Ford 641 project

[Soundguy]

choke on a red tiger is not dash mounted.. and is NOT cable operated.. it's ROD operated.

look at the base of the steering box, left side.. there will be ( should be ) a lil metal tab, bent up with a hole in it, under a steering box hold down bolt.. rod passes thru there and to the choke arm on the carb. easy to make up with some 3/32 or 1/8 rod if you have to.

 

[Soundguy]

here is a close up and then a farter out shot.

first pic I have removed the choke rod head to as I am working on the starter switch.

next pic is a different, dirty tractor.. but you can see the rod go behind the air cleaner.

3rd pic shows yet another tractor of mine I added a foot throttle to, and you can see the choke pull head / rod

next pic you can see an old 950 trike I'm working on, and you should just be able to make out the rod running from the base of the steering box over to the carb, air cleaner is removed.. so is vissible

next pic, same tractor.. closer up.. after I got her back together

hope this helps

 

[8NLUGNUT]

Thanks for the pictures! The previous owner was starting the tractor by standing next to it and working the choke on the zenith by hand. There is no choke assembly on the tractor. I'm gonna use a basic cable type and rewire the neutral safety switch so I don't have to stand next to the tractor to start it. I think I can fab up something that looks like whats in your pictures. Just have to think about it a little.

 

[kf4uda]

Here is the original one for $16.75.

ford tractor choke rod | eBay

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. just a bent tab of metal and a 3/16 rod , at a minimum, will do it. I seen em like that ho-made.. and the rod was pinched at the end to capture the choke rod connection at the carb, and at the op platform, it was rolled to a loop for a finger. looks like could be made free from scrap angle iron or thin flat, 2 drill bits.. grinder.. hammer, vice, and some stif-stiff wire or thin rod.. pair of needle nose pliers.. etc.

I've made starter and choke rods for allis chalmers G tractors that way... metal dowel rod..e tc.

 

[8NLUGNUT]

yep.. just a bent tab of metal and a 3/16 rod , at a minimum, will do it. I seen em like that ho-made.. and the rod was pinched at the end to capture the choke rod connection at the carb, and at the op platform, it was rolled to a loop for a finger. looks like could be made free from scrap angle iron or thin flat, 2 drill bits.. grinder.. hammer, vice, and some stif-stiff wire or thin rod.. pair of needle nose pliers.. etc.

I've made starter and choke rods for allis chalmers G tractors that way... metal dowel rod..e tc.

Hmm. I did that for a Model B. Ya'll got me thinking now.

 

[8NLUGNUT]

Here is the original one for $16.75.

ford tractor choke rod | eBay

I saw something similar to that at the scrapyard the other day. I also have a scrap A/C 4 cyl power unit that has some linkage left on it.

 

[Soundguy]

this one's a non-thinker.. any semi stiff 3/16 rod / wire and you are 90% there.. that and a bent metal tab with 2 holes.. etc. easiest thing you will ever fix on that tractor..

 

[8NLUGNUT]

Being a tightwad I decided I would try to fix the broken terminal block on the 641 and use it here this week when I revert the electrical system back to the original set up. Whadda you think will it work. If so JB Weld did me right again.

 

[carlntexas]

I'm not to sure that will work, but all it cost was a little JB weld. That thing looks like it's been through some rough times.