John Deere AR

rusty6 · Oct 31, 2013

I had the AR out of the shed today while re-parking the combine for winter. It didn't want to start yesterday so I sand blasted the spark plugs and applied a little heat to the block before trying it this morning and it fired up. Missing on one cylinder though. After it warmed up it began firing on all two. I found a Champion D16 out of (I think) the DC4 Case and put that in. It ran fine warm but I guess the test will be next cold start. Here is a picture from this morning.

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Mitch D · Nov 1, 2013

Just need to hook the AR onto the combine and you will be ready for next year.

Leroy · Nov 1, 2013

What is that thing on the combine?

buickanddeere · Nov 1, 2013

Use those Champions or any resistor plug for throwing
practice. Auto lite 3116 and solid core wires.

rusty6 · Nov 1, 2013

(quoted from post at 06:21:09 11/01/13) What is that thing on the combine?

You are probably seeing the top of a hopper bin showing up over the combine header. Way in the background but the photo makes it appear part of the combine.

rusty6 · Nov 1, 2013

(quoted from post at 06:56:14 11/01/13) Use those Champions or any resistor plug for throwing
practice. Auto lite 3116 and solid core wires.

The spark plugs in the tractor when I got it are AC, maybe AC87 but can't recall for sure. I have heard the negative comments about Champion plugs before but in 40 years of using spark plugs of various brands I can't say that any one brand is better or worse than the other. I've had good service from all of them with the possible exception of some Autolites in an IH truck engine.

thesmoothedeere · Nov 1, 2013

Autolite is the best for old deeres. IMHO

casecollectorsc · Nov 1, 2013

Like your videos on u tube! I was wondering if I saw that IHC truck in the pictures with the 730 Case tractor and combine was the same one? If so, must of had it for a while.

Leroy · Nov 1, 2013

What I am seeing is 2 big caster wheels raised in the air with looks like something between them and the header. Windrow pickup? We don't have them in our area.

rusty6 · Nov 1, 2013

(quoted from post at 10:47:49 11/01/13) What I am seeing is 2 big caster wheels raised in the air with looks like something between them and the header. Windrow pickup? We don't have them in our area.

Yes, windrow pickup. Its really the only way to utilize the capacity of a pull type combine this big. Obviously a 20+ foot header is not available or practical on a pull type. And remember that back in the day when these combines were built (1980s) windrow swaths were the most common method of harvesting all our crops here. You can see this one at work on the swaths in some of my videos. Like this one from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI6Rwss212U

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