OL2STROKER
Well-Known Member
I realize it's kind of silly but I've always wanted a Lull or some type of telehandler but Lulls have always been my favorite since they could be had with 2 stroke power. Since I don't have any real need or business case for one I certainly cannot afford a nice one. About 3 weeks ago I bought this 1986 Lull 644-tt-34 Highlander 2 the owner said didn't run because the injection pump was bad. He said it blew a head gasket and after they replaced it the injection pump went out and it never ran again. I wasn't too concerned because even though it was a John Deere 4239D and not a Detroit I can pretty much figure anything out.
I got it home and then the following weekend me and my buddy dug into it. He rebuilt the injection pump at his place over the week and we set out to install it and get it running.
Turns out this old Lull had a few surprises up it's sleeve. After a bunch of fuel issues and struggling we did get it to run... kinda. It would black smoke like mad and not make any rpm. foot to the wood it'd barely get idle. After a whole lot of messing around I put an oil pressure gauge on it and discovered nothing... like zero. Engine is fighting itself. Luckily we got it to run long enough to slide the carriage forward to pluck this deere out of it's hole.
I'm going to leave this here for now... I'm at my limit on pictures for one message... More soon.
I got it home and then the following weekend me and my buddy dug into it. He rebuilt the injection pump at his place over the week and we set out to install it and get it running.
Turns out this old Lull had a few surprises up it's sleeve. After a bunch of fuel issues and struggling we did get it to run... kinda. It would black smoke like mad and not make any rpm. foot to the wood it'd barely get idle. After a whole lot of messing around I put an oil pressure gauge on it and discovered nothing... like zero. Engine is fighting itself. Luckily we got it to run long enough to slide the carriage forward to pluck this deere out of it's hole.
I'm going to leave this here for now... I'm at my limit on pictures for one message... More soon.