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Old 06-22-2019, 05:48 PM   #12
rotorwrench
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Default Re: My A Deere speedster

My Pop never had any D John Deere tractors but a lot of the neighbors up in Kansas did. We had 4010 models when I was a kid. Those old Johnny poppers last forever as long as you don't mind the sound of them. Plup-plup-plup all day long. Pulling the flywheel to start them could be a chore but they generally pull off relatively quickly.

If that thing has an LUC or at least one of the LU series 2-cylinder engines, they aren't really the popper type since they are a different design. They actually sound pretty conventional for a 2-cylinder. Plus they could be set up for straight back drive since they have a bell housing. I assume that that is what this speedster has from an old Model 12A combine or even the old Model LA tractor. Some Model 12A combines had PTO drives but not all tractors had a PTO back in the day. I imagine it has to be hand cranked to start. many of the old implements were set up that way.
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