Recent content by autocol

Update! Never mind folks I've figured it out. The solenoid was the fuel shutoff solenoid, and it appears to be getting stuck in both the open and shut positions (causing both the problem of not starting AND not stopping). I'm assuming the best fix is just going to be replacement.

Hey folks, I've got an old F1900 that has only 960 hours on it that I bought cheaply at auction sight unseen. Started it at the yards when I picked it up, drove it onto the trailer, dragged it home, and mowed about 5 acres of my place (after a quick inspection) without a drama. At the end of...

It's a PC120, it has a foot pedal on the right. I think you are the bearer of excellent news! I'll head back out to the farm on the weekend and see if I can find a manual adjustment.

That's encouraging! How do you do that Peter? Is there something in the cabin or do you adjust it manually on the machine somewhere?

Hey folks, I've got a Komatsu 12 ton excavator with hammer piping, but it's never going to run a hammer ever again. I'd like to use the system to operate a hydraulic thumb instead. I've heard many hammer systems only send fluid one way, which obviously won't work for a thumb that needs to...

Hi everyone, Some guys on this site helped me get my little old kubota's hydraulic system working about 12 months ago, and since then she's been doing a great job moving dirt around the back yard of my new place. However, one of the main rams that lifts the bucket seems to shoot out a jet of...

Hi Guys, I'm new to this site, and new to fixing tractors. I'd usually search the forums for an existing answer more vigorously than I have, but I don't really know what anything on the tractor is called, so I don't know what to search for! Anyway, hopefully you fine fella's can help me out...