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ohiojim · Oct 1, 2018

picked up my first JD to rehab, did a lot of farmalls but no deeres. got what i thought was a deal, new rears along with new 3 point. motor is stuck. will post pics tomorrow when i have some light. it's a "B"

Richard G. · Oct 1, 2018

Look forward to seeing it. 2 cylinders are my favorite.
Got one that is 76 years old.
Richard in NW SC

Johnnypopper · Oct 1, 2018

I like Johnnypoppers. They are a Great American Classic Machine.

C.Amick · Oct 1, 2018

I like the B's and A's, but never owned a JD.

caterpillar guy · Oct 1, 2018

And the guy that designed the clutch to be pushed while trying to hook up to anything should have been hung. Only a moron would design it like that. Should pull back to engage and push ahead to disengage. Cat is that way and much easier to hitch up implements to.

quefan · Oct 1, 2018

Opposing thinking is that pull back engages when you fall off the back ensuring that you get run over.

old · Oct 1, 2018

My 1935 JD B had a locked up engine on it. I made sure the cylinders did not have water in them and then jacked up the front end about 18 inches and fill the cylinders with ATF and let it sit a week or so. Being hand start I made a flywheel wrench and put it in the 2 hole of the flywheel and pulled on it a few times and it freed up and has been free ever since. It has been in my family since 1940 by the way and I played on it as a kid

SVcummins · Oct 2, 2018

Exactly but only moron couldn?t figure that out

D beatty · Oct 2, 2018

I picked up my 1937 John deere D in 1969 with books for $75.00.

RLA · Oct 2, 2018

Well there is a barn yard full of them here 10. I for one am very glad John Deere designed the clutch the way they did!!

Leroy · Oct 2, 2018

Forward means GO, back means STOP, same way with rains on a horse, pull back means for them to stop. I would not want a hand clutch that you would pull back to go, just opposite of normal reaction. I owned 5 hand clutch Deeres and liked them, only thing is they had a bit too fast reverce. Also had a MM for a while and if I remember correctly after almost 50 years Forward was go, back was stop. The only way for a hand clutch to pull back would be to dissengage while you were holding it to shift and release with it going forward again to engage.

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