Recent content by robmc5

I want to update everyone, and thanks again for all the replies, this is really a great group of people on this site. I was getting frustrated and moved on to another project for a few days, painting an outboard motor! I have the tractor running now, I basically started replacing everything...

I did reconnect the battery and made sure there was a good tight connection. I did the same on the starter. At times I was seeing 13.1 volts at the starter, what confuses me is I was jumping the solenoid with a jumper cable straight to the battery, it worked once but has not since that one...

you will have to forgive me on the terminology, this is the first diesel engine I have really dealt with like this, I am not much of a mechanic, more of a hardcore DIY'er

Well the saga continues.... I replaced the battery, the old one tested fine but Autozone did replace it with a new one. I installed battery and same thing, the starter would click once and then do nothing, so back to the starter. I pulled it off and connected it to the battery, starter...

Again thanks for all the assistance, so I did take the starter off and took it to a local shop, they tested it and it was working fine. So I brought it back and made sure it was cleaned for a good ground and reinstalled it, but again I got nothing. I put a charger on the battery and I was...

Thanks for all the replies. I am not sure the exact voltage on the started terminals, but I did try starting it with a jump starter that I keep in my truck and it was fully charged, so this leads me to believe the battery is good, its less than a year old. When the key is in the start...

Hello, so my key broke off in the ignition and I started the tractor by jumping terminals 1 and 4 on the ignition switch, tractor started fine and I mowed. I ordered a new ignition switch but before it came in I went to mow again by jumping the terminals on the switch and it did nothing, no...

I have a Farm Pro 2425, which is a Jinma 254 with a Y385T engine. This forum has been a great help for me in the past, thanks to you guys I have rebuild my hydraulics and have a decent understanding of how they work on my tractor. But now I have a new problem, it will not start. Please...

I have a 2003 Jinma 254 (FarmPro) Y385T Engine that started running very hot, well at least that is what the gauge says, there is no coolant coming out of the overflow. I can run it for 30 minutes and the gauge shows 100 degrees C (into the red) and there is still no coolant coming out of the...

Update for Ron and anyone following this thread - I got the tractor back and decided to take a look at it myself, the first thing I noticed was that the hydraulic fluid was not full, not a good sign so I decided to drain it and check the seals myself. I ordered a piston rebuild kit from...

Ron I pulled the rear valve out yesterday and here is what I found. I dont know if this is the correct valve, its the one behind the first pics I send and above the lever. I removed the bolt and there was a large washer and the spring, there were no small washers above the spring like the...

Ron, thank a lot for the help, especially the diagram. I finally got out to work on it yesterday and tried to flush it like you suggested, but that did not help. I did pull what I think is the relief valve (the front plug) and found a few things. Here is the cap I took out. I noticed...

Hello again, I have a Farm Pro (Jinma) 2425 that the hitch will not stay up. There is a adjustment knob under the seat that controls the rate of drop ( I think) and if I tighten it all the way the hitch will stay up, but then it will not drop. I just had it serviced and it did not seem to stay...

I recently came across a deal on a FarmPro 2025 hp 4x4 tractor with a bush-hog, box-blade and finishing mower. I have never owned a tractor but since I just built a house on about 10 acres I really need it. I first want to say this is a great forum, it has already solved one question for me...