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I posted earlier about starter problems, but I thought I was all sorted fitting a European (WAI) starter rather than the Chinese most offer. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/d1105-starter-issues.463295/ However unbelievably that starter is now dying in the same way that the EBay one...

Hi, This is a KX41 1.5 ton excavator, probably mid'90s with D1105 engine. Mice have eaten some of the cooling hoses, which are seriously inaccessible. One is the hose part 060 which seems to be identified as "HOSE DRAIN" in the KH parts list. This hose connects to a block 080 and another...

Hi, one of my jerrycans that I haven't used for years had about 3 litres of fuel sitting in it. The thing is I'm not sure if it's Diesel, or it may be heating oil 28 sec Kerosene. So my question is, would that do any harm added to Diesel fuel say no more than 5% at a time. The engines in...

Hi, The engine is a D1105-BH fitted to a KX41 digger rather than to a tractor, in case that makes a difference. The starter intermittantly doesn't work, the solenoid draws power but doesn't move or doesn't energise the motor for some reason. First time it did this was after a lunch break, so...

Hi, I am not sure what the correct term is, I'm referring to the parts that you adjust to stop the lift bars and therefore the implement from swinging from side to side. I do not find these very effective, in fact they are a right pain in that for some implements there is no setting that is...

Hi, The tractor is a Siromer 304 which I think is virtually identical to the Jinma 254. More to the point, the engine is the Y385T. Has anyone carried out an overhaul of the starter motor for this or similar engines. The problem that I was having was really sluggish turn over, almost as if the...

Hi, We have a 4 foot topper as they're called in the UK, I think that's a "rotary cutter" or "bush hog" in the US. This is the beast .. https://www.fleming-agri.com/product-catalogue/compact-grass-toppers/ We've been using it for a couple of years just running on the skids, but I have been...

Hi, My subject isn't quite a full explanation, it's not that the lift is slow all the time, rather after starting the tractor the lift doesn't work at all for up to a few minutes in cold weather. For example in -8 C it would only lift the snowblower after the engine had been running for maybe...

Hi, I just had to cut the shaft to length for our topper, and while I was in a PTO mood I checked and cleaned the shaft for the snowblower as well. What struck we was how sticky the inner section is with grease on it. It would be really easy to pick up grit and if that gets into the outer tube...

Hi, Our tractor seems to be charging only very slowly, for example a couple of minutes after engine start the battery voltage is still only 12.5 volts and very slowly creeping up. Before doing anything too drastic I'd like to understand how it's supposed to work. According to the diagram...

Hi, The oil pressure gauge isn't reading, absolutely no movement of the needle. As a quick check I confirmed power to the gauge, and continuity along the wire sensing wire to the sender. Second check I measured the resistance of the sender to ground. Engine off that reads 1400 or so ohms...

Suitable Shear Bolts So I've just collected our new (used, actually) snow blower and I've been checking it out and greasing it etc. I want to lay on some spare shear bolts, but I'm not sure what grade would be suitable. I would prefer to just use commodity parts rather than have to get...

Hi, Over on the snow forum someone has pointed out that the creeper gears may be intended for planting or other light duty operations, and would be knackered if used for snowblowing. Is this likely to be the case with Jinma 254 transmission? Thanks, Tony S

Hi, Quick question that I haven't been able to answer from the various manuals and web sites I've checked. I'm referring to the dipsticks that these tractors have for transmission, front axle and hydraulic tank. Should these be checked with the dipstick fully screwed in, or just sitting on...

Hi, We have a Siromer 304 with Y385T engine. I understand it to be pretty much the same as a Jinma 254. Could anyone make a estimate of what the PTO horsepower would be? This doesn't seem to be documented, although it's the figure that implements usually need to be matched to. Thanks, Tony S

Hi, We have a Chinese compact tractor, branded Siromer 304 in the UK but as far as I can see the same as Jinma 254 sold elsewhere. So let's say 25HP. Conventional transmission with three gears, and H/L and creeper. Not continuously variable hydrostatic. What do people think about using a...

Hi, Just wondered what oil people use in the transmission, by which I mean the gearbox, transfer box, creeper and rear axle. The part that uses 14 or 15 litres of oil. My tractor's branded Siromer 304 which I think has a lot in common with Jinma 254 and surely must be the same as some other...

Hi, This is a Massey Ferguson 50B digger, around 1976. According to the any reference there should be two bleed screws on the CAV injection pump, one on the intake side that bleeds when you work the lift pump, then another one further downstream but still on the low pressure side, that bleeds...

Here's how I installed a high current feed for the glow plugs on my Siromer 304 (brand sold in the UK, the model is pretty much the same as a Jimna 254 of the same era). I decided to add this as a new post rather than add only my previous thread which started off about decompresser then got a...

Hi, We recent got a Siromer 304, similar I think to Jinma 254, it's a four wheel drive with Y385T three cylinder engine. It's slow to start in cold weather, I've already replaced a faulty glow plug and I'm going to look at a relay and heavier gauge wire as well. However I noticed some...