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If it runs on your land and won't start, call

A tractor that's down doesn't load onto a trailer easily and doesn't want to go to a dealer that's booked three weeks out. I come to the barn, the pasture, or wherever it quit. Diesel and gas, tractors, UTVs, ATVs, zero-turns: the same diagnostic approach as a truck, applied to something with bigger tires.

I'm a mechanic, not a dealer technician, and I'll be straight about the line. Engines, fuel, electrical, cooling, and charging are mine. The insides of a hydrostat are not.

Text (512) 980-4368 Call for emergencies

Texting is best — I'm usually mid-job and can't pick up. Stranded or an emergency? Call.

No fix, no fee diagnostics
Quoted price is the final price
12 mo / 12,000 mi parts & labor
I come to you

What it's doing, and what it usually is

The most common cause first. It's a guide, not a diagnosis. That's what the visit is for.

Diesel tractor won't start: Air in the fuel, a clogged filter, water in the fuel, glow plugs, a dead battery, or a safety switch on the seat, the PTO, or the shifter that thinks you're not sitting on it.
Gas UTV or ATV won't start: Stale fuel and a gummed-up carburetor, most of the time. Otherwise spark, a battery, or a kill switch.
Starts, runs a minute, then dies: Fuel starvation. A filter, a blocked tank vent, or water in the fuel. Very common after equipment sits.
Runs hot: A radiator screen packed with chaff and dust, a fan belt, or a thermostat. Blow the screen out first. It's free.
Black or white smoke: Same as a truck. Black is too much fuel or not enough air. White is unburnt fuel, glow plugs, or an injector.
Battery won't hold a charge: The alternator or stator, the regulator, or a battery that sat flat too long over winter.
Lights, gauges, or a starter that does nothing: Wiring, a ground, a fuse, or one of the safety switches. Tractors have a lot of them, and mice like all of them.
Hydraulics slow, weak, or leaking: Fluid level, a filter, or a hose. Those I can do. A pump or a cylinder is usually the dealer.

What I do in your driveway

Fuel systems: filters, lines, lift pumps, bleeding air out, and carburetors cleaned or replaced on gas engines.
Glow plugs, batteries, starters, alternators, stators, and regulators.
Safety switch and wiring faults, including the rodent kind.
Cooling: radiators, screens, belts, thermostats, hoses, water pumps.
Hydraulic hoses, filters, and fluid.
Belts, blades, spindles, and deck work on mowers, and an oil and filter change alongside any job.

How the money works

$150: Flat, to diagnose it. It's separate from the repair. If I can't find what's wrong, you don't pay it.
Quote: Before anything comes apart. The price I give you is the price you pay. If I find something else, I stop and ask you first.
12 / 12k: Months and miles, parts and labor. If the repair doesn't hold, I come back and fix it free.

Travel is free within 30 miles of Bastrop. Further out, there's a flat travel fee. The full warranty terms spell out what's covered.

Questions I get asked

What brands do you work on?

Most of the common ones: John Deere, Kubota, New Holland, Massey, Mahindra, Kioti, and the Polaris, Can-Am, Honda, and Kawasaki side-by-sides and quads. An engine is an engine. If yours is unusual, ask, and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right person for it.

Does the diagnostic fee apply to a tractor?

Yes, the same flat $150 as a truck, and the same rules: a price before I start, and no fee if I can't find the fault.

It sat all winter and now it won't run. What happened?

Fuel. Gas with ethanol in it goes off in a couple of months and varnishes the carburetor. Diesel grows algae and collects water. Most winter no-starts are a fuel system clean-out, and most are avoidable with a stabilizer and a full tank before it's parked.

Can you come out to the field?

Yes, if I can get the van reasonably close. Tell me what the ground's like when you call. I've worked on things in some fairly unlikely places.

Do you do the little stuff too, mowers and generators?

Yes. Small engines have their own page. If you've got a tractor down and a mower that won't start, tell me both and I'll look at them in one visit.

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Flat $150 to diagnose it, and you get a price before anything gets taken apart. Mon–Fri 9am – 6pm.

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Stranded or an emergency? Call (512) 980-4368 — for anything else, a text gets to me faster.