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

[Steve Bachman]

i've always used 6th gear, and pushed the clutch in around
5-10mph.  a lesser gear can over-rev it, 
or bring your tow vehicle to a jolting dead stop...


"Robert M. Massengale" wrote:
> 
> 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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