Tractor Backfire Through Carburetor Fixed | Massey Ferguson MF204 Tractor Low Power Backfire Repair

This is the sixth video (playlist linked below) in a series on fixing up this old 1960s Massey Ferguson 204 forklift. This forklift is built off from a work bull tractor with a reverse-o-matic (instant reverse) transmission.
This video is on fixing the backfire through the carburetor and low power on this MF204 tractor with forklift attachment. Originally I thought it was a spark issue, but it turned out of be two stuck valves. After getting the valves unstuck the tractor stopped backfiring through the carburetor. This MF204 has the continental gas engine.
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[@michiganman4624]

Nicely done figuring it out.

[@WideCutSawmill]

Thank you! 👍🏼

[@mikecameron5322]

@@WideCutSawmill 🤣🤣no just got it to run and move bought it at and auction. I have been using a kubota skid steer biggest one they make I have to Barrow it so that's not going to last long.Most of the logs I am sawing so far are about 28 inches and 12 feet long oak and cottonwood I am supposed to get some white pine soon. It's been fun so far but I truly missed judge the weight of those logs.And what's stupid is I have burned wood my whole life.

[@WideCutSawmill]

Oh yeah big logs are heavy especially when they are green. (Future video spoiler alert!) I just brought home some 4 foot diameter cottonwood logs. Very very heavy lol Does your forklift have more than one of the stackable counter weights on it?

[@mikecameron5322]

@@WideCutSawmill no it's got a hand made tub full of dirt concrete engine parts. I know it's hard but don't give up on that old tractor to quick.You are going to pay a hundred grand on something that will do what the 204 will do but you can't work on it with out a computer or you will have to pay 4 grand when your regent system takes a crap

[@WideCutSawmill]

Hit the subscribe button and you’ll see I’m not giving up on it quickly lol Yes I am really loving the simplicity of this unit.

[@mikecameron5322]

I just bought one continental engine not as good looking as your machine for my sawmill good luck

[@WideCutSawmill]

Thank you. I’m currently rebuilding the main lift cylinder. I feel like it’s one thing after another lol but by the time I get all the issues ironed out it should be a solid machine.

[@steverangihuna4893]

Thus guy is amazing 👏. I followed his video to a T, and found one of the tappet just hanging loose, retighten as per video. Problem solved 😊 Thank you so much !!! Saved me thousands of $$$'s !!!😅

[@WideCutSawmill]

Happy to be able to help!

[@mikecameron5322]

Let me know if ya want to sell it🙂

[@WideCutSawmill]

Honestly it might happen in the not too distant future. If it can’t pickup and move some of these really big logs I just brought home I’ll have to upgrade to something bigger.

[@mikecameron5322]

@@WideCutSawmill ya I bought a woodland sawmill and I am not going to lie to you I retired and the logs I am getting are huge. It has been very interesting so far. I was a mechanic in a food factory 🤷‍♂️

[@WideCutSawmill]

So are you able to lift them with your MF204 forklift? How big of diameter logs are you sawing?