neil 524 #1 Posted May 16, 2014 While at the Ardigley show last year my GT14 died on the way into the parade ring & I had to get towed round the ring then back to the exhibit area. Thinking it was something serious ,I didn't want to delve into the tractor until I got her home. At the end of a gloriously hot weekend & a great show she was pushed back onto the trailer & headed back to Somerset. After being unloaded at home I didn't have the heart to see what the problem was as I feared it was going to heartbreaking news . She has sat quietly ow for nearly ten months waiting for me to build up the courage to see what the problem was., I pushed her out onto the lawn & charged the battery for an hour then armed with spinners I decided to go for it. Right, I will just start by trying to turn her over to get any idea of what might be the issue. Turned key, vroooooooom , she stated first time ,,,that's odd... I started to look her over then looked down by the fuel tank & noticed that the fuel tap had wound himself shut by vibration. As you can imagine I was delighted that it was nothing serious , so instead of spending hours trying to sort out a problem I spent the time getting reacquainted an gave her some TLC. So now I know to get into the habit of turning fuel tap on & off after each use. Here a a few pics after the TLC 3 Ian, sten and nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #2 Posted May 16, 2014 Don't worry Neil I did just the same at Ardingly !! When I was trying to start my B115 without success, Mr Showman calmly looked at me and said the magic words "Have you switched the fuel on ??" Boy did I feel daft... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diggerjames 543 #3 Posted May 16, 2014 It happens to the best of us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #4 Posted May 16, 2014 Neil, I created a thread on that last year. If you recall my GT died at Ardingly the year before! Nice line up btw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sten 84 #5 Posted May 16, 2014 Could have been worse, could have had no fuel in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 2,417 #6 Posted May 17, 2014 It's all part of the fun of owning a Wheel Horse Neil, my GT did the same trick to me the other week, started running quite rough for no reason so I limped it into the shack.. It wasn't until a few days later that I noticed the fuel tap had shaken itself almost closed! Nice stack by the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #7 Posted May 18, 2014 I took a motorcycle training course when I was sixteen. At the end we had to ride round a route on the road. Got just a few yards and my bike died. Yep! I'd not turned the fuel on. Passed the course though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
