[AT] cold Farmall

[Ron Cook]

Well, reasonable or not, that old H needs to start so I can get my work 
done.:-)

Cold weather starting was the original reason for removing the 
distributor and installing the magneto, I think.  It is still 6-volt and 
cranking with the starter lowered the voltage enough that it wouldn't 
start, and hand cranking was out of the question.  This old tractor has 
been lacking any basic maintenance for several years.  However, I did 
start it all last winter when I needed to load grain and it was below 
zero part of the time.  So, I figure if it used to work, it should still 
work.  And it will.  I am pretty sure everything is all gunked up with 
old dirty oil deposits.

It was too nice here today , about 40 , so I didn't get anything done to 
the H.  Now the wind is blowing out of the northwest and we are headed 
for zero again tonight with snow.  From 2 below to 40 to zero in 24 
hours....must be Iowa.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 1/18/2012 6:15 PM, john hall wrote:
> Cold weather here is in the 20's to upper teens. At that temp I expect a
> little difficulty cranking some of the old stuff here. I've hand cranked my
> T-20 several times to go play in ice and snow and have even cranked my 12-20
> Case when there was snow out. But at temps close to zero, is it reasonable
> to expect this old stuff to crank reliably?
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Cook"<rlcook at longlines.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] cold Farmall
>
>
>> John,
>>      That is my suspicions, too.  It does have a starter, so cranking
>> doesn't happen all that much.  It is currently two below zero and there
>> is no way it would have starting spark were I to venture out and try
>> it.  I just threw another log in the stove.  I'm gonna stay right where
>> I am.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>>