[AT] John Deere 6619T engine

[Gene Waugh Elgin, Illinois USA]

I became a "man" (in my opinion at the time) the first time I got my 
grandfather's unstyled G started by myself.  I was around 10 years 
old---yes, there were compression releases; a petcock on each cylinder.  
As a kid I would scramble under the tractor & mounted 2 row cultivator 
to close the far side petcock.  Sheesh, how did I ever get to 65 without 
OSHA?

Gene
Gene Waugh
Elgin, Illinois USA



charlie hill wrote:
> No Roy,  you didn't spin the wheel, get it going and then engage some gear 
> to start it.  You spun the engine along with the flywheel.  You didn't send 
> a child to do it!  There might have been some sort of compression release. 
> I don't know.  I'm not a JD guy and never tried to start one of them.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] John Deere 6619T engine
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>> On Nov 1, 2008, at 12:06 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Roy, don't let these guys pull your leg too hard.
>>>       
>> YANK! (See what I know about JD tractors!)
>>
>>     
>>>  Dean is a JD expert.
>>> Every JD ever built up until ....mmmmm .... I guess the mid 60's or so
>>>       
>> I ran across some tidbit saying that the first non two-cylender was
>> 1963 or something.. you have it about right.
>>     
>>> That is a flywheel over on the left had side.  If it was an A or GP
>>> or most
>>> of the others you use that to start the tractor.   Spin it by hand.
>>>       
>> Hmmm.. spin flywheel, engage some gear  to start?
>>
>>  My '51 McCormick has a crank feature, but a starter also. i hope to
>> not need to start it by hand.  Mine has battery, alternator and coil
>> ignition, not the  magneto.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> Roy Morgan
>> k1lky at earthlink.net
>> 529 Cobb St.
>> Groton NY, 13073
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