Re: My first tractor

Posted by TimV on March 06, 2004 at 18:11:27 from (24.59.29.153):

In Reply to: My first tractor posted by Trimmer on March 06, 2004 at 17:15:35:

Trimmer: Welcome to the club! The 340 is a nice "first tractor"--reasonably easy to work on, and decent parts availibility. I would most definitely change the oil before trying to start the tractor--no telling what kind of gunk is built up in there after a couple years of setting. Drain the oil into a separate container (not your usual "waste oil pail") and examine it for signs of water, anti-freeze, etc. Once you've got an idea of what might be wrong, it will give you some direction on what to do next. Re-torquing the head bolts might not be a bad idea, but it it ran for 10+ years before developing a problem, it shouldn't need a re-torque. If it does, there had to be a reason for the sudden loss of torque, and a re-torque won't fix the underlying cause.

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