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    <p>Brian...thanks for the information on 730's and transmissions. As
      best I can recall, one of our 730s had the standard 6-speed
      transmission and the other had the optional 5th gear. The one with
      the standard gears was always the better puller in heavy plowing -
      even in the same gear ratio, but it had some transmission wear and
      noticeably more gear noise than the other.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Story time: Twice during my teenage years I had to have a 730
      towed to the shed because of a steering related failure...and I
      had another run-in with steering troubles as you'll soon see.<br>
    </p>
    <p>The first happened while I was disking with our 730 that had, for
      a time, an aftermarket wide front end...as I was turning around at
      the end of the field, one of the steering links connecting the tie
      rod to the wheels broke, causing the front wheels to splay in
      opposite directions. It's very hard to steer like that, and I shut
      it down and walked to the house for help. Not long after that, we
      abandoned the aftermarket front end and put the Roll-O-Matic back
      in place.</p>
    <p>A couple of years later, on our "other" 730 - I was bush-hogging
      pasture, and crossed a drainage ditch with the mower raised...now,
      it's important to note that this particular 730 was a bit light on
      the front end - only one weight set instead of two, and the mower
      in question was a big, beefy 7-foot brand-name BushHog...so when I
      came up out of the ditch, the front end left the ground by about
      6". Unfortunately, what I discovered at that moment was that the
      steering spindle was broken about 2" above the case of the
      Roll-O-Matic. So, when the front wheels left the ground, they left
      the party, and two wheels and the Roll-O-Matic rolled underneath
      the tractor. I don't remember any more (for heaven's sake, it's
      been almost 50 years) whether the wheel set stopped under the main
      case or ended up right in front of the 'hog. In any event, I sure
      wasn't going anywhere.</p>
    <p>In that instance, what saved me from being in deep crap-ola with
      my dad was his discovery that the steering spindle break was not a
      fresh fracture...there was oxidation and wear on the broken part
      that indicated it had been that way for some time, probably
      several weeks. I just happened to be the unlucky sap who
      discovered the failure. This is why having a father with
      engineering training (Purdue AgE, 1950. Go Boilermakers!) was a
      good thing, as he recognized it wasn't anything that *I* did... <br>
    </p>
    <p>Some years before, I had also had an 'incident' with the same
      tractor where the steering had a glitch in the worm or sector and
      would occasionally lock up, usually in a sharp turn. While running
      from a rain storm during haying season, I came into the driveway
      of one of our farms in road gear, and that's when the steering
      decided to lock, putting me and the tractor through a barbed-wire
      fence (mostly down, fortunately) and into a wheat field. As a
      13-year-old, I didn't have the presence of mind to stop, and cut a
      50-foot loop into the wheat field, turning around and heading down
      the driveway without ever stopping, or even slowing down much. The
      family crew who were haying that day didn't let me forget that one
      for a LONG time. In fact, one of my cousins, now retired, probably
      would still greet me with "Throw in the clutch and put on the
      brake!" if he thought about it much.</p>
    <p>Tune in next time for more adventures with 2-cylinder John Deere
      tractors. That's all for today!</p>
    Mark J<br>
    Columbia, MO - Working from home for 62 days now.<br>
    <p><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/20/2020 4:19 PM, Brian VanDragt
      wrote:<br>
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      <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial,
        sans-serif; color: #333333;"> Only 720s had green and black dash
        variants, all 730s had the black dash upgrades.  The faster 5th
        gear was an option.  I have attached a picture of the different
        quadrants. </div>
      <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial,
        sans-serif; color: #333333;"> Brian </div>
      <blockquote type="cite"> On May 20, 2020 at 5:12 PM Mark Johnson
        <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:markjohnson100@centurylink.net"><markjohnson100@centurylink.net></a> wrote: <br>
        <br>
        <p>Thanks Dean. I think both of our 730D were 'black dash'
          variants as they both had a very 'automotive type' steering
          wheel instead of the rather austere classic steering wheel
          found on the letter and 20 series. I never figured out exactly
          what the difference was in the transmissions - the shift
          patterns were completely different and one tractor had that
          'high 5th gear' - they were pretty close to the same in road
          gear and 3rd on the one with the high 5th gear was the same
          ratio, or nearly so, as 4th on the other one. Both good
          machines, I think one of my first cousins has one of them that
          he uses on his in-laws farm these days.</p>
        <p>I did have a couple of interesting mechanical failures with
          steering on 730s but that is a story for another day...time to
          do some chores and get some supper.<br>
        </p>
        <p>Mark J<br>
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        <div class="ox-cc518933df-moz-cite-prefix"> On 5/20/2020 1:20
          PM, Dean VP wrote: <br>
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            <div dir="ltr"> All 730D's are pretty much alike. The Black
              Dash 720D was only made in 1958  and had several changes
              from the Green Dash 1957 720D.  There were several changes
              to the engine between the two years and then from then on
              the 73o's all had the same engine as the 1958 Black Dash
              720. There were some clutch improvements also made between
              the 1957 and 1958 720D's. However, the most visible
              difference between the 1957 720D's and the 1958 720D's are
              of course the Black Dash and the Plastic, more deluxe,
              steering wheel.  I can go into more detail if needed.  The
              1958 Black Dash 720D's mechanically are essential the same
              as the 1959 and 1960 730D's. The 730 changes were all
              cosmetic and tied JD over another couple years due to the
              delay in getting the New Generation tractors ready for
              sale. So a 1958 720D is essentially the same engine, same
              drive train, same everything as a 730D except for the tin.
              There are purist who beleive the 20 Series were the last
              of the real Two Cylinder tractors. The change in cosmetics
              on the 30 series violated that older hood look that had
              been around for 25 years or more. As an owner of a 1958
              720D can tell you they are real animals. Also own a 1958
              520 and 1958 620. All Black Dashes.  My favorite series of
              JD tractors. All the Bells and Whistles that one could get
              in that era. It was during this era of JD tractors that JD
              overtook I/H in the number of Agricultural tractors built
              per year in North America.  Yes, JD overtook I/h in
              tractort Sales with what was supposed to be an obsolete
              design. The 20 Series was that good and reliable and due
              to I/H's mistake of increasing HP without increasing thje
              strength of the drive train in the X60 Series, JD became
              the leader. I/H upgraded the X60 Series tractor drive
              trains out in the field but it was too late.  Then when
              the JD New generation Tractors came out in late 1960, 1961
              models, JD never looked back and soon became the leader in
              Total Agricultural Equipment Sales in the US. I/H never
              caught back up and during the farm recession in the 80's
              I/H finally had to merge with Case to survive.  I/H line
              of tractors were very good but too many management
              mistakes were made.  </div>
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              <div> On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 04:54:28 AM MST, Mark
                Johnson <a href="mailto:markjohnson100@centurylink.net"
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                  <p>The 4020 has repeatedly been voted "Best Tractor of
                    All Time" in surveys. We never had one, and I never
                    drove one...so my vote goes to the 730D; we had two.</p>
                  <p>Dean - what is the difference between a "Black
                    Dash" 730D and a "not Black Dash" - our two had
                    different gear ratios, for sure - one of them had a
                    5th gear that ran about 6-7 mph at rated speed; we
                    always referred to it as the "going to dinner gear"
                    because it got you to the house faster, without
                    running the risk of an upset driving through farm
                    fields in road gear!</p>
                  <p>Mark J<br clear="none">
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                      On 5/19/2020 10:10 PM, <a target="_blank"
                        href="mailto:deanvp@att.net"
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                        rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">deanvp@att.net</a>
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                          style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                          sans-serif;">The only JD Detroit Diesel
                          tractor that comes to mind is a JD 435 which
                          was only sold for about 2 years in the very
                          late 50’s. I don’t know if any were used in
                          combines.   I agree, the JD 4020 is probably
                          one of the best engineered and built JD
                          Tractors ever made.  Well with the exception
                          of the Black Dash JD 720D or 730D!  Might want
                          to throw the Black Dash 820 and 830 into that
                          mix as well. </span><span style="font-size:
                          11.0pt; font-family: UI;">😊</span></p>
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                            style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                            sans-serif;">Dean VP</span></p>
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                            style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                            sans-serif;">Snohomish, WA 98290</span></p>
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                              sans-serif;"> AT <a target="_blank"
                                href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com"
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                              <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Dean Vinson<br
                                clear="none">
                              <strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, May 18,
                              2020 7:04 AM<br clear="none">
                              <strong>To:</strong> 'Antique Tractor
                              Email Discussion Group' <a
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                              <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [AT] Starter
                              installation trick on the later two
                              cylinder JD Tractors.</span></p>
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                          style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                          sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Thomas, 4020s
                          with Detroit Diesels?   Must have been
                          after-market conversions.   And I’d wonder
                          why.   Although I haven’t (yet) owned a 4020 I
                          include them in my general sense of “hard to
                          find a better engineered, better built…” etc.</span></p>
                      <p
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                      <p
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                          style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                          sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Dean Vinson</span></p>
                      <p
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                          style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                          sans-serif; color: #1f497d;">Saint Paris, Ohio</span></p>
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                                style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                                sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span
                              style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
                              sans-serif;"> AT [<a target="_blank"
                                href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com"
                                rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>]
                              <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>ustonThomas
                              Mehrkam<br clear="none">
                              <strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, May 18,
                              2020 6:48 AM<br clear="none">
                              <strong>To:</strong> Antique Tractor Email
                              Discussion Group <<a target="_blank"
                                href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com"
                                rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>><br
                                clear="none">
                              <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [AT] Starter
                              installation trick on the later two
                              cylinder JD Tractors.</span></p>
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                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">JD seems
                              to have a following so they must have done
                              something right over the years.  I have
                              never owned one just observed some of the
                              trials of neighbors.  We never had that
                              much trouble on the other brands. Maybe
                              the neighbors were just bad mechanics.</span></p>
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                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">  </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">We had a
                              big land owner that raised thousands of
                              acres of rice. They had all JD.  4020's
                              and such. Plus JD combines.  I drove the
                              combines when they were in a pinch for a
                              couple of summers.  I have no problem with
                              the combines and the 4020 tractors. 
                              Except they looked like a steam engine
                              with all that black smoke coming out of
                              the stack.  Boy those Detroit Diesels
                              could scream and blow smoke.</span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">  </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">  </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">  </span></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p
                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                              style="font-family: sans-serif;">  </span></p>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                      <div
                        id="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690yahoo_quoted_0715908559">
                        <div>
                          <div>
                            <p
                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:
                                sans-serif; color: #26282a;">On Sunday,
                                May 17, 2020, 7:40:09 PM CDT, Dean
                                Vinson <<a target="_blank"
                                  href="mailto:dean@vinsonfarm.net"
                                  rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">dean@vinsonfarm.net</a>>
                                wrote: </span></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p
                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:
                                sans-serif; color: #26282a;">  </span></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <p
                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690MsoNormal"><span
                                style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:
                                sans-serif; color: #26282a;">  </span></p>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div
                              id="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690">
                              <div>
                                <div>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: 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.</span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;"> </span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;">Not that I’d kick an
                                      Oliver 77 out of bed, so to speak.</span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;"> </span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;">Dean Vinson</span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;">Saint Paris Ohio</span></p>
                                  <p
                                    class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                      style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                      font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                      #1f497d;"> </span></p>
                                  <div
                                    id="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690yqt07853">
                                    <div>
                                      <div style="border: none;
                                        border-top: solid; padding:
                                        3.0pt 0in;">
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><strong><span
                                              style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                              font-family: sans-serif;
                                              color: #26282a;">From:</span></strong><span
                                            style="font-size: 11.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;"> AT [<a
                                              target="_blank"
                                              href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com"
                                              rel="noopener"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>]
                                            <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>ustonThomas
                                            Mehrkam<br clear="none">
                                            <strong>Sent:</strong>
                                            Sunday, May 17, 2020 10:38
                                            AM<br clear="none">
                                            <strong>To:</strong> Antique
                                            Tractor Email Discussion
                                            Group <<a target="_blank"
href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com" rel="noopener"
                                              moz-do-not-send="true">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>><br
                                              clear="none">
                                            <strong>Subject:</strong>
                                            Re: [AT] Starter
                                            installation trick on the
                                            later two cylinder JD
                                            Tractors.</span></p>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <p
                                      class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                        style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                        font-family: sans-serif; color:
                                        #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                    <div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;">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. :-}</span></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;">There was
                                            always a lot of Cussing,
                                            Wrench Throwing, Pulling etc
                                            from the JD owners. :-}   </span></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;">Now I did
                                            it and insulted your
                                            Religion. :-}</span></p>
                                      </div>
                                      <div>
                                        <p
                                          class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                            style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                            font-family: sans-serif;
                                            color: #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div
                                      id="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690yahoo_quoted_9754932269">
                                      <div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p
                                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                              style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                              font-family: sans-serif;
                                              color: #26282a;">On
                                              Sunday, May 17, 2020,
                                              2:46:43 AM CDT, <a
                                                target="_blank"
                                                href="mailto:deanvp@att.net"
                                                rel="noopener"
                                                moz-do-not-send="true">deanvp@att.net</a>
                                              <<a target="_blank"
                                                href="mailto:deanvp@att.net"
                                                rel="noopener"
                                                moz-do-not-send="true">deanvp@att.net</a>>
                                              wrote: </span></p>
                                        </div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p
                                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                              style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                              font-family: sans-serif;
                                              color: #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                        </div>
                                        <div>
                                          <p
                                            class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                              style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                                              font-family: sans-serif;
                                              color: #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                        </div>
                                        <div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">I just went
                                                through a few days of
                                                hassle that caused me to
                                                remove/reinstall</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">the starter on
                                                my 1958 JD 620 high
                                                Clearance tractor. There
                                                is an</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">abbreviation
                                                for this procedure
                                                called a complete PITA
                                                unless you know a</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">trick I knew
                                                at one time and had
                                                completely forgotten
                                                about. My situation</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">was compounded
                                                by a 10" shorter battery
                                                cable than what is
                                                supposed to be</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">installed.
                                                Mine was 54", the std is
                                                64" that makes it a
                                                triple PITA.  I am</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">referring to
                                                all the late Two
                                                Cylinder tractors,
                                                letter and numbered
                                                series,</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">that have the
                                                starter inside a cast
                                                cavity in the underside
                                                of the main</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">case. The
                                                battery cable is fed to
                                                an anodized copper
                                                semi-ridged ribbon the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">connects to
                                                the starter switch
                                                mounted on the starter.
                                                To use the proper</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">terminology on
                                                a JD 620 it is called a
                                                cranking motor. To pull
                                                the started</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">one is
                                                supposed to disconnect
                                                the battery cable from
                                                this copper ribbon</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">before trying
                                                to remove the starter. 
                                                Well folks unless all
                                                the planets are</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">in alignment
                                                and the nut that needs
                                                to be loosened is
                                                oriented such that you</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">can get to it
                                                between the flywheel and
                                                the main case there is
                                                no way in hell</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">that is going
                                                to happen.  Well, unless
                                                as JD very casually
                                                mentions that the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">flywheel may
                                                need to be removed. That
                                                is not a casual
                                                decision.  So if you</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">have to remove
                                                the starter with the
                                                cable still attached,
                                                the battery cable</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">needs to be
                                                worked forward and
                                                downward to provide
                                                enough slack to slide
                                                the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">starter out of
                                                the cavity so one can
                                                get to the nut that
                                                holds the battery</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">cable to the
                                                copper ribbon.  That in
                                                itself can be difficult.
                                                But now lets</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">say you are
                                                ready to reinstall the
                                                starter with the cable
                                                attached removing</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">the slack at
                                                the starter in inserted
                                                into the round hole in
                                                the main</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">casting. Here
                                                come the trick that will
                                                save you all kinds of
                                                grief and time.</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">As you slide
                                                the starter cone into
                                                the hole you will all of
                                                a sudden hit a</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">dead stop and
                                                are unable to get the
                                                starter further into the
                                                hole. </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">What you will
                                                discover is either the
                                                copper ribbon and
                                                bolt/nut tied to the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">battery cable
                                                is hitting the casting
                                                or the lever that
                                                actuates the button</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">on the starter
                                                switch is hitting the
                                                cavity hole casting or
                                                both. The</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">cable/copper
                                                ribbon and the starter
                                                switch lever go through
                                                an oblong</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">horizontal 
                                                hole above the hole the
                                                starter goes into. So
                                                one comes to the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">conclusion
                                                that somehow the battery
                                                cable/copper ribbon is
                                                bent to go</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">through that
                                                hole and then somehow
                                                pry the switch lever up
                                                high enough to</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">get thought
                                                the upper hole.  I can
                                                assure you that just
                                                plain doesn't work.</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">BTW, this is
                                                all hidden behind the
                                                flywheel. But what
                                                completely fools you</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">is the starter
                                                can be raised another
                                                1/2" or more in its hole
                                                because the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">whole cone
                                                isn't in yet and the
                                                lever simply slides over
                                                the interference</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">and all is
                                                cool, I will guarantee
                                                you will convince
                                                yourself that the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">starter can't
                                                go higher because it is
                                                in a tight hole.  Wrong
                                                it will go</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">higher. I used
                                                a floor jack to get the
                                                starter up close to the
                                                cavity and</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">tiled the
                                                starter to get it
                                                started in the hole and
                                                then carefully found the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">center of
                                                gravity of the starter
                                                and lifted that whole
                                                sucker up the extra</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">half inch or
                                                so and boom the lever
                                                and cable/copper ribbon
                                                fall into place</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">by taking the
                                                slack out. Once I did it
                                                the right way I realized
                                                I had been</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">here before
                                                but probably 20 years
                                                ago. And then all the
                                                lights started</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">blinking. 
                                                This trick will save you
                                                hours of frustration and
                                                heartache.  </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">I also changed
                                                the cable to a longer
                                                version even longer than
                                                standard</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">version. I
                                                went to 72" rather than
                                                the std 64"  I wanted
                                                more wiggle room.</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">I never could
                                                really firmly establish
                                                whether the original
                                                cable size  was</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">2/0 or 1/0
                                                from the factory but
                                                since there are places
                                                where the cable goes</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">though that
                                                are tight fits the OD of
                                                the cable cannot be much
                                                over 0.5" I</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">went out cable
                                                hunting at all the local
                                                Auto Parts stores as
                                                well as Napa.</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">I found out
                                                there is a bunch of
                                                different cables out
                                                there with varying</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">thickness of
                                                insulation. None fit my
                                                requirement until I
                                                found some 1/0</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">Welding cable.
                                                That fit four
                                                requirements. High
                                                current carrying
                                                capability,</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">OD wasn't too
                                                big, the cable was
                                                reasonably flexible and
                                                it was less</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">expensive than
                                                anything else I had
                                                looked at. Now where do
                                                you get that</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">stuff? Of
                                                course at a welding
                                                supply store except the
                                                closest one for me is</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">a bit of a
                                                hike so I went to a
                                                "Batteries Plus" dealer.
                                                Sure enough had</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">exactly what I
                                                needed. Cable cut to
                                                length. </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">So I hope this
                                                might save you some time
                                                and grief you when you
                                                work on the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">late letter
                                                series and numbered
                                                series Two Cylinder JD
                                                starter issues. </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;"> </span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">BTW, the thing
                                                that caused me to remove
                                                the starter to begin
                                                with was a</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">complete
                                                misdiagnosis on my
                                                part.  !@#$%^&*( 
                                                Starter went dead. Made
                                                the</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">assumption the
                                                starter switch had gone
                                                bad because I knew I had
                                                a good</span></p>
                                          </div>
                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">battery and 12
                                                Volts at the starter
                                                switch.  The real
                                                problem was I had a</span></p>
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                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">resistive
                                                ground between the
                                                battery cable and the
                                                battery box and then to</span></p>
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                                          <div>
                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">top it off an
                                                even more resistive
                                                ground (15K ohms)
                                                between the battery box</span></p>
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                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">and the rest
                                                of the tractor.  Now why
                                                did this all seem to
                                                happen when I</span></p>
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                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">thought I was
                                                going to go to a plowing
                                                day .    I Power Washed
                                                the tractor</span></p>
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                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">which I hadn't
                                                done in a long time.
                                                Rust developed
                                                immediately where it</span></p>
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                                            <p
                                              class="ox-cc518933df-ydpd4d80f9byiv1054062690msonormal"><span
                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">doesn't
                                                belong.  So the moral of
                                                this story is to never
                                                wash your tractor.</span></p>
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                                                style="font-size:
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                                                style="font-size:
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                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">Dean VP</span></p>
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                                                style="font-size:
                                                10.0pt; font-family:
                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">Snohomish, WA
                                                98290</span></p>
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                                                style="font-size:
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                                                sans-serif; color:
                                                #26282a;">AT mailing
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