[AT] cold Farmall

[john hall]

I don't know what is tougher, those machines or you guys that work in those 
temps. I'll take my 95 deg and high humidity any day!

John

----- 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 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] cold Farmall


> 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
>>>
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