Is it really overheating?

[SailorBob]

I have been thru the same drill as you with my 1700 only to discover in the end that the temp sensor was bad. I have installed the gauge, had the radiator cleaned and rodded at a radiator shop too. I like having the peace of mind of the temp gauge too. I don't think the water pump is necessary. I can bushog all day long and the temp never gets above 190 unless the radiator screen gets clogged up. Which can happend quickly in tall grass. I run it hard 2400 rpms. The tractor seems to like it that way too.

 

[SailorBob]

I have been thru the same drill as you with my 1700 only to discover in the end that the temp sensor was bad. I have installed the gauge, had the radiator cleaned and rodded at a radiator shop too. I like having the peace of mind of the temp gauge too. I don't think the water pump is necessary. I can bushog all day long and the temp never gets above 190 unless the radiator screen gets clogged up. Which can happend quickly in tall grass. I run it hard 2400 rpms. The tractor seems to like it that way too.

 

[pruntyc]

If you are running the bush hog at 2400, you are putting a lot more pressure on the hog, than you are suppose to. It should be running more like 2200, so its at the right PTO speed for the hog. There is a red mark on the rpm gauge that tells you when you are running it at the right speed.

 

[pruntyc]

If you are running the bush hog at 2400, you are putting a lot more pressure on the hog, than you are suppose to. It should be running more like 2200, so its at the right PTO speed for the hog. There is a red mark on the rpm gauge that tells you when you are running it at the right speed.

 

[SailorBob]

I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400

 

[SailorBob]

I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400

 

[California]

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If its a refurb it may have a meter showing the red 'pto' tic at 2400, but for a 1700 I think the tic should be at 2200 like prunty said. I've seen refurbs wih the wrong meter like this.

 

[California]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400 )</font>

If its a refurb it may have a meter showing the red 'pto' tic at 2400, but for a 1700 I think the tic should be at 2200 like prunty said. I've seen refurbs wih the wrong meter like this.

 

[bassfishrman]

Have you checked your radiator fins for small debris?

My YM240 would run hot (230+ degrees) after 30 minutes of light cutting. Someone on the message board suggested I lightly blow compressed air through my radiator fins. When I did, dirt and grass came out of the radiator fins. Now my tractor never runs hot. I bushogged a tall 3 acre field the other day with a 5 ft cutter in 96 degree heat and never got above 210 degrees. Come to find out, the radiator screen to my tractor was missing. I made one out of an old window screen.

Just a thought.

 

[bassfishrman]

Have you checked your radiator fins for small debris?

My YM240 would run hot (230+ degrees) after 30 minutes of light cutting. Someone on the message board suggested I lightly blow compressed air through my radiator fins. When I did, dirt and grass came out of the radiator fins. Now my tractor never runs hot. I bushogged a tall 3 acre field the other day with a 5 ft cutter in 96 degree heat and never got above 210 degrees. Come to find out, the radiator screen to my tractor was missing. I made one out of an old window screen.

Just a thought.