Lightning is static electricity, and here is my story. About 10 years ago I was stripping out the wires in an electrical panel. I was taking two of the ground wires out of the Romex and lightly twisting them together and putting them under the same screw because I was getting short on spaces. A thunderstorm was taking place at the time and lightning hit the transmission lines at the end of the driveway. These were the large lines on the towers that look like a giant with his arms holding the wires. Well anyway I was holding these two wires, one in each hand, pulled tight from the connector at the top of the panel and suddenly I heard a loud SNAP. I jumped and cussed a bit at that point. My right shoe was wet on the outside edge since I had stepped in some water outside, and my foot at that spot had a mark the size of a pinhead.
That spark had to jump several inches to hit those two twisted together wires. I have no idea as to the voltage, and I never went to have anything checked out either. Fortunately the juice had a "safe" path to get out of there.
On the subject of the tractor just starting, well I have seen that also with dads Fordson. While trying to work on it one day we hooked a battery up to the coils to make sure we had juice. At one point I hooked he battery up and everything must have been just right because it just started right up on it's own. First time I saw a Fordson with an electric start! :)
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Tuning-Up Your Tractor: Plugs & Compression Testing - by Curtis Von Fange. The engine seems to run rough. In the exhaust you can hear an occasion 'poofing' sound like somethings not firing on all cylinders. Under loaded conditions the tractor seems to lack power and it belches black smoke out of the exhaust. For some reason it just doesn't want to start up without cranking and cranking the starter. All these conditions can be signals that your unit is in need of a tune up. Ok, so what is involved in a tune up? You say, swap plugs and file the points....now tha
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
