1946 Farmall B Crank

Ron's wife · Sep 3, 2008

Hi My husband is looking for a crank for the above mentioned tractor. The distributor won"t stop on the high side. Does anyone have info on this?
Thanks,
Kathy

Lanse · Sep 3, 2008

if its got a distrubutor, good luck cranking it.

I know a guy whos distributor wont kick off (some switch mabey??) and he takes the cable off the battery to kill it.

Ron's wife · Sep 3, 2008

He needs the hand crank to turn engine so as to stop distributor on the high side to set points.
Can"t bump starter and catch the high side.
Need to know where to purchase a hand crank.

sjh · Sep 3, 2008

You could do the same thing by turning over the fan belt. I do that all the time on a w6. A crank is nice when the battery goes low. Just crank and drive.

Lanse · Sep 3, 2008

Oh, my bad.

I bet if you tried the photo ads you would find one. Ive bought and sold alot from on there.

old · Sep 3, 2008

Hand crank from an Allis B/C will also work on a B Farmall, I have used them both ways many times. Also if you have the right tools there easy to make also BTDT
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moonlite 37 · Sep 3, 2008

If all you are wanting to do is to have it stopped with points opened you can do it with the belt pulley. Years ago i was drilling wheat with a "B" that had a bad battery and I had lost the grank in the field. I just started the tractor by turning the belt pulley.

Lanse · Sep 3, 2008

couldnt you just wedge a screwdriver in the pulley???

Turn the belt pulley???

Turn ignition off, put in gear, push???

glennster · Sep 3, 2008

you can get a new starting crank from oem tractor parts in chenoa illinois. oemtractorparts.com, they are about 40 dollars or so. call em at 800-283-2122 . their part number is 53385dbx

ScottyHOMeY · Sep 3, 2008

Ron should be able to do it by turning the fan belt (as long as it has good tension on it) as others have suggested.

That said, and to answer your question, cranks can be had at OEM Tractor parts.

Link below.
OEM

Anonymous-0 · Sep 4, 2008

Jack up a rear wheel and watch for the right spot while husband turns the wheel.He might try to use the crank to start the engine, one kickback gets you a broken thumb,wrist,arm or nose.

Ron's wife · Sep 5, 2008

Thank guys. I just ordered a crank from OEM. I appreciate all of your information.
Kathy

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