Great video! It's going in our next issue. Perfect!

I had no idea there was a whistle, that's genius. Mine is missing. Fan belt loosened last year and the steam let me know pretty quick but now I want to get a whistle.

I have the same one. It immediately overheats. Don’t know why. Oil looks good. Plenty coolant. Does it have a thermostat?

@abundantlifehomestead3100

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Sorry It took me so long to get to you, I seemed to have missed your question. The tractor does not have a thermostat (or a water pump) like conventional engines we're used to. It has a thermo-siphon system that uses natural convection of the engine heated and radiator cooled fluid to cause the coolant to flow. Your immediately overheating tractor could be a number of problems- 1. Most obvious would be loose/broken belt or damaged dyno. This would prevent fan from properly cooling the radiator. 2. Dirty/clogged radiator exterior. Probably the most common reason these overheat. It's the big issue I address here. 3. Improper coolant mix. Some owners say they have to run a 2:1 coolant to water mix in these. Mine has always done well with 1:1. A bulb type coolant tester usually costs just a couple of dollars and will tell you the freezing and boiling points of your coolant. 4. Clogged radiator core interior. Because of the nature of the system, you would never know if your radiator is clogged, hot coolant would just immediately come out the overflow until it has reached maximum expansion. A radiator flush/ de-scaling solution may be in order. I did this the first time mine ever overheated. 5. Blown head gasket, warped head, etc.. Hopefully this is not your issue, but in some cases, a failure of the head gasket can allow exhaust gas to seep into the coolant ports, causing quick heating and expansion. If your coolant stays pretty much full, but is really cloudy, look here. If all else fails, look here. Hopefully this gets you going in the right direction. Thank you for your interest and support and sorry for the delay.