[AT] JD Distributor vs. Magneto

[Al Jones]

Is it the Wico unit that looks like a mag or the Delco distributor?
The late B we have in the machine shop had a mag on it but a key switch on
the dash (non functioning from what I remember when it ran) so I think it
originally had a distributor.  The Mag will need a complete go-through so
am debating putting a distributor on it.  I've head the Wico version wasn't
as reliable.  We'll see.

Al

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 4:12 PM STEVE ALLEN <steveallen855 at centurytel.net>
wrote:

> Going Saturday to look at a late JD A.  I have a fair amount of experience
> with both an A and a B with mags, but I have never used one with a
> distributor before.
>
> Now, I've had several vehicles over the years which used the old points
> distributors, so I know the basics--well, I *knew* them years ago, anyway.
> But I am curious what sorts of differences I can expect between a mag
> tractor and a distributor tractor.  I know that the distributor tractor
> will need to have a battery to run.  Are the differences otherwise
> transparent to the guy in the operator's seat?
>
> Thanks.
>
> The "original" Steve Allen
> JD A & B (and maybe another A) near Rolla, MO
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