[AT] Another long tractor saga

[Dave Rotigel]

You should think about selling the JD and buying another Massey
         Dave

At 05:43 PM 4/13/2007, you wrote:
>It started so well.  I wanted to turn the soil in my two garden plots
>then run through that with the chisel plow and finally with the section
>harrow to make a nice surface.
>Well first to the plowing.
>Enter the MF35 diesel and  the 2 x 16 plow.  Turned one plot and almost
>got through the second when the plow hung on something big - lifted the
>back wheels off the ground so no go.  Stopped for lunch with the thought
>of coming back later with the JD 2010 diesel to pull the plow backward a
>bit so it would release.  Ate lunch.  Decided to chisel plow the first
>plot then pull the Massey loose.  Of course the JD stalled and wouldn't
>fire.  Tried various options for freeing the Massey to no avail.  Got my
>cousin to come by with his Allis 5060 to pull the tractors.  First the
>JD - pulled out of the loose ground then tried to pull start.  Fired
>right up.  Off to the barn with it in case it stalled again (I'm
>suspecting some crud in the fuel tank - again).  Hooked to the plow on
>the Massey pulled backwards about a foot and everything is free.  So
>rather than having the gardens ready for planting and planting some
>beans today (before the forecast rain tomorrow) I got about half way.
>Oh well, I got some dirt on my shoes and some "seat time" and all the
>tractors are under shelter once again.
>I'll first try replacing the fuel filters on the JD - then to the tank
>itself.
>David
>NW NC
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