John Deere B starter

[J Bouchard]

Anyone familiar with the differences between a starter for the 39-40 B's verses the 41 -47 B's? They both bolt in from the top of the flywheel but the parts books have 2 different numbers. Can the later one be used on a slant dash B? How many slant dash B's were made? Any guess how many had optional electric start?

 

[Randy G.]

The most common is manually activated. The other is operated by a solenoid and a push or pull button on the dash panel. Both mount on top of the flywheel. My slant dash B has the solenoid type and a pull switch is used to engage the starter.