[AJD] timing crash test.............

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Deere themselves went so far as to install free of charge neutral start safety kits on 
almost all mid sized tractors sold since the 1970's. Talk about problems trying to 
locate tractors that were sold sometimes over 30 years ago! A decent job was done 
overall updating this safety issue on tractors and although it must have cost Deere 
untold amounts of money I imagine it was nothing to having a customer get hurt or killed 
and the resultant law suit. We found tractors we had sold scattered all over the U.S.! 
Of course you couldn't travel to update those so they were transferred to the nearest 
servicing dealer and we also got our share of transferred units to update.
Interesting
Greg


Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

On Wed Feb 16 10:15 , 'Karl Olmstead' <olmstead at ridgenet.net> sent:

>Sounds like you're making some progress, Nick.  And you've learned a 
>valuable lesson.  I know two guys who have started a tractor (in gear) while 
>standing in front of the rear wheel.  One lost a leg, the other spent four 
>months in the hospital.  His chest was crushed.  And those are the lucky 
>ones!  Most antique tractor fans have developed a routine; they always 
>'jiggle' the gearshift lever before turning the key or stepping on the 
>starter.  Always.  That works, unless the shifter is very sloppy and wiggles 
>even when in gear.
>
>I've given a lot of thought as to how to push or pull start a tractor by 
>myself, and the only thing I can see to do is chain the tractor to my 
>forklift.  I could set it up so that I can pick the rear wheels off the 
>ground with the forklift as soon as the engine starts.  Sounds good in 
>theory, but I haven't had enough guts to try it yet.  One of the problems 
>would be climbing on board to disengage the clutch... with the rear wheels 
>churning away.
>
>I've pull-started a truck by myself.  I ran the ignition wires up to the tow 
>vehicle, and disconnected them as soon as the truck started and tried to 
>catch the tow vehicle.  Can't do that with most tractors.
>
>Anyway, sounds to me like you need a new coil, and maybe capacitor.  When 
>you say that the coil reads zero ohms, do you mean zero as in less than one, 
>or zero as in 'OVLD', or open circuit (infinite resistance)?
>
>-Karl 
>
>
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