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My timing light has a dial on the back of it, so I turn that dial to say 23* and then the light should flash the spark line in the center if the window. That's how we set crank triggers as well on drag cars. The balancer is marked at TDC, with the light flashing you can turn the dial on the light u...

Wow Soffiler thanks for the detailed reply. I appreciate that and it is exactly the info I needed. I assume a timing light hooked to the number one plug wire and flashing through that window in the bell housing would allow you to set the timing while its running at the recommended 23*? Just like se...

I just set static timing on my 440 last weekend. I'll probably recheck it with a timing light when I finish up the current projects (valve lash adjustment, some rewiring, cleaning up starter and generator, etc) and get it running again. There's a window on the right side of the bellhousing; partiall...

I am totally with Paul. I do about 4-5 cords a year, and I always block it up right where it fell. For the same reasons too. Dragging a tree tears up the ground and the dirt is murder on the saw chain. I even keep a wire brush with the saw in case the tree needs any cleanup. I get a lot of life from...

Success! The drill and tap idea posted above worked like a champ.

GREAT pix! I like that skidder made from an old oil tank. Cool idea. Lots of snow up there in Killington, eh? I notice the tire chains on the Toy pickup.

jtrichard: Thanks! I appreciate your comments. While I don't have a line on some old asbestos, I have done very similar things with a plain piece of sheetmetal. As long as there's an air gap under it, sheetmetal makes an excellent heat shield. This is a very good thought. I have more than my fair sh...

Duke: lever is forged steel, I believe. Definitely not aluminum. It is rusted! I have removed the setscrew (#3 on the diagram) that holds the lever, which was also rusted, but I managed. With the setscrew out, it gives you a look "inside" so to speak. Rusty. I am applying Kroil into that hole, tappi...

Hey Duke: Florida, huh? I'm in New England and it's been 33F and pouring rain for the last two days. I'd rather have sunny and dry and 10F, personally. Or, 70F would be great too! Problem with slide hammer is that the lever extends down below the sheetmetal dash. No way to get the arms of the puller...

Hi Duke: There is no bolt on the top side center of the lever. There is a setscrew that comes in from the side. There are three different levers for the 440, shown across pg 20-22 (actual page number, not the PDF page number) at this link: http://jdpc.deere.com/jdpc/pdfs/PC0573.pdf Pg 20 shows two o...

Thanks Duke and Lavoy. The problem with applying heat is that the lever is really close to the dash and there are gages immediately next to it. Putting enough heat on it to make a difference is going to cook those gages for sure. Upon further consideration, I realized I can't cut off the shaft as I ...

I'd really like to get behind the dash, in order to do some re-wiring and install new tubing to the oil pressure gage. However, the governor lever (also known as "Lever, speed control" Key #2, p/n T 11010T, p.21 of the parts list) is rusted solid to the shaft that goes thru the dash to the U-joint. ...

... As long as I am at it. Would plasti gage be good enough to check the crank journal or should I find a micrometer to check for wear and roundness? Thanks in advance. If you are trying to decide if your crank needs to be reground, yes, you need a micrometer. One that reads to 0.0001". The Plastig...

JD440IC plowing snow? Hey, I've got one of those... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guv4Q7Kv4IE Pretty basic video; I shot it myself by sticking my phone to a rock with some snow. You can't tell from the camera angle, but I've got the blade angled to discharge left. When the snowpiles get big enough,...

I have made alot of cables for my stuff. Its pretty easy. take some 0 or 00 cable-fine strand. cut to length. if you can't find ends that will work, you can make your own ends with 1/2 copper tubing. leave one end a tube, the other, smash flat. drill hole the appropriate size. put fine strand cable...