[AT] My little tiny tractor runs

[Cecil Bearden]

Ask for a ballast resistor for a mid 60's plymouth or dodge or IHC.    I 
don't know if you have an Oreilly auto there or not, but I looked one up 
for my old 63 IHC scout.   The Borg Warner number is BWD RU4, The Master 
Pro number is MPI 2-5214,   NAPA   Echlin Ignition      ECH ICR13,

That should get you one that will work.  NAPA can be ordered online and 
it is the least expensive.
Cecil in OKla


On 11/24/2017 9:32 PM, Henry Miller wrote:
> Subject is as my 4 year old says.
>
> As you might recall, I have been trying to get 3 tractors that my great
> uncle made running again. The "John deere" built around a 1.5hp John
> deere e was today's project.  The Magento magnets were weak so this
> morning I called Don Petty who has a magnet recharger. He was in the
> shop so I loaded the tractor on the trailer.
>
> I'm getting ahead of the story. When I tried to put my shoes on my
> daughter (2 years old)  sat on my lap and insisted she wanted to go with
> daddy. So after the adventure of getting her ready (getting a girl
> dressed is always an adventure in my experience) I was able to load the
> trailer up. The magneto was already off, but I was hoping for some
> assistance.
>
> The trip was about 45 minutes, plenty of time for my daughter to fall
> asleep in the car seat. Charging took longer than it should, the magnet
> was stuck on tight. Not very long, but enough that Don remarked about it
> as he pried it off.
>
>
> Then put it all together, this I did myself. About this time my daughter
> woke up so now I was watching both kids run around.  Turn the crank and
> got fuel but no fire.  Check the timing and I was off a notch on the
> gears. This is why I brought the whole tractor with, I wouldn't have
> though to check, but he heard me and crank and came to check.
>
> Next time I put in just enough bolts to hold everything. Crank again and
> still nothing. Timing seemed right though. He grabbed an ignitor coil
> and battery and soon the engine was running. As the engine fired I
> happened to see a huge grin light on my son's face. I grabbed for my
> camera, but I couldn't get the right angle.
>
> I missed this part, but Don told me he tried once the engine was running
> he tried connecting the Magento again, but that didn't work. It ran only
> on his coil. I ended up leaving the Magento with him to rebuild.
> Probably won't get it back before February, but I have plenty of other
> work to do in the mean time.
>
> It was now past lunch time so I left. As I was driving away I did a
> little thinking. After lunch at a Chinese buffet I went next door to
> northern tool and bought one of their 1200lbs wagons.
>
> Back home I grabbed a starter from my uv4 (utv), the starter didn't seem
> to work even when I put it on a battery with jumper cables. Off to the
> auto parts store to have the starter tested, it failed on their machine
> too. New one will arrive on Tuesday.
>
> While there I asked the guy for a 12 ignition coil. It took some work to
> convince him to just go in back and get him one without looking up
> anything.
>
> Back home, assembled the wagon, put a spare battery in it, connected the
> trailer to the tractor and a few feet of wire to the ignitor, using just
> the primary on the coil. That took an hour, but I soon had the tractor
> running and my son driving it, pulling his sister in the wagon. I don't
> know who is the happiest about that.
>   
> As I put my son to bed he asked me to show him his tractor again, so I
> got out the video I took of him driving it.
>
> If you are still reading I have one question. The coil I got said that
> you needs an external resistor which I didn't get. I couldn't convince
> the guy at the store to grab one that would fit, so what do I ask for to
> get one that they are likely to have in stock?
>
> The coil got hot in just a few minutes so I know I need one before I run
> it again.
>
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