753 resto completion KINDA..

[zanepetty 117]

First off thank everyone for helping me along the way with this resto. Couldn't have done it with out you guys. I stayed up late and tried my tractor. NO LEAKS! I rode it around for half an hour last night!too dark for any good pics. BUT if the engine is at idle speed, and I'm in high speed it will bog down and die on a steep hill..does that mean something DID break on my governor after all?

[rmaynard 15,748]

What does it do when you give it more throttle?

[zanepetty 117]

Goes right up the hill, bob

[rmaynard 15,748]

I don't think there is anything wrong. That's what the throttle is for. Don't expect the governor to do all the work for you. It's job is to keep the engine from over-revving, and to maintain engine speed. But it is not meant to set the engine to the correct speed for the job.

[zanepetty 117]

OK that's good news. Maybe I'm being paranoid because I was nervous about that. I just didn't hear the engine try not to die or pull harder but maybe it shouldn't at idle?

[bmsgaffer 2,046]

If you are in high gear and the engine is just idling there is not much torque there to work with. It will die in short order (the governer can only adjust so much and it usually doesnt have a chance to catch up when idling). I have a great running 12hp that will do the same.

 

The tractors are designed to be running at 3/4 to full throttle for most applications and just let the gearing and clutch change the ground speed.

 

I think that the 'snap' that you heard (or felt) was just you overcoming the static friction on the screw threads as you were tightening it. The same thing happens sometimes when you put a 3.5" screw into a piece of pine. After you get it in there so tight, every time you turn the screw you will feel a little 'snap' as you overcome the static friction on the threads.

Edited February 10, 2014 by bmsgaffer

[zanepetty 117]

Oh OK. Well I hope so! Thanks. I really don't want to have to tear into my motor ;/