[Farmall] F-20 questions

Mon Jul 31 20:04:42 PDT 2006

For manuals, I have bought mine at Binder Books.  Whatever you do, do not buy Jensales.  Very poor quality (but honorable people as they took them back with no problems).  I just bought a manual on CD for my kids Farmall A from http://www.ihaveadotcom.com/  A few small errors but I am impressed.  You get a pdf file of the manual that is well indexed.  But he does not offer F-Style yet.

For magneto questions, also contact Karl Olmstead.  He has a CD that he authored on rebuilding the mag, as well as the finer points of installation.  Not sure if he is charging for the CD or not these days.  Olmstead at ridgenet.net

For parts, I have three main sources:

1.  Nebraska Cowman - I use for all used parts and I think he has limited new supplies.  He is always offering advice on the Farmall forum on www.ytmag.com.  He sells many parts on ebay (store format) and has a website.  http://www.nebraskacowman.com/  He always has any parts I ask for.  howster at nebnet.net

2.  The Fordson House - www.thefordsonhouse.com  Despite the name, this business in upper Michigan is an excellent source for many F style parts.

3.  Rice Equipment - can't beat the selection, but no e-mail or web site

For the mag, the prior advice about finding TDC on #1 and making sure the mag is at 2:30 at that point is all you need for proper timing.  Very easy and foolproof.  If you have to resort to fine tuning by changing the timing discs, I would opt to time it so it fires at or just after TDC until you get good comfort with how it runs.  Accidently setting it too far before TDC can result in some nasty train wrecks between the crank and your arm.  Also did not see the holding of the crank mentioned.  Make sure your thumb is on the same side as your fingers, otherwise you could wind up with a broken thumb if it backfires.

If you want to be entertained by a newbie's trek with "restoring" and F-20, visit my site linked below.
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Tony Pitts
Ann Arbor, MI
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pitts/mbf
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Hudson Mills Old Power Club
15th Annual Show June 2-4, 2006
Dexter, MI
http://www.hudsonmills.org 

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From: John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:42:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] F-20 questions

Unless I'm missing some messages, a question such as yours used to yield far 
more info than Bob and I posted. Everbody gone on vacation????

John Hall 

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<DIV>For manuals, I have bought mine at Binder Books.  Whatever you do, do not buy Jensales.  Very poor quality (but honorable people as they took them back with no problems).  I just bought a manual on CD for my kids Farmall A from <A href="http://www.ihaveadotcom.com/">http://www.ihaveadotcom.com/</A>  A few small errors but I am impressed.  You get a pdf file of the manual that is well indexed.  But he does not offer F-Style yet.</DIV>
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<DIV>For magneto questions, also contact Karl Olmstead.  He has a CD that he authored on rebuilding the mag, as well as the finer points of installation.  Not sure if he is charging for the CD or not these days.  <U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A href="mailto:Olmstead at ridgenet.net">Olmstead at ridgenet.net</A></SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>For parts, I have three main sources:</DIV>
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<DIV>1.  Nebraska Cowman - I use for all used parts and I think he has limited new supplies.  He is always offering advice on the Farmall forum on <A href="http://www.ytmag.com">www.ytmag.com</A>.  He sells many parts on ebay (store format) and has a website.  <A href="http://www.nebraskacowman.com/">http://www.nebraskacowman.com/</A>  He always has any parts I ask for.  <A href="mailto:howster at nebnet.net">howster at nebnet.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV>2.  The Fordson House - <A href="http://www.thefordsonhouse.com">www.thefordsonhouse.com</A>  Despite the name, this business in upper Michigan is an excellent source for many F style parts.</DIV>
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<DIV>3.  Rice Equipment - can't beat the selection, but no e-mail or web site</DIV>
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<DIV>For the mag, the prior advice about finding TDC on #1 and making sure the mag is at 2:30 at that point is all you need for proper timing.  Very easy and foolproof.  If you have to resort to fine tuning by changing the timing discs, I would opt to time it so it fires at or just after TDC until you get good comfort with how it runs.  Accidently setting it too far before TDC can result in some nasty train wrecks between the crank and your arm.  Also did not see the holding of the crank mentioned.  Make sure your thumb is on the same side as your fingers, otherwise you could wind up with a broken thumb if it backfires.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you want to be entertained by a newbie's trek with "restoring" and F-20, visit my site linked below.</DIV>------------------------------------------<BR>Tony Pitts<BR>Ann Arbor, MI<BR>http://www.oldengine.org/members/pitts/mbf<BR>------------------------------------------<BR>Hudson Mills Old Power Club<BR>15th Annual Show June 2-4, 2006<BR>Dexter, MI<BR>http://www.hudsonmills.org
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net><BR>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com><BR>Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:42:20 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Farmall] F-20 questions<BR><BR>
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