If pulling coil wire out helped it you have weak spark somewhere from a narrow gap. Consider in these old ignition systems the gap is an "air capacitor" actually the wider the gap more time for actual capacitor (the condensor) to charge thus a hotter spark. In the old days on trouble like this we would do points, plugs, condenser as all three items can break down and ground the spark. If that didn't fix it next step is cap and spark plug wires. If that didn't fix it we would start looking for bad mechanisms in the distributor. If the distributor shaft wobbles the points will not open and shut properly. If you are not field working this tractor (plowing) run the hottest rated plugs for the engine. It will start better and not foul the plugs as easily (burns the crud off). Hope some these tips may help. Learn to listen to the engine like a musical instrument, that will help a lot.
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