[Mudrig150]

Your 140 is officially a member of the ugly duckling club, which is for tractors that aren't hideous but not pretty. Yours can be vice president, alongside my 69 H1, Larry.

 

[Mudrig150]

yes I like your 1 light 140 as well Hope Larry is all well and good and did you get the front headlight panel fixed up at all yet?

Nope. And I probably never will. Larry will just forever be a cyclops. Makes him stand out from our other 2 140s, which is also why I went for H2 instead of H3 and went with a 10 horse motor.

 

[Mudrig150]

does any body have a Pic of where you adjust the creep for the 69 140? Its different than the newer 140's correct?

Knottyrope, posted this
if the hand hydro lever is solid and not loose, you can adjust the eccentric bolt on the hydo under the tractor but it might have a flat spot in it already as the get jammed with dust

but is that for the newer 140's than the 69 that this is,

sorry for asking repetitive questions, its just I'd like to know what I need to look for before I look for it.

thanks for all your help with this I sure due appreciate it.

On the end of the linkage that goes on the hydro, there is a joint that looks like a tie-rod end. You unbolt it from the cam plate, and turn it until you get it right.

 

[Mudrig150]

If you measure the bolt you could get a whole bag of replacements from McMaster Carr. Don't think John Deere could get you the bolt, especially since it isn't a Deere hitch.

 

[Mudrig150]

I'll have to check my manual. I think it says how to test it.
Here's what I would check:
Check and clean all the connections for charging parts, start at farthest from the stator, and work your way forward.
Replace key switch. (I'd replace it anyway, never know what's going on inside the original)
Test the VR.
Test the stator.

Most of the time, it should just be a bad VR or corroded terminals.