[AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem

[CEE VILL]

It sounds like for the near term, Richard you need a Salamander or another 
good heat source under the 1086 belly for an hour to warm it up and get the 
job done.  I see a couple of good suggestions from the list for the long 
haul.

I had to put a propane heater under my '85 Ford to warm the fuel so I could 
clear snow.  I thought I would do a good thing and put in 5 gallons of new 
fuel a couple of weeks ago because I know the fuel is old.  I have added dry 
gas and fuel supplement but that wasn't enough. Turns out, most of the 
schools were closed for two days last week because they couldn't keep the 
busses running when the cold hit, with the newly mandated low sulpher 
diesel.  One district had 30 buses out of service at the same time.  On TV 
the filter looked to be coated with a pink wax substance.  Eventually one 
district announced that a mix of 70% fuel with 30% K1 kerosene was what it 
took to stop the waxing and get the power back up.

I am not sure if I did my truck and favor by adding this new fuel.  If it 
works for the schools, it should work for me, so I now have three gallons of 
K1 in the tank with the rest of the junk.  It started and ran yesterday 
after standing overnight, so hopefully it will be good until spring..??  The 
good news is that we only have a few inches of snow total.  Drifting from 
the wind is more the problem.  I am pretty happy that I am not in your snow 
belt and I feel bad for the folks that are..

Charlie V. in WNY

>From: "rasmith4 at juno.com" <rasmith4 at juno.com>
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>Subject: [AT] And Now For Something Different  -  A Tractor Problem
>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:30:33 GMT
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>Like Ol' Rog, I'm not too sure which is the antique, me or the tractor.
>I'm using a Farmall 1086 on a large snowblower.  The problem is that this 
>tractor has hydraulic steering and clutch.  When it is cold out there is no 
>steering nor clutch.  Sometimes if it runs an hour or so it warms up enough 
>for these functions to work.  Sometimes not.  Appears that the hydraulic 
>system is frozen up.  But I have just replaced all the fluid and filter 
>last fall and the tractor has not run an hour since then.
>Any suggestions?
>Richard
>In Central NY
>(Looking out the window at 3 feet of snow!)
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