Got the B home - with photos!

Got it today, wrecker driver decided main jet adjustment was fuel shutoff, so I've tinkered with it all evening and adjusted the clutch. I have a manual coming, but wonder what the proper adjustment is? It's nothing like my 300 carb!
Anyway, here are two photos like I promised. The first in the lot by the barn, and the second, in the shop next to the Farmall.

Mac

I haven't gone by the book for years when it comes to two banger carbs so here is what I do. Open both needles about a turn and a half, maybe two turns on the load (inside closest to the fan shaft) needle. Play with the idle needle till it idles real slow. It's hard to judge RPM's but 400 RPM's is good and slow. Do this by playing with the throttle shaft on the carb to adjust engine speed as you mess with the needle or you can reach up and pull or push the hand throttle if you are tall and have long arms. If it dies while you are adjusting, start it back up, maybe with a little choke, and try again. You will be surprised how slow it will run before it gives up the ghost providing the carb is good and clean. Just keep playing with it. After you have it set to idle slow and easy, idle it way down, then crack the throttle open real quick. If the engine hesitates before it picks up speed open the load needle a quarter turn, return it to low idle, crack the throttle open quick and see what it does. Once you get it to accelerate quickly without hesitation you are close to having it right. Now, after all this is done play with the idle screw again to see if it changed or not.

This gets you close on the load adjustment and the idle should be OK without messing with it again. Best way to set the load screw is with it pulling hard on a dyno but not all of us have that luxury. Remember, a two banger Deere does not have to be run fast. You will have decent power for getting the tractor rolling and in motion with the throttle just above an idle. When you shut it down, pull the throttle way back to slow idle before you kill the engine. You will get the hang of it real quick.

Thanks, fixerupper. I appreciate it. Ill give that a try in the
morning. Also, I may have a transmission issue. I pulled a heavy
trailer over to the blacksmith shop two miles away. I came to a
long hill, and made it 2/3rds of the way up and stopped and went
to 5th. Made another 100' and it popped out of gear. Tried it
again, same story. Went to 4th, no problem. Dropped the trailer
off, and came home. Another long hill, went to 5th, no problem. I
wonder if the shift fork is worn? It has no problem pulling in the
other gears. I pulled my 6' disk in 1st through 4th and never a
hiccup. I'd also mention that I ran this tractor most of the day
choring and to get the feel for it, and this was my only issue.

Thanks,
Mac

3rd gear where they usually pop out, 5th on same shaft as first and third but not enough power to make them pop out in 5th. Something to do with a shaft and Deere said they had a repair kit that would make it not do that, well with it it still did it. Just for years carried a piece of wood 3/4" thick and 1 1/2" wide and set in place to keep it from poping out. Did that for years after the kit was installed while plowing in 3rd gear. Never had to use it in 5th gear.

Hey Mac, for some reas0n your "send email" doesn't work. My e-mail is open. I can help you. Thanks. RB

Well, I followed fixerupper's advice, and I think I've got her going right. Pulled her pretty hard on the drogue dragging down the pastures and then on the heavy trailer hauling cedar posts. The old B don't have the power on the hills like the Farmall does, but it impresses me in its nimbleness and is handy as a pocket on a shirt. I'd like to find a set of three point arms for the power trol so I can use my planter, sickle mower, and my blade. I'd especially like a set of mounted cultivators, but they're rare as hen's teeth here. Anyhow, the originality of this rig is also impressive. The lights work, and the seat and alternator are the only things I can tell that aren't original.
Anyhow, thank you all for your help.

Mac

I forgot to comment on how good it looks. You have a sharp looking B.

Thanks! I'm sure proud of her. I'm pretty sure if it had IPTO that
it'd be the new mowing tractor. I'm still getting used to the hand
clutch though. Almost ran er through the back of the machine shed
when I put er up Friday. Luckily I stomped the brakes and had time
to grab the clutch before the drawbar went through the back wall.
Ah well, live and learn.
Mac

Ill second that!!