dan wrote:
What's that Lassie? You say that "
" fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue
by Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:18:27 -0500:


It's been a long while since we traded off our 1830 on a 6300 but I
thinks that's correct.


Do you remember anything about the PTO lever? and the three point
hitch control?

I remember the PTO lever being topped with a yellow splined-looking
knob in between the two shift levers. Lifting it up (towards the front
of the tractor) engages the pto. When the tractor is not running it
won't stay in that position as it's a hydraulically-engaged wet-clutch.
Down is off but pushed down all the way is the pto brake position.
Useful for stopping the blades of a rotary mower and such. Usually the
detent goes south quickly so the lever just drops into the brake position.

The three-point hitch control will be right next to the hydraulic
control lever. It slides in a arc-shaped slot with a couple of
screw-nut stops to serve as depth-stops. Set them at the top and bottom
of your desired range and slide the lever between them. The lever
position should stay wherever you put it and the hitch arms should
mirror that position.

The two foot pedals on your right side are of course the brake pedals.
The bar over them is to lock them together for high-speed (for a
tractor) use. You don't want to mash only one brake at 18 mph on the
road in an emergency. Individual brakes are important in muddy or icy
conditions when your front tires don't have enough bit to turn the
tractor. Leave them uncoupled unless you really don't trust yourself to
put your foot in the middle of the two and press them both. Sometimes
one or the other brake circuit gets a little air in it and you don't get
even braking with them locked together. That's something to find out
before you need it.

I don't think there were glow-plugs on 1830's. They have a little
bathtub-faucet-looking thing under the dash with a silver cap on the
bottom. You unscrew the cap, take the top squirting thing off a can of
ether and push it up into the faucet for a second while you are cranking
it over. Usually the tiny line gets plugged where it enters the manifold
so that it won't start. Just locate the air intake behind one the
front-side grills and give it a shot in there.

Jason Marshall
Marshall Seed & Forage Co.
Manitoba, Canada