These things tend to set for long periods of time with fuel in them. Algae grows in the tank on them just like a tractor or storage tank. Drain and flush the tanks. You may be amazed what you find, I was. As has been said check all hoses for cracks and loose connections. I stopped to visit with a friend last fall and he was working on his heater. Could not see any trouble with anything other than one of the hoses at the burner end was a little loose. Cut it off and reconnected its still running fine. Check and clean or replace the air filters as well as the vanes in the air pump. The vanes on the air pump can wear funny at the ends and not work well because of this. And as has been mentioned get a gage, find out the recommended pressure setting and set it accordingly. One last thing, I was told of a vent clog in the fill cap on one and it would shut down after about 10 minutes and as the tank got lower the guy said it would run longer. He decided to not tighten the cap dead tight and the issue went away. New cap no more trouble in his case.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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