I have an older JD 318. The tractor runs like a champ. It has a little bit of a surge to it, that i cant seem to fix. How ever my real problem lies within the deck. When the tractor is sitting still, i can engage the deck with out a problem and it will stay running. Some times i will need to choke it before hand other wise it will attempt to kill the engine. Also after the deck finally does engage if i am not moving, it will stay running. How ever once i try to mow with the tractor it wants to die. Then i have to stop turn the deck off really fast, and reengage the deck. I can go about another 50 secs and it does it again.
This is the best mower i have ever had. I bought it used @ a sale. I can get a model number here in a bit, that is if you guys need it. As far as i know it is the orginal engine. I have put the following on new: Plugs, Plug wires, Coil, fuel pump.
Last summer i had the tractor in town at the shop and had the carb reword. Cleaned new seals ect ect. It ran fine for a while and now it is doing this crap again.
So if any one could give me any ideas on what could possibly be wrong. I found a bare wire that i belive is the voltage sending wire for the electric clutch. I repaired that how ever still has the issue. I have put a new ingition in the tractor and rewired most of the dash. Looks like it is comming down to me getting a wiring diagram a bunch of new wire. Pulling the body off of the frame and completely rewireing the tractor.
Also any one have any idea why my rear lift wouldnt move? I have the lever for it but rear doesnt move.
Another question did those all come with a rear pto? I have a spot in my dash for one but no switch.
One last question, why in the hell would my battery light stay on constantly. I cant get it to shut off, is there an alternator on them, or like a stator on a quad. Could that be my issues, where its not getting enough voltage to keep the clutch engaged after it gets warm? I hope it is not the windings in the clutch.
Thank you
This is the best mower i have ever had. I bought it used @ a sale. I can get a model number here in a bit, that is if you guys need it. As far as i know it is the orginal engine. I have put the following on new: Plugs, Plug wires, Coil, fuel pump.
Last summer i had the tractor in town at the shop and had the carb reword. Cleaned new seals ect ect. It ran fine for a while and now it is doing this crap again.
So if any one could give me any ideas on what could possibly be wrong. I found a bare wire that i belive is the voltage sending wire for the electric clutch. I repaired that how ever still has the issue. I have put a new ingition in the tractor and rewired most of the dash. Looks like it is comming down to me getting a wiring diagram a bunch of new wire. Pulling the body off of the frame and completely rewireing the tractor.
Also any one have any idea why my rear lift wouldnt move? I have the lever for it but rear doesnt move.
Another question did those all come with a rear pto? I have a spot in my dash for one but no switch.
One last question, why in the hell would my battery light stay on constantly. I cant get it to shut off, is there an alternator on them, or like a stator on a quad. Could that be my issues, where its not getting enough voltage to keep the clutch engaged after it gets warm? I hope it is not the windings in the clutch.
Thank you