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What needs to be done is increase the feathering control of the valve. If there is any possibility, unscrew the knob, and then replace the knob with a connecting nut of the kind used for connecting two threaded rods together. After that, find a length of allthread rod with the same thread pitch...

"The problem resurfaced. Final solution = new ignition switch. I can now see the ground in my fields, again. 😎" Hey, Aufrührer, I hope that solves the problem. Problems that are intermittent are the worst kind. Thanks for letting us know what you did. A lot of the time, people who ask for help...

Yep! Back around 1973, one of my buddies had a Ford 8N tractor that didn't get used for about three months. Started okay, but the clutch wouldn't disengage. So, he put it in first gear, pushed in the clutch pedal, started it, and away he went! He figured the clutch plate would break loose from...

A quick and easy way that will immediately determine if diesel fuel is being injected into the cylinders, is when the engine is cranking-over while cold, there will be little puffs of dense white smoke coming out the exhaust pipe. The throttle has to be opened up about half-way to make sure a...

Just saying, are the brake pedals locked together, and the brakes engaged by a stick somehow jamming the linkage down underneath? That wouldn't be the first time this has happened.

That looks like a spool travel problem. Check handle linkage first. If it came on over a few hours, then it could be a build-up of dust and a little oil around the spool somewhere so the spool can't move all the way to its limit. That kind of operation can be duplicated by not pushing the lever...

How many hours are on the engine, and what kind of maintenance has it had? Were the valves recently adjusted? If the sound you are referring to is the one that gets more distinct at higher rpm, I'd take an educated guess that it is a valve tappet that is badly out of adjustment so the valve...

I have a B7100 direct drive with a 3 speed PTO I bought new in 1981. Without anything hooked-up to the PTO, it has quite noticeable gear slap with the PTO engaged in any of the 3 speeds and the engine at low idle. Because it has a tiny .75 liter three-cylinder engine, it runs awful rough at...

Holy Smoke! That IS a lot of smoke! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Yes indeed, a pleated-type paper air filter element that is loaded to the max with dirt and debris will cause that. Some diesel engine systems have a warning indicator that the air filter needs cleaning/replacing, which operates by...

I'm coming in on this pretty late. There are some pretty good responses here regarding safety! Ropes and straps are inherently dangerous because of stored energy when things suddenly let loose, where the tractor operator may be directly in line with the rope or strap. Kind of like dispatching...