[AT] Adding electric starter

[charlie hill]

Herb,  a few years ago I bought a Fairbanks Morse 6HP ZC stationary engine. 
It was fresh from duty at a saw mill where it pulled a planer, edger or 
something.  It had a Chevy flex plate bolted to one of the fly wheels using 
short pipe nipples for stand-offs.  I asked the guy why it was there and he 
said they had a car started rigged up to start the engine.  I don't know 
exactly how the starter was mounted but you're not the first to have such an 
idea.  I don't see why you couldn't get it to work.  The guy I bought the 
engine from said it worked fine on the ZC.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Metz" <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:50 AM
Subject: [AT] Adding electric starter


> Our 1938 CC Case was the last year before Case flambeau red (?) and 
> electric and road gear, etc.
> I  infrequently thought of adding an externally mounted electric starter 
> next to the belt pulley andsecuring a ring gear to the belt pulley.   This 
> would necessitate placing transmission in neutral and engaging clutch and 
> then hitting the starter button.
> Has anyone ever tried this, or aware of someone who has tried this?
> Herb
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