Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Board |
Farmall A magneto cutoff switch choke mechanism
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Butch Heilig on March 17, 2004 at 12:44:18 from (66.37.68.167):
I've got what I believe to be a 1939 Farmall A with a 1951 vintage (casting date code 220W) engine on it. The data plate is missing, so I'm piecing together clues to come up with this info. The magneto has a small assembly on the outside of it that rotates counterclockwise about 15 degrees to break the contact and kill the spark. There is no mechanism attached to this to allow me to operate it from the seat position, but there are some little guide flanges (one under the gas tank, one on the side of the block) which appear to have been guides for some kind of a mechanism. Does anyone know anything about this magneto feature? Someone at Red Power's board said it was a feature of the 1939 model year magnetos. Also, should I be able to operate the choke from the seat position? The tractor doesn't have a starter on it, so on one hand it would make sense if it didn't. But on the other hand, it would be nice to be able to actuate the choke without dismounting. There's no casting date code on the bell housing, so I'm told that this also might indicate an early 1939 build tractor (agian, from the Red Power board). Anyone know?? Thanks! Butch Heilig Newport (not News), VA
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Talk of the Town: The Saga of Grandpa's Tractor - by The following saga is from the Tractor Talk Discussion Forum. Someone. The saga starts with the following message: Hey guys I have a decision to make. I know what you all will probably suggest and it will probably agree with me way down inside, but here it is. I have a picture blown up and framed in my "tractor room" of a Farmall M. It was my Grandpa's tractor, of which whom I never got to meet. He froze to death getting this tractor out of the barn to pull a truck out of the ditch before I was born. Anyway my dad and aunt had to sell it at the auction,
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|