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C.A. Griffin

01-20-2003 12:57:04




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I have a 285 massey Fersurson cab tractor that I have had for a few years. I like the old tractor it has worked quite well. Now it has very little power. When I put it in reverse and back up, I must give it half or more throttle or it will die. Rolling hay(small 1000 pound roll) pulls the day lights out of it. I have changed the fuel filter twice in the past month. I put an additional in line filter. Still no help. Does anyone have any ideas. Craig

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Oh Blu

01-24-2003 18:02:22




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Have a Tech check the govenor in the injection pump.



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Jarrod

01-21-2003 10:18:11




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
SOUNDS JUST LIKE YOUR NOT GETTING FUEL. MAY HAVE AIR IN THE SYSTEM.
LOOSEN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TRANSFER PUMP AT THE INJECTION PUMP.
WITH THE LINE CRACKED OPEN PUMP THE TRANSFER PUMP TO REMOVE ANY AIR THAT MAY BE PRESENT.IF THIS DOES NOT DO THE TRICK,WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING CRACK OPEN
ONE OF A TIME EACH INJECTOR AND LISTEN
FOR CHANGE OF ENGINE NOISE.IF U GET TO ONE OF THE INJECTORS THAT DOES NOT MAKE ANY CHANGE
OF ENGINE NOISE,I WOULD SUSPECT THAT INJECTOR
IS FAULTY.

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Paul

01-21-2003 03:47:55




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Is the clutch slipping, has it been adjusted recently? Maybe it has been adjusted too far? are the brakes stuck on? Does the exhaust sound any different? Is it idling evenly? Does it rev up smoothly? Does it idle back from revs normally?
Is it using more oil than normal? Is the oil contaminated with water? Does it now use water where it didnt before?



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C.A. Griffin

01-21-2003 05:30:10




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 Re: Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to Paul, 01-21-2003 03:47:55  
Paul,
It does not use any oil. I change it every 100 hrs. of use. I have not noticed any loss of colliant. I put a new clutch in it about two years ago. Before and after up to four months ago it had great power. It smokes only when I put it in a hard pull. It idles fine. I can rive it up and it will drop again. Every thing works on the tractor. I wonder if the small thumb pump on the side is weak. I have considered putting a in line electric pump on it to see if that would help.

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Unimog

01-20-2003 19:23:10




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Take off the fuel line and remove gas cap from
tank and make sure the fuel is flowing at a good
rate. Could be a blockage at tank drain or in the
line.



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Make mine a Massey!

01-20-2003 15:19:57




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Sounds like you've got a bad head gasket , blowing between cylinders . One of our 1085's did that , it wouldn't pull the hat off your head . My 2 cents----Bill



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Scott from Pa.

01-20-2003 15:17:08




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Mr. Griffin, Since you pretty well eliminated the possibility of a fuel problem I agree with the other folks that is very well could be a dirty or plugged air filter. There are two air filters for this machine; the inner air filter part number in Baldwin is a PA2323 and the outer would be a PA 2486. When you change them change both of them. It may solve your problem..... ..... Scott



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Casey McDonald

01-20-2003 14:39:27




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Does you tractor smoke alot? If so, definitly sounds like an air filter problem. Easy to check and clean, and pretty inexpensive to replace.

Good Luck,

Casey



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Roy in UK

01-20-2003 13:27:14




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 Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to C.A. Griffin, 01-20-2003 12:57:04  
Have you checked the condition of the air filter recently? (if it is a dry filter it may need replacing)



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c.a. Griffin

01-20-2003 15:16:01




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 Re: Re: 285 massey weak weak weak. in reply to Roy in UK, 01-20-2003 13:27:14  
Roy in UK I put a new air filter on it about a month ago.
Craig



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