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    Can you ID this iron hanger?

    I have affixed this iron piece to a post in our kitchen to photograph it.(The screw driver is used instead of a nail). It is about 8" long and appears to be hand wrought. I think it is some sort of specialty hanger with a hole to hang it somewhere. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    What is this?

    I have wondered for a long time what this is. I found it in a dump area on an old farm. It is about 3' wide and 2' high made of sturdy metal about 1/4" thick. It is one of a number of similar pieces, some smaller, some slightly larger. The top loop swivels. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance.
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    Distributor adjustment on TO-20 w Petronix

    The spinning Bendix on the starter which did not engage the flywheel has been fixed. I removed the starter, turned the Bendix and heard a little 'click". Then I tested the starter with jumper cables from the 6 volt TO-20 battery. All appeared normal. The ring gear on the flywheel seemed in the...
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    Starter problem

    My TO-20 has been starting and running without any problems this summer and fall. Until......I tried to start it to give my grandson a ride and the starter just spun. Battery seemed strong, but no cranking occurred. I am not a great mechanic, but I'm thinking that the Bendix did not extend and...
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    what is this?

    Thanks for your suggestion. I looked at other older landsides on the Web. Almost all of them have holes for bolting on the the plow.
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    what is this?

    I dug up this metal part the other day, not more than a foot deep in our yard, about 100 feet from the oldest barn. We live on a farm in Virginia, which has old barns, probably Civil War era, was and is a working farm. The part is heavy, probably cast iron, with a date (1886) and a number (35)...
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    slow cranking

    I am having the same problem. Hope to have solved it tomorrow when I install new spark plugs and try to start with the battery fully charged. I discovered that a 6 volt battery needs to read 6.30 or so on the multimeter for it to be 100% charged. Less than that results in the % of charge...
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    cranking labored

    With a TO 20 I am still searching for cause of weak cranking. Electrical system parts are all new: battery, ammeter, starter switch, starter. Wiring checks out. Tractor had always run well until recently. I had someone who helped me get the tractor started yesterday, sounded terrible with...
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    replacing a starter switch on a TO 20

    I think you have solved my problem, at least, on paper. I have been careful to secure the starter rod and will reconnect the base with the clevis pin and cotter back in place. I had done some research and saw on some very old posts(on this site) that the Sparex part would work in both Ferguson...
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    replacing a starter switch on a TO 20

    I have ordered a new starter switch for my TO-20 Ferguson, Sparex part #S42538, which I read should be the correct replacement. (This switch is a gear-shifter activated.) In removing the old and probably original starter switch, I see that the connecting brackets, where the clevis pin connects...
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    Spark at + battery terminal

    Thanks for your suggestions. I still get a BIG spark after one by one, disconnecting the starter, the generator, the voltage regulator. I recleaned and shined up the battery ground contacts. Still spark at + terminal when I try to connect battery cable. One thought is the starter switch...
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    Spark at + battery terminal

    I have a TO 20 with starting woes. It is a + ground 6 volt tractor. I had a neighbor help me diagnose a no-crankinng problem accompanied by a total discharge of a new battery. Clearly there is a short somewhere. He diagnosed the starter as the problem, advised me to recharge the battery and...
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    Generator for TO20

    Still trying to assess the output of my rebuilt generator for my 6 volt + ground TO20. By several metrics the generator is not putting enough voltage to recharge the battery. Since the battery is brand new, I am wondering if the voltage regulator is preventing any voltage across the contacts...
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    Is my charging system working?

    Steve--Very thorough and helpful answer. I have polarized the generator and the ammeter needle did deflect today at starting. Nothing in the negative side. I will test with multimeter tomorrow. I don't have any lights or accessories on this old TO-20 to test in that way. Thanks for your help.
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    Is my charging system working?

    I know how to do that and will do so. Thanks for the suggestion.
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