[AT] Adding electric starter

[rlgoss at twc.com]

That photo makes me cringe just looking at it.  We had a bunch of used L's for sale at the Gravely dealership I was working at, and people would use the starter while barefoot.  They would press the starter button with the big toe of their right foot, and hope to keep from drawing blood.



Larry 
---- Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Saw an old F-12 or F-14 at Jasper, GA tractor show last fall. Guy crawler
> > on, hit the starter, and it started immediately.  He looked around and saw
> > me watching so I gave him a thumbs up, his response was the biggest grin of
> > the day.  He had adapted a certain model Corvette ring gear (a bit smaller
> > or thinner(?) if memory serves) and bolted a starter above the ring gear
> > and
> > above the right side frame.  Was sharing this with a mechanic neighbor who
> > has a good looking old F-12; his plans are to do similar except belt the
> > starter to a V-belt pulley mounted on the PTO.
> > When I was still at home I had considered adding a V-belt to the belt
> > pulley
> > on our 1938 CC Case, then add generator, battery and lights, but Dad would
> > never agree.  I never thought about using the PTO.
> > Some of you guys might want to consider that if your favorite show tractor
> > predates electric starters..
> > Herb(GA)
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Herb: Take a look at the electric starter kit for the Gravely model L
> garden tractor. They turn over pretty hard. It's a fair sized roller chain
> sprocket with a sprag clutch of some type. The starter has a tiny little
> sprocket on it. That sprag clutch must be pretty good, I have never taken
> one apart before.  :-)   The starter is a large one.
> I found a picture of one on-line.
> 
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> Francis Robinson
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> Central Indiana USA
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