COLD

semologger · January 15, 2009, 01:29:52 PM

My 648 E has been sgivin me fits also. I just put another battery on it. Helped out alot doing that. Seems like when its warm it dont even turn over a quarter of a turn and its running. I have a john deere motor in my cutter and it starts great. They sure beat the 353 detroit thats in my knuckleboom. The only fuel problem i have been haveing with my skidder is it keeps on getting air in the fillter and cutting out. You could turn it off and watch the fuel filter fill its self back up. I changed the o rings and inspected all the fuel lines. I have the problem figured out can any of you take guess of what my problem was?

Maineloggerkid · January 15, 2009, 03:35:43 PM

Junk in the fuel lines not letting enough feul thru to feed that motor?? A loose bleeder valve letting air in?
Those were problems on my 540B.

Kodiakmac · January 15, 2009, 07:34:24 PM

Had that problem with my 434 IH. Once it was a bleeder screw, and the other time the sediment bowl wasn't seated well.

semologger · January 15, 2009, 07:55:26 PM

It is pulling a vacum in the tank. The fuel cap has a valve in it so it lets air in. I am going to drill a hole in the side of the cap so it lets air in. I would of never thought that was the problem. Well never did till i talked to a guy. I wish i would of talked to him about 2 weeks before. :D It had me pulling my hair out. I went thru everything trying to find the problem. I figured it was a O ring so i changed all of them and that was not a easy task.

thompsontimber · January 15, 2009, 11:33:07 PM

The steering wheel trick certainly helped with the old D models...The D also had a lever in the floor you could pull up to disengage the hydraulics completely. Not sure if it stayed the same with the E models. Our G model has a hydraulic unload valve, push button to the side of the steering column.

Maineloggerkid · January 16, 2009, 04:39:00 AM

We had that on our old B, but I don't think it completley shut it off. I thought there was something that still stayed on. We used to pull that and get in the front and use that little screw on the Hydraulic pump.

Maineloggerkid · January 16, 2009, 05:58:46 AM

Figured this was a good place to post this about how cold it is...... This morning it is about -35 to -37F outside. I don' think I will be getting the equipment going this morning. My tractor won't start, and the feul is probably like jello. On top of that, the power just went out over at our second property, so we have to go run the generator to keep the oil furnace going to prevent some frozen pipes. I was hoping to work today, but I guess I will be tending the fires.

Cedarman · January 16, 2009, 07:53:08 AM

-3F this morning. One person came to work and it wasn't me. This is when we set and sharpen blades in the heated break room. Nice 60F. The outdoor furnace is running to dry a charge of cedar so we have good heat. Have to keep a trickle of water running from the spring so that nothing freezes up. Tomorrow it will get to 35F. Then its time to go back to work for me. I've got plenty of magazines to catch up on. And check the forum out from time to time. Beautiful sunrise coming in about 10 minutes.

barbender · January 16, 2009, 09:51:05 AM

-32F here this morning, the outdoor boiler sure eats the wood up when it is this cold. The cold is supposed to break here today, I can't wait.

Banjo picker · January 16, 2009, 10:20:50 AM

Here in Miss. this morning it was a balmy 9 degrees. We don't get too many of them single digit temps. here. Tim

LE-1 · January 16, 2009, 12:27:34 PM

Balmy -27C for lunch here in Longs Creek NB .
Good Batteries is always a key part of runnin' in the cold .
I also use the quick couplers to get equipment moving on the coldest mornings .We use Espars on the newer equipment .Trucks we just plug in at the yard . Most important thing is to keep clean fuel filters and plenty of powerservice in the slip tanks & tanks .

ohsoloco · January 16, 2009, 02:37:50 PM

Today is the first day in a long time I've split any firewood. Have a bunch of red oak already cut into billets....this is the perfect weather to split (single digits). Split for a little while, then go inside to warm up/dry off, then head back out for some more

thompsontimber · January 16, 2009, 11:29:08 PM

I know you northerners might scoff at us grumbling bout the cold down here in the south, but its causing us plenty of headaches too. It was 8 here this morning, got the loader and cutter running but they couldn't get the skidder fired up. Lost a whole day to the stupid thing, and men on payroll twidling their thumbs. Finally fired up about 4:30 this afternoon. We all would have been better off staying in bed

stonebroke · January 17, 2009, 03:00:26 AM

How cold was it?

Stonebroke

Maineloggerkid · January 17, 2009, 07:04:56 AM

It's about -35 F again this morning. Another beautiful day 8)

Frickman · January 17, 2009, 11:29:01 AM

Three days ago it was down near zero degrees when I showed up at the woods. The skidder started fine, and I let it run a half hour to warm up. After it was warm I hooked to a big tulip polpar log, but the skidder balked at pulling it. I just couldn't get any power out of the motor. I parked the skidder and told the landowner who lives on site that I would be back next week. I can't see tearing up a machine just to say you went to work. I had to spend a few days on the road looking at timber anyway.