[Ford-ferguson] Air cleaner problem - Ford 860

[Tom Herman]

Mike,

If it was covered wouldn't that imply the moisture had to be there  
before you covered it?

Tom NAA


On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:48 AM, Mike Sloane wrote:

> We got a good deal of snow the other day here in NJ. After clearing my
> two mile private lane and several driveways with the truck, I  
> decided to
> do some cleaning up with the rear mounted blade on the Ford 860. I  
> have
> weighted tire with chains on them, and a canvas weather cab, so  
> there is
> little that can stop the tractor. Except when it won't start.
>
> I pulled out the choke and hit the starter, and the engine tried to
> start but wouldn't fire on more than one cylinder and then quit. After
> doing a little thinking and remembering, I removed the oil bath air
> cleaner bowl, and it was filled to the top with ice. With the bowl  
> off,
> the engine started and ran just fine, and I was able to do a very nice
> job on the snow that that the truck plow missed and was able to push
> back the drifts along the side that I couldn't get to with the truck's
> narrower blade. Image of the tractor, decked out in its "winter  
> clothes"
> can be seen at:
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/other_machinery/fordcab2.html>
>
> So my question is: has anyone else had a problem like that with their
> tractors? And, if so, what do they do about it?
>
> This is the only tractor I have (with an oil bath air cleaner) that
> seems to fill up the bowl with water/ice. (This seems to happen to the
> 860 almost every winter.) The tractor sits outdoors but under a fabric
> shelter, so it isn't getting rain or snow on it, and there is no  
> sign of
> moisture anywhere else. I don't mind running without an air cleaner
> cleaning snow - the air is completely clean. The easy solution is to
> just remove the bowl and keep it inside the barn until I am ready  
> to use
> the tractor, but I would like to find something less awkward.
>
> Mike
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