Posted by dave.koenigsfeld on September 08, 2009 at 18:39:32 from (148.78.54.133):
Many of you have seen lots of posts about my 10-20s. I took them to the Iowa State IH show over Labor Day. Out of the several hundred tractors, they chose my 10-20 for the Mason City Gazette's photo of the show. We are also in the video at the very beginning and at the 1:34 mark. Having my daughter ride the tractor in period correct clothes didn't hurt!
Ok, now for the eary part of the weekend. The whole purpose of this 2 year restoration was to take the tractors and park them back in the original spot that they had been parked in for 50 years at the family farm. I also wanted to show the tractors to my 95 year old Grandmother. Grandma got to come to the tractor show and hear the announcer acknowledge her as the owner of the tractors. Seeing that smile on her face was priceless.
My 1927 on rubber had never been started by the crank since having the motor redone. It would start only by pulling it. I would not even get a pop or anything out of the motor. It would puff a bit of smoke out but that was it. I had several posts of frustration on this site.
I drove it around the family farm and parked it in the original parking spot and left it there overnight. The next morning, I hooked the tow rope up from the 1925 on steel to the 1927 and was ready to drag start it like always.
Something told me to just take a stab at cranking it. It hit and started on the first crank! In fact, it started on the first crank all weekend after that. Either it just wanted to go home or Grandpa was looking down and gave us a little extra cranking power.
Thanks again to all of you that have helped me through the restoration process.
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