Bob Landers
Member
While restoring my 1939 Allis B hand crank, I dissassembled the transmission for new seals and bearings. When it was finished, I asked my neighbor to give me a pull to check the oil pressure. No Pressure! I then went through a year plus period, including 5 tear downs, trying to get pressure. This included many very wise and much appreciated suggestions from this panel. I was totally stumped. One day, for the heck of it, I decided to try to hand start the machine. Lo, it cranked right up on the 5th pull! Not only that, it had oil pressure and purred like a kitten. So I hopped on it to take a spin. I put it in 1st, let out the clutch and it WENT BACKWARD. I tried reverse and it went forward. Both 2nd and 3rd went backward. So I have brilliantly discovered that if you pull it with the engine turning backwards, you"ll have no oil pressure.
Finally, my question. How could I put the transmission together so as to run backwards? Can I fix this without breaking the tractor again? I suspect the shifter. But then, look at my record.
Finally, my question. How could I put the transmission together so as to run backwards? Can I fix this without breaking the tractor again? I suspect the shifter. But then, look at my record.