[AT] 39 farmall H

[carl gogol]

Our old H would jam up the starter too, maybe when the battery was weak it 
would be more often.  Put it in fifth gear and rock a wheel or loosen the 
starter and rock if that doesn't do it.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] 39 farmall H


>I just thought of something else.  A stuck starter.  Rocking will free
> that too.  You will hear it pop loose more than likely.  Our family farm
> has an H and it does all of the above, and more.
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>> Ron you are thinking the same as me.   Bruce, jack up one rear wheel if 
>> you
>> can do it easily.   Put the tractor in high gear and rock the tire back 
>> and
>> forth as vigorously as you can.  Listen for something to pop loose.  If 
>> you
>> can't put it in 4th try rocking it in neutral.  If it's truly in neutral 
>> you
>> should be able to turn the rear wheel.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 3:52 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] 39 farmall H
>>
>>
>>> I think it is in gear.  Have you tried moving the tractor any?  Like
>>> just rocking it by shoving on a rear tire some?  It may even be in two
>>> gears.  Entirely possible with an old H.  At any rate, if it is indeed
>>> in neutral it should roll without trying to turn the engine, in which
>>> case the starter should turn it over.
>>>
>>> Ron Cook
>>> Salix, IA
>>>
>>> Bruce Moden wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am in the process of restoring a '39 IHF H and I have the tractor in
>>>> neutral yet it will not turn over unless the clutch is ingaged, I 
>>>> believe
>>>> it is too old for that to have been a safty system, si I think the
>>>> hydraulics must be engaged or some pto.  However the side pully 
>>>> platform
>>>> spins easily, the reae pto lever shifts w/o changing the problem, any
>>>> ideas?
>>>> Bruce
>>>>
>>>>
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