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cowkicker 
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Posted: 21 hours 26 minutes ago at 3:12pm |
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Gear reduction starter died on my 6080 so I put a direct drive starter from a 7000 on it to get going. The 7000 starter worked fine and spun the engine over great. My questions are, would you pay extra for a gear reduction? Where would be the best place to get a new one? Lots of price variations out there, what about quality? Thanks
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DSeries4
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Posted: 19 hours 45 minutes ago at 4:53pm |
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I an still running the original direct drive starter on mine. I just had it rebuilt last summer. Starts perfect every time.
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Les Kerf
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Posted: 16 hours 31 minutes ago at 8:07pm |
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I have switched several diesel engines of various makes/models to gear reduction starters and have found them to be superior in every instance. Your mileage may vary.
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IBWD MIke
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Posted: 6 hours 35 minutes ago at 6:03am |
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Mine still has the original, Lucas, starter. It's been through the shop and works fine. If it dies, will look into a gear reduction replacement. If it's cool out, think under 60, I plug it in. Just 15-20 minutes helps a bunch, more as it gets colder.
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DrAllis
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Posted: 6 hours 8 minutes ago at 6:30am |
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I always used to keep two rebuilt Lucas starters on the shelf. Had enough cores to keep that going. When a Lucas was rebuilt or new, they performed fine. But, most of the time, they never held up to the years of service a Delco starter would deliver. I'm all in on gear reduction starters if I was replacing a Lucas just because of that.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 5 hours 12 minutes ago at 7:26am |
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If its anything like the Oliver starters the gear reduction starters from places like DB Electrical are much cheaper than original starters and will start the tractor better.
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