never a fun day when ya break things on expensive...

A thousand dollars of Monopoly money is infinitely preferable to half-assing something as critical as a fuel tank. Cost of doing business.

Yep, that tank is junk now.