APSmulching
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2008
- Messages
- 95
- Location
- Newton, NJ
- Tractor
- Fecon FTX140, Bombardier GT-500-HY, New Holland TC45DA
I'll have to check that fuel filter sensor. Here's what I've got.....when I bought it I noticed that they had bypassed the water separator and run a line going directly into the primer and into another water separator (in place of where the fuel filter is supposed to be. I was assuming that was a separate issue (and something that needs to be corrected right away!), but now I'll have to look a little closer into it. If already running, the engine will maintain RPMs if they hydraulics cut out with the seatbelt light and otherwise seems to run fine. I did notice however, that the machine will stall out very easily and cut everything immediately (including engine) if it sucks in a bundle of limbs too fast. I don't know if that's normal for this machine or not. On any of my other units that is definitely not the case.
Rayco has the pump turned up all the way (69 gpm @ 6000 psi) you need over 200 hp to pull that pump under load. Some people turn down the pump so it won't stall out the engine. I added a tuner and bumped up my power by 30% so it's a lot better but it will still stall out if you feed it too much.