Recent content by Broomtown

Thanks folks for the replies. I will take the advice and try to dry it out with fuel additive first. I think I need to start doing a heavier pour with the additive. Thanks for the tarp code also. I'll post my results in a couple days. Thanks again.

Thanks for the replies. OK, makes more sense to me now about the breather plug. The breather plug in my gearbox does not have a brass element (sintered). It just has a small hole through one of the hex surfaces. Sounds like it’s doing its job as designed with the small leakage amount. But...

My L2501 is really bogging down when under a load. Shakes, skips, etc.. Has all the classic symptoms described in this forum as water/algae in fuel or clogging lines. The tractor is 2017 model and has 52 hours service. I started to notice this “bogging” issue around 47 hours. It would just...

My tiller has <20 hours service. On last use, a small amount of gear oil seeped out around the top (breather) plug. Would someone explain the exact function of the breather plug and offer ideas as to why it would allow leakage? The threads for breather plug are very tight. Almost like it was...