I needed to move a little snow today, so I started with my normal
snow mover (which is parked in the front of the barn) my 1974
3000 gasser with EI. It ran the battery low (not dead) before I
quit trying and put a battery charger on it. This tractor has a
mechanical fuel pump and therefore takes some time to get gas
to/through the carb but today was as bad as it has ever been.
After the charge, it started on it's own and once it started ran great.
While the battery was charging, I decided to try some of the others
that still had batteries in them Most do not. I put the batteries
in the shop to keep them warm and charged for the winter.
My '52 8N 6V with points started on the third "rumpa".
Purred like a kitten. No problems at all. I rebuilt the engine last winter.
The engine in my 1959 AC D14 I bought last fall started before
it finished a full revolution. This tractor smokes a bit so I
suspected it had low compression, but maybe not so bad.
My Farmall BN, 6V, distributor ignition fired right up.
The only reason this has a battery in it is because it's such a PITA
to get it out for the winter. I am keeping a tender on it and hoping for the best.
Neither of my Jubilees would start today. Both are 12V with points.
To be fair, neither of these tractors have been started in the last
few months. Batteries were able to crank them at normal speed,
but not fully charged. All of these tractors are shedded, but have
no heat source whatsoever.
snow mover (which is parked in the front of the barn) my 1974
3000 gasser with EI. It ran the battery low (not dead) before I
quit trying and put a battery charger on it. This tractor has a
mechanical fuel pump and therefore takes some time to get gas
to/through the carb but today was as bad as it has ever been.
After the charge, it started on it's own and once it started ran great.
While the battery was charging, I decided to try some of the others
that still had batteries in them Most do not. I put the batteries
in the shop to keep them warm and charged for the winter.
My '52 8N 6V with points started on the third "rumpa".
Purred like a kitten. No problems at all. I rebuilt the engine last winter.
The engine in my 1959 AC D14 I bought last fall started before
it finished a full revolution. This tractor smokes a bit so I
suspected it had low compression, but maybe not so bad.
My Farmall BN, 6V, distributor ignition fired right up.
The only reason this has a battery in it is because it's such a PITA
to get it out for the winter. I am keeping a tender on it and hoping for the best.
Neither of my Jubilees would start today. Both are 12V with points.
To be fair, neither of these tractors have been started in the last
few months. Batteries were able to crank them at normal speed,
but not fully charged. All of these tractors are shedded, but have
no heat source whatsoever.