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John Zeiter

11-09-1999 12:09:36




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Hi there,
I just purchased a hand start 1943 John Deere D, any tips out there from the experts? I've been around tractors that were mostly from the mid 50's and newer. I have never dealt much with a manual start other than my Dad's Farmall A.




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John T

11-09-1999 13:54:22




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 Re: John Deere D in reply to John Zeiter, 11-09-1999 12:09:36  
John, congratulations on the D Im sure you will enjoy it but they seem one of the more cumbersome of the JD's to maneuver around in parades etc. To start it, DONT OVERCHOKE AND FLOOD IT AND DONT TRY AND SPIN THAT FLYWHEEL OVER FAST AND FURIOUS. Let the flywheel do the work and after opening the petcocks and setting the choke, just pull it over past TDC and it will either start or not regardless of how fast you try and turn her over. If she wants to kick back, shes timed too fast. If cold, I like 7/8 choke and if plugs and wires and ignition and timing perfect, it oughta start in only a few cranks. If you full choke it, I recommend not over once for each piston over on compression (unless its super cold), then turn choke off and it oughta start. When warm, start at no more than 1/2 or better even less choke, and if you see more raws gas than gas vapor out the petcocks, be careful she may be flooding. If she doesnt already run and idle perfect, I would install new plugs and points and condensor right off the bat and be sure she has clean fresh fuel. Im not really a D man more familiar with A and B but the above oughta get you started. Still, most tractors all start a little different so just consider this a baseline starting point until she lets you know how she starts best. John T in Indiana

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