[AT] Visiting ATIS members during 9/18 trip

[Rob Wilson]

Herb,
 This has happened to me on our WD45 a couple times and I too
took the starter out and cleaned it oil it and put it back in
and it worked great. The next time I knew it wasn't because
of the lack of lube it was because of the low battery. The
A-C tractors seem to be pretty picky on having a good battery
charged up. The next time it happens and it will do as George
said and put it in high gear and rock it backwards and it will
pop right out. I tried everything but the only thing that 
worked was rocking backwards. 
Rob 

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Herbert Metz
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Visiting ATIS members during 9/18 trip


OK; we are back in business.  I charged the battery, removed the panel, 
loosened the lock nut, backed the starter bolt out a small half turn,
tapped 
a couple times on rear of starter, tightened bolt, tightened locknut,
and 
hit the starter.   She started on the first turnover.
Thanks for the other suggestions, I will keep them in mind. Then I drove
around for a while getting famaliar with the "power director", 
a high-neutral-low arrangement that was Allis Chalmers very economical 
method of live PTO for powering the round rotobaler; (and also served as
a 
torque amplifier?)
I finally found a good farm auction; a consignment auction organized by
the 
Franklin County FFA.  It is held first Saturday of March and first
Saturday 
of October   It is an hour east of me, but I can do that twice a year.
Herb
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