one hopped on my trailer after work today. tires rotten, took another tractor (with forks) to load it. Has a V twin (Vanguard maybe?) 16hp Briggs. Never messed with one.
guy said there was a problem with fuel pump, he had a electric one cobbled on there crudely, said that was the only way it would run. don't yet see any evidence of a pulse pump on it like I'd think it should probably have. messed with other machine that also jumped on my trailer from same guy then it was dark outside.
judging by how he was right about the other machine as to what was wrong with it (not much) Id guess I can trust him on this one too.... just gotta get into it.
Never messed with a Briggs V twin yet. It has a short stub of a fuel line with a plastic see thru filter on it with nothing on the other end... I'm guessing just to keep crap from falling into valve cover? He thought there wasn't enough "pulse" to operate fuel pump and that was why it wouldn't run...
I do have a new Stens pulse style fuel pump here I could try on there......
Im guessing that if that were true, then it was a smoking, oil thirsty pig.... it don't look like that.
Deck looks pretty beefy, rest of tractor around it looks cheaply made at least compared to the Deere 200,300 series that I have messed with before. this one has 2 pedal control.... one for each direction. Machine worth saving/messing with?
I hear complaints about newer Deere having cheap hoods that don't hold up, this one looks like it's fine.
what are the known issues with this engine, and this series tractor? not sure of its fate just yet
guy said there was a problem with fuel pump, he had a electric one cobbled on there crudely, said that was the only way it would run. don't yet see any evidence of a pulse pump on it like I'd think it should probably have. messed with other machine that also jumped on my trailer from same guy then it was dark outside.
judging by how he was right about the other machine as to what was wrong with it (not much) Id guess I can trust him on this one too.... just gotta get into it.
Never messed with a Briggs V twin yet. It has a short stub of a fuel line with a plastic see thru filter on it with nothing on the other end... I'm guessing just to keep crap from falling into valve cover? He thought there wasn't enough "pulse" to operate fuel pump and that was why it wouldn't run...
I do have a new Stens pulse style fuel pump here I could try on there......
Im guessing that if that were true, then it was a smoking, oil thirsty pig.... it don't look like that.
Deck looks pretty beefy, rest of tractor around it looks cheaply made at least compared to the Deere 200,300 series that I have messed with before. this one has 2 pedal control.... one for each direction. Machine worth saving/messing with?
I hear complaints about newer Deere having cheap hoods that don't hold up, this one looks like it's fine.
what are the known issues with this engine, and this series tractor? not sure of its fate just yet