It is a pretty common situation if you mow or brush cut with your tractors.
Radiator gets plugged up, or screens get clogged. Etc etc.
It trips an alarm and stop at 230 degrees.
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Whenever this overheat warning is triggered, I don’t typically shut the tractor engine off, I **** down everything putting a l9ad on the reactor. I idle the engine back to around 1500 rpm, within seconds it begins cool back down, I ease it back to the barn , shut it down get the hood open and blow out all the cooler cores.
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Once the cores are all blown out.
Problem solved.
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Temps of 165-175 F seems to be the typical range when mowing.
What does everyone else do?
Or
Recommend.
I have found that killing the engine will make it heat soak if simply instantly I shut it off.
‘That taking the load off the engine and letting the engine continue to run to circulate the coolant and keep the fan running. If instantly shut off it will cut the fan and stop coolant from circulating and in turn the temp can continue to climb a bit higher.
I have found the multiple filing cores makes it a bit to tight gor the air wand I have.
‘Anyone have a thinner or better suited air wand for blowing out the radiator and other cooling cores.
Radiator gets plugged up, or screens get clogged. Etc etc.
It trips an alarm and stop at 230 degrees.
Whenever this overheat warning is triggered, I don’t typically shut the tractor engine off, I **** down everything putting a l9ad on the reactor. I idle the engine back to around 1500 rpm, within seconds it begins cool back down, I ease it back to the barn , shut it down get the hood open and blow out all the cooler cores.
Once the cores are all blown out.
Problem solved.
Temps of 165-175 F seems to be the typical range when mowing.
What does everyone else do?
Or
Recommend.
I have found that killing the engine will make it heat soak if simply instantly I shut it off.
‘That taking the load off the engine and letting the engine continue to run to circulate the coolant and keep the fan running. If instantly shut off it will cut the fan and stop coolant from circulating and in turn the temp can continue to climb a bit higher.
I have found the multiple filing cores makes it a bit to tight gor the air wand I have.
‘Anyone have a thinner or better suited air wand for blowing out the radiator and other cooling cores.
