Re: Farmalls Get Thirsty !!! But They Dont Float !

Posted by Hugh MacKay on June 02, 2005 at 15:57:06 from (209.226.247.48):

In Reply to: Farmalls Get Thirsty !!! But They Dont Float !!!! posted by MagMan on June 01, 2005 at 14:34:26:

Jon: I rather doubt if you did any real damage. One thing about a gas engine going into water running, the ignition will become submerged and kill the engine long before it sucks in enough water to hurt anything. Diesels are the ones you have to worry about as engine sucking in water is what kills the engine.

Main thing now is get fluids drained and get tractor dried out. Put in new fluids and run it.

As alwats I have a couple of little stories for you guys. Where I grew up the rivers were all gravel bottom. For the most part 2' to 4' of water with the odd deep hole caused by currents with spring run off and ice jams. Years ago all farmers used to hire bulldozers to push gravel bars against eroded banks, and just generally improve the chanel and water flow. This farmer was on D6 with operator and they were going down streem to some more spots where erosion was taking place. All of a sudden the dozer went into about 7' feet of water. The operator hit the decellarator, as he did the front end started to come up again. At the low point all that was sticking out were breather, exhaust and two men's upper bodies. The operator had the fan in the push position. His concern was had it been in suck position blades would have gone into radiator. He continued on operating, told the farmer no need to drain fluids as heat would evaporate any water.

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