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Break-in before pulling

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Farmall A Pulle

08-16-2002 13:04:52




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I was wondering if a lot of break in time is required before pulling with a new engine? I'll probably just have a couple hours on the engine before my first pull, is that too soon?




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buckmaster700

08-19-2002 13:45:10




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 Re: Break-in before pulling in reply to Farmall A Puller, 08-16-2002 13:04:52  
if you can hook it to a bush hog you can give it a good working start light grass for an hr. then take it to the heavy weeds and run the guts out of it if it dont hold now it wont hold on the track



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don

08-17-2002 09:07:41




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 Re: Break-in before pulling in reply to Farmall A Puller, 08-16-2002 13:04:52  
Your tractor might be to small for this, but a silage blower does wonders for seating rings



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G-MAN

08-16-2002 13:44:44




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 Re: Break-in before pulling in reply to Farmall A Puller, 08-16-2002 13:04:52  
The best way to properly break in a tractor engine is on a dyno. If you have or can get access to one, I would recommend doing that. Since you're dealing with a small tractor that isn't going to work a dyno very hard, a local implement dealer or shop may let you use theirs for little or nothing. You'll want to run your tractor at varying loads for at least an hour, and ideally more like 4 or 5 to get the rings to start seating properly. I would start at 1/4 load for 20 minutes, 1/2 load for 30, maybe back to 1/4 for 30, 3/4 for an hour and so on, gradually working your way up to a full-load condition for a few hours, keeping a close eye on oil pressure and coolant temperature. Opinions vary on what oil to use for break-in, but we have excellent results with JD Break-in oil here at the JD dealership I work at. We generally try to run a fresh overhaul for 5 or 6 hours to begin the break-in process - then it's up to the customer, as the break-in oil is designed to be run for a minimum of 100 hours. The two things you absolutely want to avoid on a new engine are extensive idling (more than 5 minutes) and full load operation and lugging. So if you plan to pull it down to the last breath, get some quality break-in time on the engine before you pull it. If you can't get dyno time, hook onto a wagon or something and go pull a decent hill repeatedly in different gears and at different speeds.

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