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

[Robert M. Massengale]

I've been following this thread and extracting the ideas and suggestions with the 
intent of building myself a "pull start" checklist.  I'd appreciate any suggestions or 
recommendations for the best gear to select to pull start my '41 B handstart (6 fwd 
speeds).  TIA

Mike

> 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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