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    <p>Amen to that...I spent my youth on a 620, an A, two different
      730D's, and my Little Johnny H. While I also enjoyed the
      turbocharged roar of a couple different big Allis tractors, it was
      hard for me to come up with a better experience than plowing with
      a 730 with wide front end. Drop the right front wheel into the
      furrow, drop the power lift against the stop, put the throttle
      wide open, and enjoy...while there were times on southern Indiana
      soils where full-throttle wasn't necessary with 4 14" bottoms, it
      never hurt anything. The 730 was the only tractor we had that
      could run all day without going to the house for fuel - not always
      an advantage when you need a break :-)</p>
    <p>The two-cylinder tractors also were much kinder to my
      hearing...the turbo whine from the 210 invariably gave me
      headaches. My dad and I used to go round and round about that - he
      had spent enough time on the farm and in industry that his hearing
      rolled off at about 10 kHz, so he never heard the high-pitched
      stuff that bothered me!</p>
    <p>Mark J<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/17/2020 7:40 PM, Dean Vinson
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
            like pretty much all the old tractor makes, and have a red
            one, green one, and a newer (~1980) blue one, and all three
            get pretty regular use.   The green one is a 620, same model
            Dean VP was describing.    Difficult starter access aside,
            my guess is you’d have to hunt pretty hard to find a better
            engineered, better built, more reliable,
            tougher-down-to-the-last-breath series of tractors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Not
            that I’d kick an Oliver 77 out of bed, so to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dean
            Vinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Saint
            Paris Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> AT
                [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com">mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>] <b>On
                  Behalf Of </b>ustonThomas Mehrkam<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 17, 2020 10:38 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com"><at@lists.antique-tractor.com></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] Starter installation trick on
                the later two cylinder JD Tractors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Why
                do you guys LOVE those pain in the ass John Deer
                tractors so much.  I have owned international, Massey
                Harris, Massey Ferguson, Oliver and Miniapalious Moline
                tractors. All were acceptable. All of those tractors
                still run. :-}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">There
                was always a lot of Cussing, Wrench Throwing, Pulling
                etc from the JD owners. :-}   <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Now
                I did it and insulted your Religion. :-}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On
                  Sunday, May 17, 2020, 2:46:43 AM CDT, <a
                    href="mailto:deanvp@att.net" moz-do-not-send="true">deanvp@att.net</a>
                  <<a href="mailto:deanvp@att.net"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">deanvp@att.net</a>> wrote:
                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I
                    just went through a few days of hassle that caused
                    me to remove/reinstall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">the
                    starter on my 1958 JD 620 high Clearance tractor.
                    There is an<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">abbreviation
                    for this procedure called a complete PITA unless you
                    know a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">trick
                    I knew at one time and had completely forgotten
                    about. My situation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">was
                    compounded by a 10" shorter battery cable than what
                    is supposed to be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">installed.
                    Mine was 54", the std is 64" that makes it a triple
                    PITA.  I am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">referring
                    to all the late Two Cylinder tractors, letter and
                    numbered series,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">that
                    have the starter inside a cast cavity in the
                    underside of the main<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">case.
                    The battery cable is fed to an anodized copper
                    semi-ridged ribbon the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">connects
                    to the starter switch mounted on the starter. To use
                    the proper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">terminology
                    on a JD 620 it is called a cranking motor. To pull
                    the started<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">one
                    is supposed to disconnect the battery cable from
                    this copper ribbon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">before
                    trying to remove the starter.  Well folks unless all
                    the planets are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">in
                    alignment and the nut that needs to be loosened is
                    oriented such that you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">can
                    get to it between the flywheel and the main case
                    there is no way in hell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">that
                    is going to happen.  Well, unless as JD very
                    casually mentions that the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">flywheel
                    may need to be removed. That is not a casual
                    decision.  So if you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">have
                    to remove the starter with the cable still attached,
                    the battery cable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">needs
                    to be worked forward and downward to provide enough
                    slack to slide the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">starter
                    out of the cavity so one can get to the nut that
                    holds the battery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">cable
                    to the copper ribbon.  That in itself can be
                    difficult. But now lets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">say
                    you are ready to reinstall the starter with the
                    cable attached removing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">the
                    slack at the starter in inserted into the round hole
                    in the main<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">casting.
                    Here come the trick that will save you all kinds of
                    grief and time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">As
                    you slide the starter cone into the hole you will
                    all of a sudden hit a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">dead
                    stop and are unable to get the starter further into
                    the hole. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">What
                    you will discover is either the copper ribbon and
                    bolt/nut tied to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">battery
                    cable is hitting the casting or the lever that
                    actuates the button<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">on
                    the starter switch is hitting the cavity hole
                    casting or both. The<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">cable/copper
                    ribbon and the starter switch lever go through an
                    oblong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">horizontal 
                    hole above the hole the starter goes into. So one
                    comes to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">conclusion
                    that somehow the battery cable/copper ribbon is bent
                    to go<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">through
                    that hole and then somehow pry the switch lever up
                    high enough to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">get
                    thought the upper hole.  I can assure you that just
                    plain doesn't work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">BTW,
                    this is all hidden behind the flywheel. But what
                    completely fools you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">is
                    the starter can be raised another 1/2" or more in
                    its hole because the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">whole
                    cone isn't in yet and the lever simply slides over
                    the interference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">and
                    all is cool, I will guarantee you will convince
                    yourself that the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">starter
                    can't go higher because it is in a tight hole. 
                    Wrong it will go<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">higher.
                    I used a floor jack to get the starter up close to
                    the cavity and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">tiled
                    the starter to get it started in the hole and then
                    carefully found the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">center
                    of gravity of the starter and lifted that whole
                    sucker up the extra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">half
                    inch or so and boom the lever and cable/copper
                    ribbon fall into place<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">by
                    taking the slack out. Once I did it the right way I
                    realized I had been<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">here
                    before but probably 20 years ago. And then all the
                    lights started<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">blinking. 
                    This trick will save you hours of frustration and
                    heartache.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I
                    also changed the cable to a longer version even
                    longer than standard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">version.
                    I went to 72" rather than the std 64"  I wanted more
                    wiggle room.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I
                    never could really firmly establish whether the
                    original cable size  was<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">2/0
                    or 1/0 from the factory but since there are places
                    where the cable goes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">though
                    that are tight fits the OD of the cable cannot be
                    much over 0.5" I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">went
                    out cable hunting at all the local Auto Parts stores
                    as well as Napa.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I
                    found out there is a bunch of different cables out
                    there with varying<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">thickness
                    of insulation. None fit my requirement until I found
                    some 1/0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Welding
                    cable. That fit four requirements. High current
                    carrying capability,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">OD
                    wasn't too big, the cable was reasonably flexible
                    and it was less<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">expensive
                    than anything else I had looked at. Now where do you
                    get that<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">stuff?
                    Of course at a welding supply store except the
                    closest one for me is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">a
                    bit of a hike so I went to a "Batteries Plus"
                    dealer. Sure enough had<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">exactly
                    what I needed. Cable cut to length. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">So
                    I hope this might save you some time and grief you
                    when you work on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">late
                    letter series and numbered series Two Cylinder JD
                    starter issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">BTW,
                    the thing that caused me to remove the starter to
                    begin with was a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">complete
                    misdiagnosis on my part.  !@#$%^&*(  Starter
                    went dead. Made the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">assumption
                    the starter switch had gone bad because I knew I had
                    a good<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">battery
                    and 12 Volts at the starter switch.  The real
                    problem was I had a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">resistive
                    ground between the battery cable and the battery box
                    and then to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">top
                    it off an even more resistive ground (15K ohms)
                    between the battery box<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">and
                    the rest of the tractor.  Now why did this all seem
                    to happen when I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">thought
                    I was going to go to a plowing day .    I Power
                    Washed the tractor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">which
                    I hadn't done in a long time. Rust developed
                    immediately where it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">doesn't
                    belong.  So the moral of this story is to never wash
                    your tractor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
              </div>
              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Dean
                    VP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Snohomish,
                    WA 98290<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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