I just wanted to introduce myself

[JD Stokes]

I guess I'm the newest member on the board. So, I just wanted to say Hey. My name is Dave Stokes and I live in Lancaster VA.
I have been lurking around here for sometime trying to learn something. Last week I bought a 1985 JD 310B LBH. Nothing special, just something that would help me do some work. I heat with lots of wood, last year we burned 18 cords of wood. I've been looking for a LBH for a good price. For the price I paid, I would have spent more on a new bucket on my 6400 FWD JD tractor. The hoe part will help dig up the 50-60 stumps of the 100' pine trees that I lost when huricane Isabel hit.
I do a lot of row crops through out the year. So we eat well and even make some money with what I sell.
It's funny.....when I took the LBH for a day before I bought it, it worked great. The next day, I paid for it and brought 10 gallons of fuel from my tank. Then it started to get air in the fuel, enough that it would shut down. I'll track the problem down sooner or later. Can't be too hard. The funny part, when it was the other guys it worked fine, when it became mine....POOF, now it don't work so good.
I'll close this book with a see ya around the boards. I just wish I could make this hoe work like the opperator new what he was doing.

JDS

 

[Jeff D.]

Welcome to the forum Dave.:thumbsup It's always nice to see new members.

I just wish I could make this hoe work like the opperator new what he was doing.

I've that same problem with my backhoe.

Practice, practice, practice I think is the only way to fix it.

 

[JD Stokes]

Thanks for the welcome Jeff

I like forums like these. It's getting hard to find people that are willing to help without getting the feeling of being dumb. We're all dumb as dirt at first. That's what questions are for.
I know with enough practice, I'll master even this. I do have a problem with getting all the bugs out of this hoe. I changed the fuel pump today trying to find the source of air getting in the fuel/water seperator. Didn't correct it though. I spoke with every diesel man around here about this. They all say it can't be too hard to trace. I guess I'd best check all the fittings again. It's getting cold now. I just love working with fuel in the cold.
Jeff, I'll see you around.

Dave

 

[Steve Frazier]

Welcome to Heavy Equipment Forums!!:drinkup

Take a look around and jump in wherever you like, I'm glad you've joined us.:thumbsup

 

[Tacodriver]

A quick tip it might be a fuel line rubber or steel with a pinhole in it. Have fun tracing it:Banghead good luck..

 

[tylermckee]

A quick tip it might be a fuel line rubber or steel with a pinhole in it. Have fun tracing it:Banghead good luck..

Good idea, i had a backhoe once that got a pinhole in an inline fuel filter. $5 and 10 minutes and i was back working.

 

[Tacodriver]

I learned the hard way this summer about 12 miles back on a power line access road. Had the fuel cap on a JD590 come off driving it thru some tight trails (someone forgot to lock it:nono ) Got some crap in the tank so took fuel line off drained a bit of stuff out that worked for about 1/2 hour then back to no power. So the next day new fuel filter still no power, so look at the rubber fuel line with machine off seems a little wet, when running its the draw line so it would suck a little air in and cause the motor to lose power. Luckly it was leaking right next to the primer so cut a inch of line off tightened the hoseclamp back up after that it was fine.

 

[tylermckee]

ive also had fuel screens get cloged, banjo fittings fittings that have a rubber coated washer and the rubber was torn up allowing it to suck air, lots of stuff

 

[JD Stokes]

So far I've...

Hey guys,
I done the looky over real good and and even replaced the fuel pump. When doing the pump, I noticed both of the 90* elbows where the flair fitting met the steel fuel line both in and out of the pump were a little distorted and not smooth like they should be. So, I'm hoping I'll get off easy with a couple of cheap brass fittings. I went to the only open hardware store around whth the fittings in hand. They could get close but no match. Tomorrow, Monday, I'll have more places to look. If this doesn't do it, I'll go for an electric pump and bypass the problem area. I would like to keep it as factory as possable. I know one thing for sure, I won't give up. I've whooped bigger dogs than this. Thanks for all the helpful info.

Dave

 

[JD Stokes]

Update....

Well I finally found the problem with the hoe. Asking the right person really helps. It turns out that the fuel tank outlet in the bottom of the tank was pluged with crud. To bad I had filled the tank hoping this would be the problem. I made a real mess with trying to get all the fuel in buckets. Long story short, the hoe seems to be working the way it should. Now, the only thing wrong with the hoe, is that I need to get better at using it. Like Jeff said, practice, practice, practice.
Thanks guys for all the help.

Dave

 

[alan627b]

Another New Guy

Alan Hynes here, also known as alan627b on the ACME BB, also known as Flip or Flipper for my experiment using a 627B scraper in the "inverted unloading" mode a few years ago...I am an operator for Negus and Sons in Omaha, Nebraska. They have around 35 627B's, 9 631D's and who knows how many pieces of support equipment.
Local 571 IUOE member, I started as an apprentice in 1992. As my screen name implies, I usually run scrapers. I am also a collector of minature equipment, and have 300 pieces or so.
I own a 1947 Cat DW10 rubber tired tractor, and a 1954 D2 dozer.
I am also a Chrysler nut, with a couple of cars and 3 Dodge pickups.
Very glad to have found another forum, looking forward to contributing.
Alan hynes, alan627b