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Got the 601 Workmaster going tonight. The temp had warmed up to 40 degrees, so I took advantage of it and tried it again. The tractor started easily this time, but it still had the same problem of stalling in neutral. Got the salamander out and aimed it right at the rear end of the tractor, and after about 10-15 minutes tried it and it was free. I got it into 1st gear and drove it around for awhile, and got the transmission fully working again. Then it started raining in good shape and the wind came up. So I am hoping it won't freeze up again and gave up on it for tonight. I think I'll play with it tommorow morning if she still works. I did clean out the end of the drive with it!
 
WHY didn't you rain out the contaminated fluid while the ice was thawed so you could replace it with fresh oil???

You are KILLING it by continuing to operate it with water in the oil.
 
I don't think it has much water in it and I couldn't very well change it when it was still ice. It won't freeze tonight if the temp stays where it is at now.
 
"I don't think it has much water in it"

HOW much do you suppose it takes to freeze things up so the tractor won't move, for gosh sakes???


(It would have drained out a LOT better had you drained it after it was warmed up from the tractor being used.)
 
Its dark, raining, and the wind is really howling out there right now. I'll get it drained tomorrow after I run it for a few minutes again. There is no weird noises, everything works good, and what ice was in it gave up pretty quickly.
 
Good going. Get it running and worry about details later. Make sure you replace the rubber boot on the shifter handle along with the oil.
Froze/blown tranny due to a leaking boot has been the demise of more than one Ford.
 
i would have at least drained the water off it before i moved it while it was still seperated water is the first to come out so drain the water then put plug in to save the oil till you got time to change
 
Please read what folks are trying to advise you. You will ruin your tractor by running it first and then draining it.
1. thaw it out with your heater
2. drain all water you can get out
3. THEN, warm it up by running it
4. drain oil while hot
5. refill with new oil
6. cover shifters temporarily with tarp, bucket,
7. replace shifter boot(s)
Tom
 
You will ruin your tractor by running it first and then draining it.
1. thaw it out with your heater
2. drain all water you can get out
3. THEN, warm it up by running it
4. drain oil while hot
5. refill with new oil
6. cover shifters temporarily with tarp, bucket,
7. replace shifter boot(s)
Tom
 
Damn it guys. It is Christmas Eve, he has it running and can change the oil boxing day. I think his wife bought him oil for Christmas. And if anything needs its oil changed???? let him be
 
i agree with fordman,he can chane it after christmas, even trying to drain the water out now would be useless as it is suspended in the oil any ways, leave a bucket of that milky stuff for a few days and see what happens, very little water seperates at that point it just stays suspended in the oil
 

Christmas or not, he had the time and gumption to go out with a heater, heat it, then start it then use it for a while. It would have only taken 20 min to drain and refill all 4 oils. (Engine, Trans, Hydraulic, differential)

How much water does it take to kill the engine? Probably about a gallon.

What damage can it do? Possibly could cause transmission teeth to chip or snap off if the ice holding back one gear but not another. Is it worth the effort if the result is $3-400 in broken gears and a split to fix? To me, yes.
 
Don't worry about it- the sky is not falling. Next time you use it long enough to get it nice and warm, drain and change the oil. You can flush a little diesel or kerosene through after you drain to get the last of the nasty old oil out, but if you drain when it is warm, it'll probably be good enough.
 
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