Kornyguy06 2 #1 Posted July 1, 2014 Hello, my name is Jamie and I'm from Aberdeen, MD. I used to think John Deere was best, then I married a Wheel Horse girl! Her mother bought a C-125 Automatic at the direction of her farm-raised father, and now we get it! It's in pretty good shape, hasn't been used a whole lot in last 10-15 years or so due to everyone having to move frequently. It has spent its whole life in a shed, up until last year when its current problem started happening. Its been getting water in the tank which causes it to not start, and since I'm new to tractors in general I figured it was something more serious so I gave it to a buddy to diagnose. He had it since last October, figured out it was the water issue probably due to a cracked gas cap and sitting in the rain for a while. He was able to get it started, then he fell off the face of the earth until we finally went over his parents house and picked up the tractor, which we thought was fixed, just this last Saturday. We couldn't get it started to drive it on the trailer, so we used a come-along and winched it on (I could never find the screw responsible for decoupling the transmission to push by hand). We figured out that water had gotten into the gas again and tried to drain it, blow out the lines, and put in fresh fuel but the grommet that holds the fuel cut-off valve broke we tried to remove it. So now I need a part in addition to getting the water out of the system. Sorry for the long post but I hope to find answers here. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #2 Posted July 1, 2014 Humm...long term storage...condensation in the tank? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundhog47 347 #3 Posted July 1, 2014 to Check>> Vendor section...Kelly may have some grommers, if not post a classifiedwant ad in forum , also check on ebay and Toro consumer vendors. Someone on here may have cap (unfamilar with whom, check vendors secrion), also if a local scrap yard takes in mowers some still have ranks and decks on them, good hunting, someone will put you right on it . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,863 #4 Posted July 1, 2014 Glad to have another Marylander. I have some grommets. PM me with your address and I will send you one. I may know where to get you a new cap as well. Bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rexman72 210 #5 Posted July 1, 2014 welcome to the group Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric C 109 #7 Posted July 2, 2014 Welcome,,,, From another newby from MD. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,439 #8 Posted July 2, 2014 Mike......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,476 #9 Posted July 2, 2014 I used to think John Deere was best, then I married a Wheel Horse girl! N I C E !!! ^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kornyguy06 2 #12 Posted July 21, 2014 Well, you guys have been very generous and sent me some parts for free. I got around to installing them last week and after some carb cleaner, she started up and I drove it round the yard awhile. Drives great, was able to go straight up a large hill (I think weight plays a heavy role here) that my neighbor's craftsman could only go up at an angle, so it it doesnt bog down with a load. Now I need to sharpen / replace the blades on the mower deck and I can finally start mowing my grass lol (I have been using a push mower). Thanks again for all the help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
