starting an old tractor for the first time in 15 years

[Egon]

might need something to air up the tires.

 

[SimS]

EV;

Get a winch or a come-along and drag it on the trailer. Then you can bring it home and spend some quality time changing fluids and pre-oiling the cylinders, pumping up tires and all the other stuff you won't have time for over a weekend, five hours away from all your tools, etc. I love dragging home old stuff and getting it working again. Good Luck.

SimS

 

[carpenter383]

Make sure the throttle blade is free, You don't want that thing sticking at WOT!!!

 

[electricvet]

Thanks for all the help guys! Yea I think I will just drag it home and put it in my shop so I can devote some real time to diagnosing any trouble that could show up. I am able to borrow a 16 foot car trailer from work and i own a heavy half ton pickup, so getting it home won't be to hard a haul. Also the father in law has a 970 case with a loader wich we will use to pulll it onto the trailer. Thanks again

 

[BobG_in_VA]

Something no one else has mentioned....once you know its "free" and turns over easily without the plugs, and you have spark, put the plugs in and give the carb a quick shot (not much) of starter fluid...at that point you will know whether it wll run or not once you get gas to it...Good luck! BobG in VA

 

[jenkinsph]

Thanks for all the help guys! Yea I think I will just drag it home and put it in my shop so I can devote some real time to diagnosing any trouble that could show up. I am able to borrow a 16 foot car trailer from work and i own a heavy half ton pickup, so getting it home won't be to hard a haul. Also the father in law has a 970 case with a loader wich we will use to pulll it onto the trailer. Thanks again

I think that you are on the right track get it loaded and home before trying to start it.

It would seem to me that a lot of the questions you are raising could be answered better by your FIL. Undoubtedly he knows more about the tractor than we do.


Steve

 

[electricvet]

Well, I finally got the tractor home! Before I spend too much money on fixing up the tractor, I am going to try and start it. What i have done soo far is turn over the motor by hand and then hooke it up to a battery charger (no battery in the tractor yet) and was able to get it to turn over successfully. But i believe that there is no spark. I do not have a spark plug socket yet to pull the plugs out but i pulled off one of the wires and did not get a visable spark. I can smell gas thru the exhaust so i figure that fuel is getting to the cylinders. I then pulled off the distb. cap and scratched the points but all looked pretty clean, i also tried to measure voltage on the line side of the coil but got no reading. What should be my next step? In the AM I thought ablut checking the genny and the regulator? Any points will help, do I need a battery installed to polarize the coil as I have been reading on this site abiut this too? Thanks in advance

 

[Soundguy]

get a battery on it before trying to start it.. even a booster charger with a start option is not enough power for the ignition and the starter.. even yer truck battery should do for a test.. heck.. throw the booster on as well.

soundguy

 

[Egon]

But i believe that there is no spark. I do not have a spark plug socket yet to pull the plugs out but i pulled off one of the wires and did not get a visable spark.

There are pen sized spark indicators on the market. Very handy for gasoline engines.

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