[AT] Man, but the old ones are solid

[Dean Vinson]

Looks to me like the gas cap and gasket etc are okay, and that fuel stain is
a result of some prior circumstance before I bought the tractor.   Today I
filled the tank all the way full then spent an hour or so brushhogging on
rolling, somewhat hilly land.   No trace of any new fuel leakage. 

The stain may simply have been a case of the prior owner having difficulty
refueling the tractor.   He only sold it because he wasn't able to climb up
on it anymore... while I kid about gas cans being heavier than they were 30
years ago, he would likely have been thinking of 60 or 70 years ago.   

Good suggestion about the heavy-duty step stool or some such aid to get up a
little higher while refueling.   I'm plenty tall but couldn't hurt to be in
a little more advantageous position.

Dean Vinson
St Paris, Ohio


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Dean, 

Assuming there is leak at the gasket of the filler cap,   the round donut
around the filler tube may be forcing the gas to dribble on the outside of
the hood. Kind of depends how tight the donut is around the filler tube.  I
think I would do some testing to see if gas is really leaking around the
cap. Maybe wrap a cloth rag around the cap and filler tube and check if it
gets wet when bouncing around out in the field. A full tank would enhance
the test for leaks. 

BTW,  I had to get the 620 out today to pull my JD 445 garden tractor out of
a mess in the pasture. I hadn't run it since last summer. Had to put gas in
as the tank was empty. It caused me to remember a trick I use when lifting a
5 gallon can up high enough to pour into the tank.  I lay a wheel that I use
as a spare for my equipment trailer. It is really stable lying flat on the
ground and gives me another 8" or so of additional height. Makes a real
difference for me. However, if I remember right you are not quite as tall as
I am.  But it might help. The part I like the best is it is very stable.  I
store the spare wheel for the equipment trailer in a room right next to
where the 620 is stored so the wheel is always handy . Anything that gives
more height will help. Ladders don't work for me. Maybe a heavy duty step
stool would work but they usually ae not built that heavy. Bottom line is
adding something 8" or more to stand on when lifting the 5 gallon can makes
a huge difference. 

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. 

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