[AT] Visiting ATIS members during 9/18 trip

Sat Oct 1 05:12:04 PDT 2005

Sometimes the starter drive will stick in the flywheel.  Put the tractor in 
high gear and rock it back and forth by pulling and pushing on the rear tire 
treads.  That might shake it loose.  If that doesn't work there is a tapered 
end bolt with a lock nut that holds the starter in the bell housing/torque 
tube.  Back it out far enough to shake the starter.

Those are the things I would try.   If that doesn't work you will learn to 
hold your mouth right while you try to get the starter out from under the 
fuel tank.

Sounds like you had a good trip.  12.5 mpg isn't bad pulling that much load! 
Not good with gas prices this high but still not bad.

Lynn went to London a few years ago and forgot to tell the bank.
After about 3 days into a 2 week trip the bank started calling.   I told 
them she was in London on a trip but they weren't taking my word for it. 
They kept telling me to have her call them.  I kept explaining that I didn't 
even know how to reach her.  They kept calling back.  I couldn't tell her 
because I had not even heard from her myself.  I was afraid they would cut 
off her card.  I wanted to know what was being bought with the card so that 
I would know if it was her using it.  The bank wouldn't/couldn't tell me 
that.  Luckily I know some folks that are fairly high placed in that bank. 
They got it taken care of for me.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Visiting ATIS members during 9/18 trip

> Charlie
> Yes, we had a good trip (except 1340 miles / 12.5 mpg is $300 for 
> gasoline). We had to call our credit card co. half way through our return 
> trip and properly identify ourself as they had placed a block on our card. 
> I should have informed them of our plans before making the trip.
> First impression was good; it started right away and I backed out of 
> Georges shed, drove it down his driveway and back, then onto the trailer.
> Second impression was not so good; attempted to start it and move a couple 
> inches. Ugh; the starter apparently locked.   We tried a couple things, 
> then disconnected the battery and put the hood back on, rolled it a couple 
> inches and tied it down.   When we got home I backed the trailer into the 
> shed far enough that Barbara and I could easily roll it off.   Seriously 
> used my $30 special sale 12 volt winch from Harbor Freight for first time. 
> Called the p.o. and he had not experienced starter problems (since a 
> rebuild two years ago).  Will take it loose tomorrow (after a farm 
> equipment sale) and tap on starter, etc.
> P.O. mailed the operators manual today; he and George had such a good tour 
> and visit at Georges that he completely forgot to leave the manual.   This 
> is the first tractor that I ever drove without knowing anything about it; 
> a rather uneasy feeling.  Obviously, I had not done my homework.   The 
> p.o. currently is without computer, but that is no excuse.
> Herb
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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>
>> Herb it sounds like you had a great trip.  How do you like your D14 so 
>> far?
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
>> To: <AT at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:05 AM
>> Subject: [AT] Visiting ATIS members during 9/18 trip
>>
>>
>> Barbara and I certainly enjoyed the hospitality of the Willers and the 
>> Dotsons during our 9/27-28 trip to Ohio to pick up a D14 bought from an 
>> AC enthusiast in New York.  He delivered it to the Willers the previous 
>> week when he attended an AC sale in Indiana.  George had rearranged his 
>> shed (Allis, Case, Ford, IHC H and M, plus many Cubs) to make room for 
>> one more.
>> Yes, George, our loading was well done.   I never made any adjustments; 
>> that is saying quite a bit when one travels 690 miles and includes 
>> Kentucky interstates (they are rough).
>> After enjoying Marilyns good cooking and a nice overnight stay, we hit 
>> the road for the Dotsons.  We had toured Georges shops (full line for 
>> wookwork and full line for metal work and his shed full of tractors) last 
>> year when we stopped in for Sunday brunch on our return from Canandaigua, 
>> NY show. Our visit at Gene Dotsons included visiting with Gene, brother 
>> Gary and his wife Regina and a tour of Genes farm, shed full of Case 
>> tractors plus good looking Maule airplane, airstrip, White combine and 
>> many implements. Then on to brother Larry and wife Barbara Dotsons where 
>> we toured their shed full of IHC Cubs, his exceptional restored Cockshut, 
>> and several other tractors and implements.   Larry has several projects 
>> in process including an Allis G restoration for some guy way down in GA, 
>> and he still works full time.
>> Thank You Barbara for the good written directions for getting back to 
>> I-65 while also avoiding Dayton.  Those directions also took us through 
>> West Liberty where we noticed a couple sitting out front of a store 
>> eating icecream cones.  Wooohh!   $1.00 for a huge scoop of delicious 
>> icecream. (Note to Larry Goss, store was on southwest corner of 
>> intersection).
>> We had gone about five miles when Gene phoned and said Barbara had 
>> noticed the trailer brake lights were not working when we left their 
>> place.  Sure enough; I wiggled the plug and they worked ok the rest of 
>> the trip. Thank You again Barbara.
>> The rest of the trip home went well.   However, I did drive on the left 
>> side of the road through much of KY, because of the right side being so 
>> rough. I do not like doing that but this was middle of the night and our 
>> trailer has five lights across the rear.
>> Time did not permit a visit to Gary and Regina's to tour their collection 
>> of Leaders and an exceptional restored Cockshut; maybe next year.
>> Herb
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