2305 and front grill plugging up

[fdmars]

Wow, mowed about 1/2 acre and the front grill was totally packed. Do not think any air was flowing at all. Do not have any dashboard space for a water temp gauge, Did read here about a member who did a great custom gauge install, on a 2320 I think. I can see how if you were doing a larger area or a small field, you would have to stop and clean the grill or else risk overheat...Any thoughts on this? Anyone ever changed the fan blade to blow the other way? Would that be a good idea?
Thanks Fred

 

[Gator6x4]

John Deere sells a "Blow Out" preventer that goes under the front edge of the mowing deck. Two or three strips of metal that bolts to the front of the deck. Someone posted he had just purchased the kit and it cost approximately $40.00 if memory serves. You may want to consider installing on the mowing deck to prevent grass clippings from blowing out the front of the deck and being pulled upwards by the tractor cooling fan.

 

[Gizmo2]

A friend of mine mows his fields twice a year the first time he mows he wraps a old bed sheet over the front of the tractor. Stops every now and again and shakes the sheet off, works for him.

 

[thatguy]

A friend of mine mows his fields twice a year the first time he mows he wraps a old bed sheet over the front of the tractor. Stops every now and again and shakes the sheet off, works for him.

I have the same problem in my 2320 - I wish the hood was metal so I could put a piece of fine screen over the grill held in place by magnets.. Just likek the sheet, it would be very easy to clean..

brian

 

[whbrittain]

Wow, mowed about 1/2 acre and the front grill was totally packed. Do not think any air was flowing at all. Do not have any dashboard space for a water temp gauge, Did read here about a member who did a great custom gauge install, on a 2320 I think. I can see how if you were doing a larger area or a small field, you would have to stop and clean the grill or else risk overheat...Any thoughts on this? Anyone ever changed the fan blade to blow the other way? Would that be a good idea?
Thanks Fred

Open the hood and check the screen in front of the radiator and behind the battery. I opened mine today for something unrelated and found the inside screen was packed with clippings as well. Just a quick shot with a blow gun and it was fine. But, if I hadn't opened the hood I would probably ended up with a bigger problem down the line.

 

[KennyG]

Open the hood and check the screen in front of the radiator and behind the battery. I opened mine today for something unrelated and found the inside screen was packed with clippings as well. Just a quick shot with a blow gun and it was fine. But, if I hadn't opened the hood I would probably ended up with a bigger problem down the line.

That's a good point. On my 2320, I don't worry about the outer screen while I'm mowing (I clean it after every mowing) because I'm pretty sure air will get around it. However, I also regularly check the inner screen and find I don't get much on it. If it loads up that would be more of a problem than the outer screen.

 

[nikdfish]

Mowing high weeds last fall with the 3038e, the fluff & hulls from various seeds would pretty much seal up the front & side grill openings in very little time. It looked like a layer of felt or dryer lint. I found I needed to stop & clean them off every 45 minutes or so if I wanted to keep the engine from overheating - which did happen twice before I got into the prophylactic stop & clean routine.

Nick

 

[fdmars]

Thanks for input, I do check the inner screen as well, and as stated by other member, it does not seem to collect too much stuff, but still need to be looked after. Guess this issue is the nature of the beast.

 

[North Country]

John Deere sells a "Blow Out" preventer that goes under the front edge of the mowing deck. Two or three strips of metal that bolts to the front of the deck. Someone posted he had just purchased the kit and it cost approximately $40.00 if memory serves. You may want to consider installing on the mowing deck to prevent grass clippings from blowing out the front of the deck and being pulled upwards by the tractor cooling fan.

Do you have a part number? I couldn't find it...

I did notice that the grill plugs up much less once I installed the mulch kit. I still get some clippings, but I can now finish the whole yard (2+ acres) without clearing the grill.

 

[JayHo]

Has anyone changed the direction of the fan? And has it helped?
This is so annoying with this mower. Thank you!