Massey 6280 fuel gauge.

[JLLM]

The gauge is reading zero, if I earth the wires it goes up which I presume means the tank sender if faulty, but how do I tell if it's the top or bottom tank?

 

[davidroberts30]

Is there a sender in both tanks?

 

[JLLM]

Is there a sender in both tanks?

Yes.

 

[davidroberts30]

If you short 1 out does it work a half or something

 

[Al R]

I’ll drop round an old flexinet post if you haven’t got some there, I’ve got several hundred here

 

[JLLM]

I’ll drop round an old flexinet post if you haven’t got some there, I’ve got several hundred here

A long nose pliers would be more useful, I could use it to fish out the length of alkathene pipe I dropped while trying to wiggle the float.

 

[JLLM]

If you short 1 out does it work a half or something

Not sure, I know the gauge goes up when I short either of them.

 

[BredRedHfd]

Bottom gauge gone on my 6265. Bridged it, so working off top one. Not sure what the reading means atm though....

 

[JLLM]

Might have a play with a multi meter, see if it tells me anything.

 

[JLLM]

Might have a play with a multi meter, see if it tells me anything.

Right, bear in mind my knowledge of elastictrickerry is almost zero I seem to have a circuit through the top gauge but not the bottom one?

 

[DKnD]

Sounds like the tractors fudged to be honest, probably should trade it for a valtra.

 

[Steevo]

Bottom gauge gone on my 6265. Bridged it, so working off top one. Not sure what the reading means atm though....

Must be a year for it.

Ours went on the 6290 a few months backs Dealer came out to diagnose/check a few weeks back. Turned out to be the bottom gauge the same.

Dealer ordered up parts. We collected. Got our independent in to fit it today....and it turns out they’ve ordered up the top one!

 

[BredRedHfd]

Must be a year for it.

Ours went on the 6290 a few months backs Dealer came out to diagnose/check a few weeks back. Turned out to be the bottom gauge the same.

Dealer ordered up parts. We collected. Got our independent in to fit it today....and it turns out they’ve ordered up the top one!

Did you get a part number for the correct one? Could do with sorting mine out...

 

[JLLM]

Did you get a part number for the correct one? Could do with sorting mine out...

Bottom one is £150 according to local dealer.

 

[davidroberts30]

 

[Steevo]

Bottom one is £150 according to local dealer.

That's the price I was quoted - not cheap for a small plastic float on a metal stick.

 

[BredRedHfd]

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Cheers

 

[Steevo]

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Interesting seeing those part numbers - I was billed for the bottom one but seems like I was given the top one. I'll have to check the part number of the box I have and see if it matches the invoice.


Never realised that these tractors efffectively had two tanks attached together - I was under the impression that it was just one big tank. Strange they refer to it as "additional tank" too.

Explains why it has two fuel sensors anyway - it does seem extra cost though.

 

[davidroberts30]

check with your dealers as there might be variations

 

[Big_D]

Interesting seeing those part numbers - I was billed for the bottom one but seems like I was given the top one. I'll have to check the part number of the box I have and see if it matches the invoice.


Never realised that these tractors efffectively had two tanks attached together - I was under the impression that it was just one big tank. Strange they refer to it as "additional tank" too.

Explains why it has two fuel sensors anyway - it does seem extra cost though.

Yeah, I think the additional tank was an optional extra, have a 6290 with the extra tank and it holds 225 litres, local contractor had a 6280 with the single tank and struggled to get 8hrs work when mowing