New and Excited

Good Evening everybody, first off my name is bob and a year ago this month we bought an AC D-12 S/N 1779. My wife and I due to the Marine Corps live in Maysville NC ( thought it would be bad but we've come to really enjoy it here. Back on topic, we bought our AC it was in bad shapr with the sheet metal and the carb and some other minor things. We used our AC for the first couple of months for bush hogging and some other small jobs around the house. I did not think to much about the AC until my father came in to town from texas. He saw our new addition and i watched his eyes glaze over like a memory flashed through his head. He told me that when he was growing up on the farm in indiana he used a D-10 and D-12 high clearence for years. it was then that my wife and i decided to restore the tractor to a working potential( not show room ) we stilll us the tractor every weekend and here in lies my problem and my question ( hopefully many to follow ) the starter on my AC went out so i took it off and found the serial number on the delco remy tag 1107466. I have an i&t manual and was looking and it trying to figure some things out and found out that the starter and the distributor belong on a d-14. Is that usual for this particular year. i do have many more questions and looking through almost 200 pages of topics i think that im in the right place. everybody here seems to be extremly knowledgable on the subject thank you for any help

Bob, first of all Thank You for your service in the Corps and welcome to the Forum. There are many knowledgeable  (myself not included) members on here that are able to help with just about any problem. The distributors will interchange and the starter probably will also. When you say the starter went out, does it not turn at all or does the bendix not engage the flywheel? Not turning could be as simple as bad electrical connections.

bob - from another new guy -  yes, you are definitely in the right place for AC questions of any kind.  knowledge, experience and generosity pervade.

Welcome neighbor.  Thanks for your service for this country.  Also this is a great place to learn about Allis tractors and the best way to repair or restore them.  I went thru a little B 4 years.  You can't a better place for answers to any questions or leads on the parts you need.  Hope you enjoy your stay here.   

Had orilley check battery and it was good . I came home aattempt start again and then nothing So i put my hand on the starter, it was hot. I pulled it off, and called the two experts( father in law, my grandfather) the two people that a 27 year old novice can call that probably know more about the tractor than the manufacturer lol they said that its probably burned out so. Any help or advise would be extremely helpful. Ill keep everyone updated

If I recall correctly the D-10 - D-12 battery box was behind the seat.  That means that the electric has a rather long way to go so listen closely to the above.  Bad battery and connections can cause real problems especially since the battery is so far away from the starter. 
If you still have a problem call Steve NJ.  He is our resident electrical expert and his shop B&B can give you whatever service you require.
Thanks again for your service.  The Marines are an outstanding outfit.
Good Luck!
Bill Long

Bob, welcome to the forum, and thanks for your service. I don't know if it would help at all but there is a older guy in town here that rebuilds starts and alternators everyday. It is his business/full time job. He has rebuilt many for me already (he does exceptional work) and he is priced very reasonalble usually. Either way just thought I would let you know incase you needed help in that department.
Aj.

Welcome Bob -- lots of good advise can be found here and good folks willing to help out. If you are in Maysville, must be stationed at either Cherry Point or Lejune --- my son is stationed at New River, just returned from 2 yrs in Okinawa. --- Has a few acres just outside Willard. i was just down there returning his vehicles that were stored in my barn-- saw an interesting looking WD45 for sale sitting in Willard. Son said it's been for sale for a long time -- your and your wife might check it out - that's how it happens, one tractor is not enough, LOL

Hi and welcolme! thankyou for your sevice also All the above is excelent advice, as you work down the list if all the above checks out look at the flywheel gear teeth -- when they get worn out the starter can get "locked up " the drive gear on starter and the flywheel gear. At that point the starter will not turn   As for the starter work i'm not a expert on them and like sugested I take them to a shop that specializes in this type of work.  Yesterday I bought a tractor that hasn't ran in about 10 years. Befor I bought it I wanted to see if it was stuck so I took the starter off and used a bar to turn the engine. as long as it was off it is now at the starter repair shop getting checked out. When I go to start the old tractor I will know that the starter will work.--- keep us posted!

Browner alternator and starter service.
819 Jefferson st.
Jefferson city, mo
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If there is anything else I can do to help you let me know.

Hello buddy I'm located in belgrage on mattocks rd I'm gonna look in to the repair shop thank you

First of all, thank you and your wife for your service. Second, welcome to the best forum in the known world.

As for the starter, I have had several different things go on. Most have been covered above. Understand I am by no means an expert. If you are fairly mechanically inclined, starters are not really complex machines. I have "rehabbed" several for my Bs and Cs. I take them off, put them in the vice, and take them apart carefully. The ones I have all have dowel pins to locate the main components, so they are hard to put back together wrong. I find that a good general cleaning and sanding of all the contact areas(commutator, brushes, armature, and switch) will usually get them working fine. If you have bad bushings or a bendix(mechanical drive), you may want to take it to a shop. One thing I do with the commutator is to take a fine edged tool and carefully scrape between the commutator segments to clean out any metal. Make sure to use a mild electrical cleaner on the armature and stator, so you dont eat through the varnish on the windings. Sorry for the long post. Hope it helps.

Thank You for your service, and Welcome to the forum.

Hey Jim I'm gonna try some things out. Some good advice came from my father in law he is a master electrician ill let everyone know horses in my opinion are a money pit but they are good to.look at lol

Just wanted to say thank you, and your wife, for your service.