[AT] Question on Massey 255

[Cecil R Bearden]

I have a 7030 Allis that will smoke so bad when running that you can see 
the smoke plume 5 miles on a clear day.   It has done that since it was 
new.   It was owned by a farmer that used to live 1/2 mile from me.  I 
bought the tractor from the 3rd owner , a trader, and my Dad drove it 
back home about 12 miles.  I made a stop at the post office in the 
little town where we bought it, then headed back to follow Dad.  When I 
got back on the main road, he was over 5 miles away and I saw the smoke 
plume.  it was then I knew where that tractor had come from!!!   I never 
have loaded it to its maximum....

Cecil in OKla


On 1/19/2013 10:37 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 1/19/2013 10:01 PM, Mike Meulenberg wrote:
>> I have a Massey 255 with a Perkins 4 cylinder diesel engine. The problem I'm having is it never seems to warm up. I don't think its ever been in the green "operating" range since I've owned it; I'm thinking the thermostat might be stuck open, but was hoping to hear from others before I tear into it. It is quite smokey also, which I would take for a symptom of running cold. Any thoughts.
>> Thanks,
>> Mike M
>> _____
> I would suspect the thermostat. My Super 90 with the Perkins 270 diesel
> warms up even in this cold Sask. winter as long as I have the grille
> completely covered and drive it a little while. Seems like all diesels
> have different "smoke habits". My Massey hardly smokes at all even on a
> cold winter start. It will smoke some black if I work it hard. Some of
> my other diesels will almost smoke me out of the shed on a cold start.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>
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