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Breaking in tractor engine after overhaul?
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rancherman
Posted 3/27/2026 11:01 (#11598749 - in reply to #11598709)
Subject: RE: Breaking in tractor engine after overhaul?



the  few hours it's  had on the  dynamometer   then the drive home  should  have it well 'on it's way' through the critical  part of  seating-in.   
Should be ready for  about anything  up to  deep lugging.. or  extended constant high RPM.
Don't   short-cut  the warm up/cool down  period.     
Run it now like you  plan on running it...   maybe   vary  loads (shift up or down)  and vary  throttle settings to compensate for  travel speed WITHOUT undo lugging  for the next 50 hours or so.  I'd  avoid  harsh downshifting just for the purpose of  slowing down,   as well as  abrupt  acceleration  from  idle up to wot.    

I  live in a hilly area,   and  hooked a 18,000# disk on the last overhauled tractor..  I  went around the section  3-4 times  in high gear,  pulled the throttle back going downhill,   rolled into the throttle going uphill.  It'd hit  max rpm just as I crested the hill.
   Went to the field with it next day and  each round I varied the throttle  like 100-150 rpm for a couple days.

Even  after  a couple thousand hours on the ticker,  I  vary the rpm day to day.   

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