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Posted by Glen in TX on September 21, 2006 at 08:15:16 from (208.246.9.80):
In Reply to: Pony motor posted by LCinIN on September 20, 2006 at 21:01:55:
The 70,720,730 80,820,& 830 all used a JD made V4 pony engine or many call it SE starting engine with a 6V battery distributor ignition. The R and experimental MX used a 2 cylinder opposed pony engine. Many CATs had the 2 cylinder opposed pony also and the R pony is some similar to the early CAT pony. On oil field and industrial power engines you would see the air starters with a pony engine using a compressor or a service truck with air on it to run the air starter or find something like a V4 Wisconsin or other smaller engine used as a pony to start a big V12 or V16 engine. They didn't have electricity in many remote areas where batteries could be charged so some type of pony engine was used. See the link for more info on the JD starting engines.
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