[AT] Diesel Starting Safety Reminder

[Brad Gunnells]

Yes that's true. It's just that my friend was a machinist at the local 
Napa store. He was one of the people I learned a lot from in trouble 
shooting carb and ignition problems (besides my dad). He was also the 
mechanic that built and tuned my engines for my race car. So for him to 
not be able to start the tractor just added to my amusement.

Brad

On Feb 24, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Ronald L. Cook wrote:

> Well, it WAS backwards.  Sort of theft-proof.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> Brad Gunnells wrote:
>> Reminds me of a story with my Allis WC. Had it parked on a hill since 
>> the battery was about shot. The previous owner had installed a pull 
>> switch (like you'd use for a light) to kill the engine. It was wired 
>> so that when the switch was pulled (on) it would ground the mag and 
>> kill the engine.
>> I had a buddy that was a farm hand most of his younger years helping 
>> me bale hay one day. I asked him to get the Allis to move a loaded 
>> rack out of the field why I checked over the baler and got ready for 
>> the next wagon. Pretty soon he jumped in his truck and pulled over by 
>> the tractor. A few minutes passed...still no tractor. So I walked 
>> over to see what was up. There he was trying to jump start the 
>> tractor.
>> He was a bit embarrassed when I pushed in the switch and just barely 
>> touched the starter and it popped right off. He thought the switch 
>> had to be "on" (grounding the mag) to start. He rolled it, jumped it, 
>> and still couldn't make it go.
>> After that I bought a key switch that grounds in the the off position 
>> so anyone besides me would find it intuitive. I still joke to him 
>> about having to install a key switch so the help could figure it out!
>> Brad
>
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