Ls Mt 125 overheating

Kyle_Robinson · Sep 25, 2022

I just bought a MT 125 and after about 9 hours on it it started having a heating issue. I may have overworked it but thought the hours were mighty low to be having any kind of issue for a brand new tractor. I leveld a drive way (best I can) mowed some with the belly mower, then took it off and mowed some in a field. That's when it started having problems. The field is pretty big but I was not mowing thr whole thing, but some places were really thick and I uprooted some trees that started growing years ago as this field we hunt and it hasn't been used for planting in years. Thoughts anyone?

seville009 · Sep 25, 2022

Clean the radiator and radiator screens.

Those get clogged really quickly, especially in taller, dry grass.

Brush hogging with a belly mower can also heat it up; best to do it with the mower raised up, and then slowly lower it in successive mows.

DMW · Sep 25, 2022

Kyle_Robinson said:
...mowed some with the belly mower, then took it off and mowed some in a field.

What did you mow the field with?

Diggin It · Sep 25, 2022

Kyle_Robinson said:
I just bought a MT 125 and after about 9 hours on it it started having a heating issue. Thoughts anyone?

Pop the hood. There's a lift out screen between the radiator and the dash. That gets clogged with chaff really quickly and may need to be cleaned a few times during mowing.

If you're using a rear cutter, tell us how big. Anything over 4 foot could be a problem.

Kyle_Robinson · Sep 25, 2022

Diggin It said:
Pop the hood. There's a lift out screen between the radiator and the dash. That gets clogged with chaff really quickly and may need to be cleaned a few times during mowing.

If you're using a rear cutter, tell us how big. Anything over 4 foot could be a problem.

It's a 4' cutter. I didn't know of any other screen, I'll check that the first chance I get. Thanks.