My Lenar! « Thread Started on May 19, 2008, 4:28am »
Well!! I have a Jiangaling JF254, branded as a Lenar. I have owned it 12 months, done 35 hours and in that time, I have only had it on my premises for three months. The other nine months, it was at the selling dealer's being fixed. Hands-up everyone with low oil pressure issues? Mine has "off the gauge" oil pressure when cold and down to nothing at idle after a couple of hours work with a mower. The paint fell off, the fiberglass gell coat disintegrated, as did the alternator. The starter failed and the battery lead connections were pushed in and not crimped. The instrument cluster died as did the hydraulic pump. The seats fallen to pieces, the thermostat has failed and the brakes don't work. And then there is the rust! And the battery and the front hubs, and the 4WD wouldn't disengage It's been away four months this year so far, to have the clutch un-seized and surgery to get the PTO to function correctly (the clutch driven-plates were distorted at manufacture and the PTO wouldn't release), the brakes re-built again and another instrument cluster installed. It would be unfair to say that it was a Friday or Monday assembly machine... or one built just before the Xmas break. I think my Lenar was cobbled together during the Christmas party! The importer has been magic and the selling dealer has worked very hard, but everything takes an age because there is a lack of service information (in any language). And the parts take forever! If you want extreme stress... I recommend a Lenar!
Hi, I am a new member and have owned my Lenar LE354 since Sept 2007 had 60 hrs on it when I purchased and 175+/- now. My first tactor and nothing but good news here. No manuals as yet but just got a promise of some from someone in China. Will let you know. Changed oil again and ran out of my spare filters so am looking for oil and fuel filters. DONT KNOW YET WHERE THE HYDRAULIC FILTER IS OR IF IT HAS ONE SO HELP THERE IS NEEDED. Ajusted brakes(easy) Did brake the headlight assembly when the hood come crashing down(need better hood holder upper) using 2x4 now Well nice forum hope to learn a lot. Thanks Randy
Hi, I am a new member and have owned my Lenar LE354 since Sept 2007 had 60 hrs on it when I purchased and 175+/- now. My first tactor and nothing but good news here. No manuals as yet but just got a promise of some from someone in China. Will let you know. Changed oil again and ran out of my spare filters so am looking for oil and fuel filters. DONT KNOW YET WHERE THE HYDRAULIC FILTER IS OR IF IT HAS ONE SO HELP THERE IS NEEDED. Ajusted brakes(easy) Did brake the headlight assembly when the hood come crashing down(need better hood holder upper) using 2x4 now Well nice forum hope to learn a lot. Thanks Randy
Hey Randy,
Welcome to The Owner's Club.
It's always good to hear,, when an Owner Tells us that his tractor is doing well. We are very glad to hear that for sure.
One of the best way's,, in my humble opinion to keep them running good,, is to stay on a steady schedule of Preventative maintenance.
On your Cannister Filter's,, unless you have a good source for the OEM's,, probably best to take your old filter's to a good auto parts store,, like CarQuest, Napa, O'Rielly's,, etc,, and let them match up a good filter for your tractor. I have heard that it is best,, when no reference crossover,, that it is best to get one that is as big as the OEM Filter or larger,, but not smaller. Only what I've heard,,, so use your best judement.
It would be best to get a set of manuals for your tractor,, just my humble opinion. Mine are not the best for my Jinma,, but they sure have helped me,, along with the helpful folks here in the Forum,, and if you can locate a knowledgeable Lenar Dealer,, they may also be able to offer helpful advice.
I did a Google Search on the Lenar Hydraulic system,, and didn't come up with much. I don't know if your hydraulic system is anything like the 200 series Jinma or not,, but here is a link to where I am servicing mine. I think that the New Jinma's come with Hydraulic Cannister Filter's,, however mine only has the Filter Screen,, located in the Hydraulic Tank. Mine seems to be working well though,, so no complaint's from me on mine. If your's has the Hydraulic Screen like mine doe's,, be very careful,, not to tear it. Mine is a very Fine meshed Screen,, and is easily ripped on a hanging piece of Chassis Metal. The first time I seviced the Filter Screen,, it had a couple very small holes in it. I replaced it with a new one,, and so far,, the new one is holding up well.
Excellent opportunity to document with picture's when you do maintenance on your Lenar Tractor. That's how all the information here came about,, and you may find,, as you do,, other Lenar Tractor Owner's will start contributing as well. Sort of like a SnowBall Effect.
No matter what you are doing,, try to take picture's,, as it is a lot of fun,, and that's how we help each other. And for sure,, we want to see picture's of your Lenar Tractor,, whilst Resting,, Working or just plain Sleeping...
So far,, the Little Spring Loaded Cylinder is working good on my Jinma to keep the Hood open,, but we all have to use what we have to keep it propped up as we do engine maintenance. I believe that I remember Wayne keeping his Hood Propped up with his AK47...
Keep us updated,, and don't forget those Pic's, Joe
Re: My Lenar! « Reply #3 on Jan 28, 2009, 3:31am »
The filter is located behind a panel at the rear of the lefthand foot board... the panel is secured with 4 bolts. The filter is a mesh contraption that needs to be removed and cleaned with kerosene and carefully dried before being re-assembled.
The filter is located behind a panel at the rear of the lefthand foot board... the panel is secured with 4 bolts. The filter is a mesh contraption that needs to be removed and cleaned with kerosene and carefully dried before being re-assembled.
Hey Mike,
Thanks very much for letting Randy know,, where that Filter is located. I'm sure that he will appreciate the help.
Also We all are hoping that things are going better for your Lenar as time is going by. I know that you really had a lot of problems to get ironed out,, so here's hoping that 2009 will be a much better year.
Anyways it's good to hear from you,, and don't be a Stranger here in The Owner's Club. The Guy's here love to help each other,, so if you've got a problem,, maybe someone here will be able to help you. Lot's of time's,, all it takes is just talking about something to figure out what the problem is,, not always,, but sometime's, Joe
Re: My Lenar! « Reply #5 on Nov 2, 2009, 10:46pm »
Well!!! With 14 hours on the timer, my Lenar died and leaving me with zero confidence in the product. So, the importer/distributor took it away and gave me a new Mahindra, which is the latest iteration of the old Feng Shou 254 (Lenar) which was a copy of an ancient old Fiat (the engine is a copy of a thirty year old Isuzu though). The Indians have done a lot of work and the tractor is now almost up to merchantable quality for us in the 'west'. For example, the filters are now proper pleated paper devices. Mine was delivered with a faulty wiring loom and out of adjustment micro switches for the starter inhibitor and fuel supply issues, which are fairly common apparently. It also had a faulty PTO gearbox, which was replaced by the factory. The starter is now a Hitachi item and the hydraulic pump is a Parker... which has a vastly improved flow rate. One can now use the front end loader and steer as well! And it's properly painted! I have yet to sort out the fuel supply and every so often at idle, it runs 'like a concrete mixer', but for the most part it is working perfectly. I have now done 145 hours (mowing mostly) which is reasonably light duty for any tractor. I see that Mahindra in the US now sell these tractors as light duty machines only, which doesn't really surprise me. The clutch, brakes and other components are very lightly constructed. I have to say, that for mowing, it is absolutely perfect. From new, I ran the tractor for an hour or so and then changed all the lubricants. At 50 hours, I changed all the lubricants again and I've used synthetic gear oil in the front axle (Q8 T65) and Q8 Maxifarm in the gearbox/hydraulics and Q8 T750 in the engine crankcase, until it's run in at 200 hours and I'll then change to Q8 Excel 10W-40 full synthetic. I am already running Q8 Excel in the diesel pump (which as an Oil Rep... for Q8..., I advise everyone to do) Full synthetics offer many times the protection over mineral oils, mostly because the base stock is more expensive and better quality, so the oil blenders tend to incorporate better quality and more advanced additive packages to justify the cost of the product. As a general rule, use full synthetic and mechanical wear mostly stops. Mobil ran a BMW for 1,000,000 miles with scheduled service using Mobil 1 on a dynomometer and then stripped the engine down and found the engine components when measured with a micrometer, were within specification for new. So, my advice to all Chinese tractor owners... 1. Start and warm up the engine and gear oil at engine idle for 5 minutes or so. 2. Service religiously according to manufacturers specifications. 3. Run lubricants for 200 hours max! 4. Use the same synthetic engine oil, in the diesel pump and engine. 5. And change the diesel pump oil with the engine oil. 6. Use the best quality gear oil from a big manufacturer Mobil, Q8 Amsoil, Penzoil etc. 7. Use the best quality hydraulic oil you can find from a big manufacturer. 8. Use commercial quality (IE truck) oil filters and change then at the manufacturers stated intervals (Donaldson, Fram, Amsoil... for example). 9. Keep a close eye on the air filter, especially if you are mowing. None of the engines will tolerate being 'dusted' to any degree. If mowing, I suggest cleaning the filter DAILY, by removing the filter element and blowing the dust out with compressed air. Do this Weekly at the absolute max! Follow this rule and regular maintenance like valve adjustment and these simple tractors will give reliable service for 10,000 hours. Neglect them and they will disintegrate! In my humble opinion!
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