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Govener - should you clearly feel it working?

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Britcheflee

09-20-2007 07:40:54




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On my 49 8N if I have it in 2nd or 3rd gear at low rpm and start off on level ground and then go up a slope or hill and leave it at the same rpm should I clearly feel/hear the govener 'kick in'? I have a feeling mine may not be working properly as the engine lugs and I have to manually increase rpm - is there a simple way to verify if it is working or not?

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Lee




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Hobo,NC

09-20-2007 09:39:40




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 Re: Govener - should you clearly feel it working? in reply to Britcheflee, 09-20-2007 07:40:54  
Its only going to try and maintain the throttle set'n you have the throttle set at. Once you lug the engine at low RPM I doubt you will feel it.



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8N'r--WI

09-20-2007 09:23:59




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 Re: Govener - should you clearly feel it working? in reply to Britcheflee, 09-20-2007 07:40:54  
Yes--in addition what KCM said, with the engins running slightly above idle, grab the short linkage rod that runs from the governor to the carb and pull it toward the carb.

If your governor is working at all, you should feel that rod being tugged backward to the governor as it works to get the rpms reduced to compensate for no load on the tractor.

Tim



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KCM

09-20-2007 08:17:17




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 Re: Govener - should you clearly feel it working? in reply to Britcheflee, 09-20-2007 07:40:54  
The governor should keep a constant engine speed. If you set the throttle up a little from idle, then start to climb a hill, the governor should move some to open the butterfly on the carb and you should hear a change in the engine sound. How much it moves depends on the load on the engine. Another way to do a quick check is to apply both brakes (assuming they work), shift the tractor into a gear, open the throttle part way, and slowly let out the clutch. You should visibly see the governor move (and hear the engine speed up) as the clutch takes hold and it starts to pull.

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Britcheflee

09-20-2007 07:41:57




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 Re: Govener - should you clearly feel it working? in reply to Britcheflee, 09-20-2007 07:40:54  
PS I have a fairly heavy scraper blade attached to the tractor so it does have some load to move.



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Ed in ON

09-23-2007 05:22:10




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 Re: Govenor - should you clearly feel it working? in reply to Britcheflee, 09-20-2007 07:41:57  
In addition to what others said, if your engine/ground speed setting (this is what you are really setting when you change the lever position -- the governor then changes the throttle setting to maintain that engine/ground speed) is so low that the engine cannot maintain speed even as the throttle is opened, it is going to slow down. If it slows down, the throttle will open more -- but if you are now bogging the engine, it won't be able to pull harder. This is just like it is harder (requires a finer control on the clutch) to start off in 4th gear compared to starting out in 1st gear.

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