Posted by rankrank1 on September 24, 2014 at 08:19:31 from (166.137.101.149):
Went to cut hay with the mower conditioner (Hesston 1120) and the Farmall M late in the evening last week. Hay was tough from rain earlier in the day plus the evening dew was setting on around dark so all in all a real cutting challenge for any sickle based machine...
Anyway, The Farmall M got to running so poorly that I could not stand the sound of it on my ears (multiple random misses). It literally hurt my ears to hear the engine run. Not to mention the power was reduced. I was fearing stuck valves and bent pushrods.
So I unhooked the Farmall M and hooked the Farmall h to the moco and finished cutting by around 10:00 pm. Hay being tuff from dew and moisture put a good load on the ole h but she gotter done.
Next day after work stopped by Advance and picked up 4 Autolite 3116 installed in place of the brand new Champion D16's that the previous owner had installed in the M. Wow engine ran so smooth it was amazing and I used the tractor to rake once and bale with. (I was relieved no stuck valves)
Since the Autolite 3116's worked so well in the M, I decided to pick up 4 more and install in the ole h for good measure. The ole h had well used Champion D21's in it. Tractor runs a hint better with the new plugs and I seemed to eliminate an occasional slight flutter that the h used to have. Bush hogged with the tractor afterwards and did notice a seat of the pants power increase.
The like new Champion D16's are going in the scrap bucket (too cold of a plug). I will keep the old well used D21's for emergency spares which I hope I never need. The 2 ole farmalls will get Auotlite 3116's as long as I own em.
Moral of the story: for $17 ($2.09 per plug) I got two tractors that run better. One way way better.
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