My 2015 Wish List

As I sit here and contemplate what 2015 will bring.We all want to have good health,family and a better tractor hunting year then the last one.Well there are couple of things I want for the tractors that I already have.That would be a better,more reliable carburetor,and some type of a starter I could use tp crank over my Cats.I have been thinking back to when me and my son took our Mustang to the drags trip this past summer.I remember seeing these guys with these starters they used to crank over their mini dragster.I will be checking these out over the winter.I will let you all know with what I come up with.Happy New Years to all.

http://www.insidetopalcohol.com/showthread.php?30098-RCD-Blower-Starter-FOR-SALE!!!

is this what your chasing

Paul

Yes,this is what I am looking into.But not at that price.The one I'm looking at more or less homemade,but I think it will work.

hicrop10,

I have had similar thoughts about a starter for gas cats. I have made these adapters, one is for a 15 and the other for a Model F Cletrac. I was thinking of adapting a starter motor/battery on a small cart but have not made any further progress yet.

Hi Team,
the starter in the link is likely from a Continental W670 7 cylinder Stuart Tank engine. At any rate it is a radial engine starter.
Maybe a search around will unearth a suitable one--has planetary gearing for slow speed turning of the 3 tooth dog to engage either a gear wheel in the cam chest that is in mesh with a crankshaft gear in the W670, other versions for other brand engines direct couple via a similar dog to the crankshaft end.

Other small engine starters I have seen around Rally grounds use an old style car starter that used an outboard mounted centrifugal bendix--remove the bendix and fit a small vee belt pulley and rig up a suitable pivot/anchor point and use a vee belt around the flywheel rim. Have seen something similar posted for the Arrow oil field engines.
You Tube may find a vid of one.
Cheers,
Eddie B.