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Re: 300u Starter Problem Solved?
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 28, 2007 at 03:11:13 from (216.208.58.157):
In Reply to: 300u Starter Problem Solved? posted by JayWalt on January 27, 2007 at 21:56:42:
Jay: I have an inlaw, married to my 1st cousin, worked for years as a farm equipment mechanic at a sizable dealership. Later he became the service manager. All this occured in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. He was visiting one day and asked how I could tolerate these old gas Farmall starters. He told me his opinion was by the time you put in enough hours to make it work, you'd be better off junking the tractor. I took him to my shop, started my tractors. He couldn't believe his ears. He then wanted to see these clutch drives, so we removed a starter. He said,"Finally someone has corrected the IH starter problem." I have to agree, I've been around IH tractors for over 50 years, for the price of a new clutch starter drive, you just can't afford to fool with those old bendix. The price is under $50.
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