Fuel shutoff & cheap battery savers

[Forest Road 594]

I have a 314 h and 522xi loader at the vacation home. They make our property maintenance much easier. What used to be an issue is no more. Stale gas in the carb and dead batteries.

 

After having to clean out a few carbs I chose to take the easy road. These tractors don't see more than 20 hours a year. The gas would often go bad in the carb and leave me with more to do. 

 

The easy way around this is to shut off the fuel and let the carb run dry. Starting it up the next time could be an issue. 

 

I started by replacing all of the fuel line. Used a simple 1/4 turn inline valve, an inline marine fuel pump, and a fuel filter. 

 

Now i I turn the fuel off and let em

run dry. When it's time to start a fuel

pumps of the hand pump and they fire right up. No more waiting for the mechanical fuel pumps to pull fuel.

 

Also stated using solar chargers on the batteries. Haven't had a dead battery in 5 years. 

 

 

[tunahead72 2,448]

Great ideas!

 

Where did you find the shutoff valve and the pump?

 

And can you give us some more information on the chargers?

 

Thanks!

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Just saw your other thread on this subject.  Maybe you can get one of the moderators to merge the two threads?

 

Edited July 20, 2016 by tunahead72

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that inline fuel valve is available from Briggs and Stratton...part # 698183..about $7

 

you can also get it from Primeline...part # 7-02324-1....about $6

 

i have found that the Briggs one is worth the extra money