2021 Massey 2860E - losing power

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CGMillerPA

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Good Morning gents. I have a 2021 Massey 2860E (272 hours) that I bought new in 2021 as a divorce present to myself after I moved to my hobby farm in north central PA. I use it around my farm as a utility tractor and typically the hardest it runs is when I am running hay bales from the dairy farm 1.5 miles down the road. 1x or 2x a year I'll mow, rake and try to bale my 4-acre hay field. Last year while mowing, I was having issues with power loss, which turned out to be fuel filters. I ordered them from the local dealer and 2 weeks later figured out how to change them. I also got a new air filter at the same time (BIG bill). On Sunday I was mowing again and after 2 passes around the field, I started losing power. I went back to the barn and changed the fuel filters (bought 2 sets last year) and cleaned the air filter. Still had issues and ended up mowing in Turtle mode in 2nd to 3rd gear to keep the rpms up. Got the mowing done, but it took 2x as long and was very hot. I raked the field last night and was still having issues with power loss even just dragging a small 2 wheel rake. There were times when I was heading up a slight hill with the pedal to the floor and the rpms not coming up. At 5 years old, do I need an injector service or cleaning? Can the 90 degree temperatures be affecting it? That hasn't seemed to bother it in years past. After changing filters last year, I was able to resume mowing in 1st and 2nd gear in "rabbit". Only time I ever had to use turtle mode was when bailing with my mini round baler to keep my forward speed down.
 
It seems to me that you're stuck between a rock and a hard spot. Looks like you have a common rail fuel system, which means you're at the mercy of what a computer decides in the way of fuel delivery. All you can do on your end is make sure there is adequate fuel supply (clean filters, good flow from tank, ETC) Maybe even jury rig a temporary electric supply pump to boost flow a bit. Beyond that you need the factory software package and the (equally elusive) qualified tech individual to determine WHY the computer isn't supplying the fuel in the required amount.

The joys of owning a tractor with a common rail vs a common sense fuel system.
 
Fedup said:
It seems to me that you're stuck between a rock and a hard spot. Looks like you have a common rail fuel system, which means you're at the mercy of what a computer decides in the way of fuel delivery. All you can do on your end is make sure there is adequate fuel supply (clean filters, good flow from tank, ETC) Maybe even jury rig a temporary electric supply pump to boost flow a bit. Beyond that you need the factory software package and the (equally elusive) qualified tech individual to determine WHY the computer isn't supplying the fuel in the required amount.

The joys of owning a tractor with a common rail vs a common sense fuel system.
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thanks for the info. My new air filter is on its way. Ill change that as soon as I get it. As I sit here and think about it, there were time when I was depressing the accelerator pedal where there was no change..and the engine would slowly pick up RPMs like there was a fuel restriction. I am also going to put some fuel system/injector cleaner in the fuel tank as I havent done that before that I can think of..or at least not in a while. My buddy came and re-raked my field and baled the hay this afternoon with his 50 year old Case tractors that seem to run forever. Ill have to go out and gather up the bales and carry them back to my barn. Well see how she is running.
 
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