Sorry we can't narrow it down for you more. But over the internet...Quote: "...Open valve and get a steady trickle , about the size of a skinny night crawler worm...." I have no idea what size worms get to be in your part of the country, but you should see a steady STREAM about the diameter of the drain plug hole. Anything else is suspect. In fact, it sounds like this may be your problem. Check the screen inside the tank as per Rusty. I did read your comment that the sediment bowl is clean now, but if you have found rust particles in your sediment bowl in the past, you probably have rust in the tank, especially if the tractor is kept outdoors. In that case cleaning the screen is a TEMPORARY solution, and the problem is going to get worse over time, especially if you continue to keep the tractor outdoors when not in use. Quote: "In the Model T hobby, we have a saying: 99 percent of carburetor problems are in the ignition system." Peter is right, a lot of times what is an apparent fuel starvation problem can be caused by spark issues. So, if after getting a good, steady flow of gas you still have the problem, do the spark check thing. Quote: "...this beast burns oil...." In that case, if the fuel flow is rectified and the spark looks good on all four, I would do what Dell calls the dreaded compression check. Remember, bush hogging is usually not light work and it can be very hard on an engine, making a motor which has adequate compression to start and run well run roughly. In fact, it was when I could no longer run a shredder that I noticed the compression problem in my Farmall Super C. It would start and run and do light work just fine, without missing.
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