John Deere plowing...

DeltaRed · Nov 3, 2013

I plowed some this afternoon with the 'new' A and a
IH #39 two way(tumble bug) plow.Tractor pulled in
1st,the ground was tight!The tractor ran
great!!Doesnt smoke a bit.Has LOTS of compression
i have to pull it cause I cant crank it,even with
the petcocks released.I wonder if it has special
pistons or something.Any way to tell?

JayinNY · Nov 3, 2013

Great pics Steve, I think that tractor makes you look 25 years younger! Lol

JohnDeereJimOhio · Nov 3, 2013

You will find its sweet spot starting it. Crank it till u get an a compression stroke almost tdc and then yank it/ roll it. I find ours start easier with clutch engaged. You have a really cool old a there...

wilamayb · Nov 3, 2013

Other than the green combines I'll have to say that the A is the best looking piece of equipment that I've seen at your house

fixerupper · Nov 3, 2013

I've never plowed with a two way. It'd seem strange to have the left wheel in the furrow. What is the altitude where you live? When I was harvesting in the higher altitudes the combines would really smoke black until the turbo was revved up. Here in Iowa those same combines didn't smoke near as much when the RPM's were below the turbo. Jim

old popper · Nov 3, 2013

You can pull the crancase cover, and check with a magnet to see if the pistons are aluminum. As far as cranking it, if your mag throws a good blue spark, and is timed right, it should start relatively easy hand cranking it. You don't have to crank it fast to make it fire. They each have their own personality, as far as how much throttle, and how much choke. Once you get it figured out a strong young man like you should have no problem. Great pictures, thanks for posting them. Dale

larry@stinescorner · Nov 3, 2013

beautiful pictures,glad everything went well,nice looking tractor,I dont think you should paint it,I like it the way it is!

D beatty · Nov 3, 2013

That is a nice straight A for its age.You might look around they do make over size compression releases.

Wheat Farmer · Nov 3, 2013

Did you pick up the plow too, or already have it. As stated below we would find TDC and then rock it there three or four times and then flip it over, don't hang on to the flywheel. Becareful it is not RED. Ha Ha Nice job of plowing.

greenmech · Nov 3, 2013

Maybe you have a Hiesler head on that rig. Pet cocks should let you turn it over tho. Ron Mn.

DeltaRed · Nov 3, 2013

Jim and Delmar:I have owned the plow for several years.I 'play' with it from time to time.It's a 'hoot'! but if I had to plow 200 acres with it it would get real old fast! LOL We are at 5000 ft.We do loose some power at this altitude,but we know how to tune for 'optimum 'power.We plow with 2 ways almost exclusivly,so it seems natural to have both wheels in the furrow.

DeltaRed · Nov 3, 2013

Oh Gawd! I'm only 56. I hope I dont look that old!!

JMOR · Nov 3, 2013

(quoted from post at 23:26:35 11/03/13) Oh Gawd! I'm only 56. I hope I dont look that old!!

e know that you are not really old or else you wouldn't worry about looking old, instead, you would be proud of it! :wink:

FBH44 · Nov 4, 2013

Thanks, looking over that green hood really is cool. Like that a lot. Are you sure that furrow is quite straight enough tho???? Looks like a bulge out there ....LOL.
Problem I have plowing is I can't stop. Turn the lights on the go all evening.

Old weldor · Nov 4, 2013

I used to have a 43 hand crank A, they do turn over hard. My back still hurts when I think about it. My dad owned a hand crank G when I was growing up. When I was about 12 I coasted it down a slope in the farmyard to start it.

RLA · Nov 4, 2013

That is a nice looking Old A, even with the frt end
adapted doesn't look too bad....
If the timing is set CORRECT, throttle plate & choke
where the tractor wants it, they don't start too bad.
The hard part those Old A's are like women, none
are quite the same?? We had one as soon as the impluse
would snap, you'd let go of the flywheel. Open the choke
& it was running... That's IF!!!!! the throttle plate & choke
was set correctly.. Hot or cold didn't make a difference...
Started so nice was no sense in ever changing it to electric.
But when the sun went down, the worked stopped with that
tractor. Just the way Grand dad liked it.....

36F30 · Nov 4, 2013

I have a few hand start Deeres including a cantankerous old 34 GP and a high compression ex puller B. You can try my starting procedure and see if it works for yours. Assuming your mag is in top shape.

Turn on the fuel. Set the throttle to half by the spring on the carb between the stops. Open both petcocks and roll to bleed the compression off, stop right after #2 stops hissing. Set the choke to full. Briskly roll the engine through until you hit compression on number 1. Turn off the choke. Bleed off #1 and put a brisk spin on #2. If it doesn't start roll back around without more choke and bleed off #1 again and hit #2. Mine are usually running by the second pull on #2. Some times the GP will start when I'm trying to bleed off #1 at very slow speed.

charlespretzer · Nov 5, 2013

hey Delta! You're better lookin sittin on a Farmall!!!

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