[AT] The "hood" on the W-4

[Ronald L. Cook]

By golly, I was beginning to wonder about that, as that was not the way 
we operated the F-20.  Now you have it correct, I think.  We did not 
burn distillate for the last many years of operation of that tractor. 
We checked the oil level with the bottom tap and when it no longer ran 
out, we filled until it ran out the top tap.  Seemed to work okay.  Boy 
was I happy to see that tractor leave.  Now I wouldn't mind having one 
around to "just have".  Still would not want to work it.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Mike Sloane wrote:
> I see that I had that all backwards, now that my coffee has had time to 
> wake me up: You add oil to the upper tap level, not the lower one. The 
> The lower tap is for draining off the distillate, then you fill until it 
> runs out the upper tap. I always thought that was pretty wasteful, but 
> that is how the owner's manual reads. Fortunately, I have never had a 
> tractor that was equipped for distillate operation, so it is a "non 
> issue" for me.
> 
> Mike Sloane wrote:
>> If your W4 is like my Super M, you open the lower tap on the side of the 
>> oil pan. If nothing comes out, add oil until it does start to come out - 
>> then it has the proper amount. The upper tap is for draining off the 
>> distillate that accumulates past the rings and rises to the top of the 
>> oil overnight. Since you are not running distillate, you can ignore that 
>> tap.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Roy Morgan wrote:
>>> I told you I'm new to tractors:
>>>
>>> The oil pressure was low an wavering as I shut of the W-4 the other  
>>> day.  I did find where the filler point is after studying the manual  
>>> to find the one reference to the thing, dumped in 2-1/2 quarts and all  
>>> is well now. Got two new filters and oil at TSC, so I'm prepared to  
>>> put new oil into it.