Oil & Fuel I just turned 50 and ran my first tractor out of fuel

[sawmillwill]

I have talked a bunch of smack over the years and now i feel the pain.18degr
: and wind blowing 40mph....:confused2:

 

[k0ua]

Welcome to the forum, and sorry about the fuel issue and the fun in your future.. I am 58 and have had diesel tractors for over 20 years.. Never done it.

James K0UA

 

[Jerry/MT]

I have talked a bunch of smack over the years and now i feel the pain.18degr
: and wind blowing 40mph....:confused2:

You aren't the first to run a tractor out of fuel and you won't be the last. It's a very large club!

 

[duroc]

I have talked a bunch of smack over the years and now i feel the pain.18degr
: and wind blowing 40mph....:confused2:

:welcome:

Not to worry! Running out of fuel is just one of many screw-up's you'll be doing from now on. LOL! It's all down hill from there!

50? I wish I was 50 again!

 

[TripleR]

Heck one of my kids is almost 50. I've never run one out of fuel, but every time I change the fuel filters it is the same thing and I have to pump them up again and it is a real PITA, s I feel your pain.

 

[murphy1244]

:welcome: And a good time to change the fuel filter.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Every tractor is different and requires some or all of the bleeding techniques to remove the air. My LS ran out of fuel once due to some gauge problems and a leaking tank but required very little to get it going. I just put fuel in the tank, pumped the primer to bleed air from the filter and turned it over a few times and it then started right up. My old Yanmar also bleed out the air easily. I once changed the fuel shut off valve /sediment bowl /fuel filter on it and only had to loosen off the bowl to let out the air and it cranked right up. It seemed to self purge the air out of it when a little got in. ONLY once did I have to crack the line on the injectors to bleed out the air on one injector that was not firing.
SOME have bleed screws on the injector pump and fuel filter that will remove the air enough to start it without cracking the injector lines while others may not fire a lick till you turn it over with the starter and bleed each injector AFTER bleeding every other port.
It is best to bleed it at every port that you can find prior to turning it over to avoid getting air into the pump if possible especially if this is your first time.

 

[DK35vince]

You just have to look at the bright side. Better to run out of fuel than out of oil.

 

[murphy1244]

You just have to look at the bright side. Better to run out of fuel than out of oil.

By God that's true

 

[Looking4new]

:welcome:

Not to worry! Running out of fuel is just one of many screw-up's you'll be doing from now on. LOL! It's all down hill from there!

50? I wish I was 50 again!

OHHHH, to be 50 again!

 

[RickB]

I have talked a bunch of smack over the years and now i feel the pain.18degr
: and wind blowing 40mph....:confused2:

55 here. I have done a few incredibly stupid things in the last couple years that I have never done before. I'm thinking it won't get much better..........

 

[sawmillwill]

New filter/full tank of fuel/everything shined up...$52.47 To hear it run again after 3hrs. PRICELESS !!!!!

 

[murphy1244]

New filter/full tank of fuel/everything shined up...$52.47 To hear it run again after 3hrs. PRICELESS !!!!!

Good on you!

 

[case245]

i ran out once your not old until your in your ninety

 

[2458n]

And the bad part is not having anyone to blame. Nobody else runs mine- you always know who was at fault.

 

[don45640]

I forget what I was digging or moving that day,but I was right on my street(pretty busy)and as I started up a steep hill,BLAH!,out of diesel fuel(not really but the tank is more wide than tall,38 gal., and it quit feeding out the bottom front when tilted.Here I was,on a city street,gotta just set the brake and lower the boom and chock the wheels for safety on the asphalt.BUMMER! So I went to the station and got 5 gallons and bled the system, and finally got up the hill and outta'there.Pretty embarrassing! don-ohio ^)

 

[Don87]

I had the 'walk of shame' once with my current tractor. When the fuel guage reads 1/2, it will run out if you are going uphill, and turning to the right.

 

[bstrom]

You probably still look good at 50. You won't at 60 which is what I will be in about 6 months. Enjoy your last 10 years of youth even if your tractor is dead in the water.

 

[texasjohn]

I now know the sound of "just ran out of fuel." I've learned to not even try to restart it but to get more fuel into the tank....then, it will start right up again after a sputter or two. Else, lots of trial and error and bleeding to get going again.