My B7800 has begun shutting itself down – and it is NOT a faulty seat switch. I’ll be running it for a while – maybe as much as an hour – possibly only 30 minutes (I have yet to actually time ‘it’). This happened the last two times I’ve had it ‘out’ and working.
The engine seems to stall, slowing to an anemic idle - and it is not responsive to the RPM handle – will not increase RPMs when moved appropriately.
I recall turning the engine off and starting it up again the first time this happened but the ‘condition’ remained and I could not move the tractor or the FEL or the Box Blade.
So, I gave up and went off to have a coffee and call the dealer. They were closed. So, I drank my coffee and thought about the problem figuring to call the dealer again come Monday.
Then decided to walk to the field and try starting it up one more time to see if I could drive it back up to the shed to get it under cover.
Started right up and carried me to the shed where I put it away to rest.
Some weeks pass, a dealer tells me I should check the fuel filter as it appears to him that I may be sucking some stuff into the filter which, over an hour or so dislodges and allows the oil to get to the engine normally.
Now, I looked at the filter and did not see any indication of a ‘lot of crap’ beneath the filter. Indeed, it looked pretty clean. Remember, I am not a farmer and do not run this tractor much at all. Bush Hog a couple acres every year (not this year), scrape the driveway after too much rain and (occasionally) move heavy stuff about with homemade forks on the FEL. If I run it 25 hours annually, I’d be surprised.
So, I started it up the other day to dig a bit of a trench using one long ‘tooth’ hanging down the one side of the box blade. After about 30 minutes or so, it started dying out and I left it for a few hours before starting it back up and putting it back under cover.
I did check the fluid level by pulling the yellow ‘plug’ thing on the ‘floor’ by the seat and it looked as if there was no fluid on the stick. So, I priced Super UDT and looked for less expensive alternatives which is how I happened upon OTT and joined so I might post this situation and get some advice.
Now, it could be the fuel filter. I know I changed it (and the other liquid filters) three years or so back and it does appear rather clean. Also, I’m not sure how much of the half-full tank will leak out if I simply unscrew the filter bowl to look more closely at the filter and any contents/residue that might be in there.
Hope this proves sufficiently detailed!
By the way, I was much impressed by the faulty seat (dead man) switch diagnoses for Diane (which I came across searching for help with this issue).
The engine seems to stall, slowing to an anemic idle - and it is not responsive to the RPM handle – will not increase RPMs when moved appropriately.
I recall turning the engine off and starting it up again the first time this happened but the ‘condition’ remained and I could not move the tractor or the FEL or the Box Blade.
So, I gave up and went off to have a coffee and call the dealer. They were closed. So, I drank my coffee and thought about the problem figuring to call the dealer again come Monday.
Then decided to walk to the field and try starting it up one more time to see if I could drive it back up to the shed to get it under cover.
Started right up and carried me to the shed where I put it away to rest.
Some weeks pass, a dealer tells me I should check the fuel filter as it appears to him that I may be sucking some stuff into the filter which, over an hour or so dislodges and allows the oil to get to the engine normally.
Now, I looked at the filter and did not see any indication of a ‘lot of crap’ beneath the filter. Indeed, it looked pretty clean. Remember, I am not a farmer and do not run this tractor much at all. Bush Hog a couple acres every year (not this year), scrape the driveway after too much rain and (occasionally) move heavy stuff about with homemade forks on the FEL. If I run it 25 hours annually, I’d be surprised.
So, I started it up the other day to dig a bit of a trench using one long ‘tooth’ hanging down the one side of the box blade. After about 30 minutes or so, it started dying out and I left it for a few hours before starting it back up and putting it back under cover.
I did check the fluid level by pulling the yellow ‘plug’ thing on the ‘floor’ by the seat and it looked as if there was no fluid on the stick. So, I priced Super UDT and looked for less expensive alternatives which is how I happened upon OTT and joined so I might post this situation and get some advice.
Now, it could be the fuel filter. I know I changed it (and the other liquid filters) three years or so back and it does appear rather clean. Also, I’m not sure how much of the half-full tank will leak out if I simply unscrew the filter bowl to look more closely at the filter and any contents/residue that might be in there.
Hope this proves sufficiently detailed!
By the way, I was much impressed by the faulty seat (dead man) switch diagnoses for Diane (which I came across searching for help with this issue).