Nice work! Hopefully you'll find the following useful....When trying to crank start the old beastie there's a whole process to follow....Understand how to hold the crank and never do full revolutions, just pull up with the palm of your hand and keep your thumb tucked in....Make sure it's out of gear, Oil the valve trays so the felt soaks up oil that will drip down on the lifters, Prime the fuel primer cups with a couple drops of gas and make sure to close them, Set full choke and retard the spark all the way (this will stop the mag from sparking so it doesn't fire, the point here is to prime the cylinders with a mix of combustible fuel and air) then crank 2 times to prime fuel to the cylinders, Set the timing to just above full retard so the mag will spark and open the choke to just above full choke, Set the little impulse coupler down so the pawl engages which will give the mag a quick spin, Check again to make sure it's not in gear and she should pop off on the next couple cranks. When it starts to run adjust the choke to open as it's warming up as well as adjusting the timing, it will be easy once you get the hang of it. This all of course changes due to compression variables, outside air temps etc., but in general the process has worked for me. Enjoy the old tractor, it's a fun hobby to keep them going for the next generation.
boys, those fittings that you said were oilers are really primers. fill the little cup with gasoline, open the valve, and close the valve and you have a charge directly in the intake runners. we have a 10-20 here at ball-acre farm. it is a good tractor and i enjoy using it. best wishes.
Nice work! Hopefully you'll find the following useful....When trying to crank start the old beastie there's a whole process to follow....Understand how to hold the crank and never do full revolutions, just pull up with the palm of your hand and keep your thumb tucked in....Make sure it's out of gear, Oil the valve trays so the felt soaks up oil that will drip down on the lifters, Prime the fuel primer cups with a couple drops of gas and make sure to close them, Set full choke and retard the spark all the way (this will stop the mag from sparking so it doesn't fire, the point here is to prime the cylinders with a mix of combustible fuel and air) then crank 2 times to prime fuel to the cylinders, Set the timing to just above full retard so the mag will spark and open the choke to just above full choke, Set the little impulse coupler down so the pawl engages which will give the mag a quick spin, Check again to make sure it's not in gear and she should pop off on the next couple cranks. When it starts to run adjust the choke to open as it's warming up as well as adjusting the timing, it will be easy once you get the hang of it. This all of course changes due to compression variables, outside air temps etc., but in general the process has worked for me. Enjoy the old tractor, it's a fun hobby to keep them going for the next generation.
Just tried you method and the tractor started beautifully! Thanks for the tip
boys, those fittings that you said were oilers are really primers. fill the little cup with gasoline, open the valve, and close the valve and you have a charge directly in the intake runners. we have a 10-20 here at ball-acre farm. it is a good tractor and i enjoy using it. best wishes.
Thanks for the info, I would've never realized either unless my grandpa told me what they were after the fact!
Great videos! I recently started doing some will it run vids on old tractors myself. They are so fun to work on!
@fixer2u yea they are!