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Starter for Super MD

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red48m

01-14-2008 16:47:48




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I recently bought a Farmall Super MD and need a starter for it. Will any farmall 3 bolt starter work? If not what models do I need to look for? Thanks




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ejr-IA

01-14-2008 18:29:37




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 16:47:48  
If it is a 3 bolt one off a 560 diesel might work too.



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red48m

01-14-2008 18:20:08




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 16:47:48  
Thank you everyone for your help so far. The tractor is a 1952 Super MD s/n F 2797J, so that means I need the early starter. So one off a MD will work? I thought MDs used a 2 bolt? Thanks again.



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D Slater

01-15-2008 06:49:58




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 18:20:08  
Starter IH # 61061 DA, Delco # 1108913 was used on MD, stage 1 SMD and WD6, SWD6 series until they went to the frame rail chassis. Then on stage 2 and SMTAD and SWD6 after frame rails started being used a change to a positive engagement starter was made on these tractors with electric contact switch located on starter. All these starters and others with 3 bolt mounting will bolt up. Trouble is the MD and stage 1 SM used a clutch housing that even though it looks the same as a stage 2 SM has a different distance from flywheel gear when starter is mounted. On the stage 2 SM the clutch housing is the same between gas and diesel and has the same spacing as T/A tractors so several starters will work if changes to energize them are made.

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D Slater

01-14-2008 17:52:26




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 16:47:48  
If your SMD is below serial # 28181 the original type which is the same as a MD is needed. If serial 28181 or higher its different than the one below the above serial #. For it you need one like came on it or one from a SMDTA for original type. But with this last starter type several IH diesel starters will work by changing the way starter is operated. Both type SM starters are 3 bolt mount but the clutch housings are different. The later uses same clutch housing as gasoline tractors.

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BOBM25

01-14-2008 17:20:28




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 16:47:48  
I may be wrong, but I think the diesels use a different starter than the gassers. I believe a SMD has a 12v system, which is not a big deal. But, I think the starter gear is meshed with the ring gear buy the means of the starter lever and not a bendix type as the gassers. As you pull the starter lever towards you, it meshes the gears before it energizes the switch on top of the starter, right guys?

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agpilot

01-14-2008 19:34:41




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to BOBM25, 01-14-2008 17:20:28  
Hi BOBM25: You're right in that at least the one I grew up on had a lever which manualy pushed the starter into the ring gear befor making electrical contact. This was handy during the coldest starts below zero. One could keep the starter ingaged a little longer to get it running a little faster before stopping the starter. I suppose there were limited number that had this since factory changes were coming fairly fast during those years. agpilot

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Andrew Z

01-14-2008 17:16:48




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 Re: Starter for Super MD in reply to red48m, 01-14-2008 16:47:48  
you need one off a diesel i think you need a SMD, 400D or a 450D. I dont think the the MD is a three i belive its a two bolt. but the diesel starter is larger than the gas starters so there not intercahgeable

Andrew



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