[AT] Farmall starter switch

[Cecil R Bearden]

Osage orange is sorta like granite!!!!!   Here it is called Bois D'Arc  
( pronounced "Board Ark" )  It was used by the plains indians to make 
bows for hunting.  There are some natural bow enthusiasts that still 
make bows from it.   It is a beautiful wood when finished.  The 
staircase in the church in Santa Fe was built with Osage Orange for the 
connecting upright pieces between the steps.   I have an Osage Orange 
tree in my front drive that is approx 5 ft in diameter. It is a multiple 
trunk style of tree.  It has been estimated to be over 300 yrs old.  
They also have root runners that will go for several hundred feet and 
start another tree. They are a real pain to clear out of a fence row.  
However, a 4 inch post will last a hundred years in a fence.  With the 
advent of cordless Drills, driving a staple in one became possible.  You 
just drilled a pilot hole.
I had one that was a 10 in dia. corner post when we bought the place in 
1962.  It had been the original corner in 1885.  We replaced it in 1970 
*/- because we needed to hang a gate on the corner....

If you hit one with a bush hog, it ain't pretty....

Cecil in OKla


On 7/29/2014 5:50 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Osage orange doesn't grow here but I hear it makes excellent
> fire wood if that gives you any ideas!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Vinson
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:18 PM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch
>
> The Super M did just fine tonight, pressed into service pulling the little
> trailer while I cut and hauled more overhanging branches and little trees
> from the sides of the farm lane.   Fired right up every time without
> hesitation.    One day isn't much of a trend but it was nice to have the
> starter and ring gear behave.   If I have more trouble with it locking up
> I'll give Cecil's suggestion about a Dremel tool a try.
>
> By the way, if anybody is considering planting a mess of osage orange trees,
> I advise restraint.  :)
>
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Carl Gogol
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:45 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch
>
> The Farmall H on my dad's farm would do the starter lock up thing from time
> to time.  Rocking in fifth usually cured it but if you were in ground that
> was a little softer that was a two or three man task.  Then the wrench came
> out and loosened the starter bolts as Keith has already described.  Not a
> consistent enough problem to fix it over the 20 or so years we owned it.
> Carl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kkinney at herculesengines.com
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 9:57 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch
>
> Once in a while our Farmall H will get the starter stuck.  Seems like the
> teeth on the starter and the teeth on the ring gear get out of mesh and will
> have the teeth on top of one another.  At least that's what I think is
> happening.  The engine will  be locked up tighter than a drum.  I'll get a
> wrench out and loosen the bolts holding the starter on.  After a few turns
> I'll hear a fairly loud "pop" and everything will be right with the world
> again.
> I'll tighten the bolts and be off and running.
> Keith
>
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