[AT] "After Tractor is running" questions.

Ben Wagner supera1948 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 8 15:59:56 PDT 2010


  On 10/8/2010 10:45 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:
> 1. Almost all hydraulic systems are self bleeding - if you work the
> system through a full movement of all cylinders about a dozen times, all
> the air will be purged. But if you have a lot of water in the system,
> that can cause the kind of problem you describe. That might not be the
> problem, but it could be.
>
> 2. It depends where in the circuit the cable for the lights are
> connected. If not wired according to the diagram, you could just be
> seeing the drain from the lights and not the system as a whole. (been
> there, done that) The generator on those old tractors has to be running
> at pretty much full speed to keep ahead of the lights, and if the
> generator is weak, it might not even be able to do that.
>
> 3. Yes, your quadrant teeth are worn. I have seen several ways of
> repairing that. On one of my Cubs, someone made a strip with notches in
> it and bolted it on top original quadrant. It wasn't real obvious until
> I looked at my other Cubs.
>
> Mike
>
> On 10/8/2010 10:08 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
>>     Just so you know, I am not familiar with Farmall Super A's working
>> like they are supposed to.
>>
>> That being said in the open now, I will show you a couple of
>> observations that I have seen while driving the Super A.  What I need to
>> know is whether these are normal or abnormal and what is wrong if they
>> are abnormal.
>>
>> 1- When I work the hydraulics, engine full throttle, the tractor acts
>> like I have overloaded the engine.  It struggles and gasps.  I was
>> wondering if this was related to the air that was trapped in the lines
>> (stupid mistake that I did) or maybe something else.  Maybe this is a
>> normal phenomenon, but I am seriously wondering if, since the engine
>> struggles moving the hydraulics when the hydraulics are not loaded, the
>> tractor will be able to lift the snowblade.  Speaking of snowblades, I
>> have some questions about it too, but I will send them a little later
>> after I fiddle with the snowblade itself.
>>
>> 2- When the lights are one, what should the ammeter say?  My ammeter
>> shows full discharge.  Does this mean the battery is running the
>> lights?  The generator does charge the battery, so I know it works.
>>
>> 3- I have to hold the throttle lever to keep the engine in full
>> throttle, otherwise the lever returns to about a high idle.  I hesitate
>> to ask this, because I am thinking this is a result of the worn teeth of
>> the quadrant, but I want to make sure something isn't adjusted wrong.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Ben Wagner
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Thanks, Mike... what a great idea!  I will try to see what I can do, 
since it gets rather irritating to have to hold the lever to keep the 
tractor running in full throttle.   How heavy is the steel which the 
genius who designed your Cub's quadrant used for the notched piece?

Ben Wagner



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