It's alive, my 1066 breaths

She is alive and man, what a nice sound. My friend and I got that new starter in, two hot dog batteries and hit the starter, NOTHING. What, how, why ? Well, good power to the starter button, good power leaving but somehow the power does not get to the starter. No problem, bypass and she fired up quicker that you read about. Man, fired right up, sounds great, took her for a spin and let her idle while we had a few beers. We then took the sheet metal off the hood, took the chrome (NICE) stack off and got her into the shop for love and care, fluids and filter change and a going through. I was real happy to hear her run and if you don't thinks that is cool then grits ain't groceries.

Side Note: Sarge, Allen told me about steelwheelranch (785)548-7437, they have the batteries covers. Also, Little Red Tractor at 402-986-1352, nice guy, Glen, he might have it also.

Will keep you all posted. See ya for now. Smilin' in Mass.

I'll be waiting for a photo.

Paul

Sat we are going to get back on with it. Allen and Sloroll got me hunting a nuetral swith and I was busy today so did not get the tiem in the shop. Will sheck it our though Sat. How is all you way, good ? Has Carl's car died since ? Takl to you later,

John

scotty

Farm is in Sherborn Mass, Route 27 & Route 16. Hey, you in the area, say so. I don't know where 8 is, seven is far west Mass right, Pittfield from your area in Vermont down ? I know 5 is from Springfield Mass.

scotty

Who helping, me and another guy so bewteen the two of us, we might have half a brain. The you ad the beer factor and we are back to zero. I bet you don't have the probelm with your new one, must be nice. Allen and Sloroll got me going in one direction and I will hunt her down and find out.

Must be nice with 50 degrees. We have started to hit hgh 30's and low 40's but there is still about 1' of snow. I will call you soon. See ya

That is so neat! I can just imagine what she sounds like!

Fix that Neutral Safety switch, John. :>)

Allan

You think that is it, the nuetral safety ? I had the machine in nuetral and the clutch in, is that what you think ? I was ready to run another wire. Guess I jump into stuff without thinking but then again, safety is not bad idea. I have power to the button, power from the button, but no power when the button is pushed to the starter. Where is the switch ? Let me know. Thanks

If the thing is still plugged in, unplug it and try jumpering the connector; if still no go, you have a bad push button.

Don't ask me why, the things come unplugged.

Allan

With a test light I had live power into the button, no power out. When the button was pushed, I had good power out of the button, no power to the starter. I thought the wire was broke so we just put hot power to the start fromt hepositive on the battery. Now that you and Sloroll have shed light on the safety end of things, I guess that might be. I will have to follow the wire or look at the schematic in the parts manual. You guys have to be right, I was a bit wondering how a wire could break but like you said, you know !

Talk to anybody who works on 'em all the time.

Darned Neutral Safety switch about 80% of the time and believe it or not, more so on the 1066s. Just one of those oddities of our old reds.

Allan

I will let you guys know. The hunt will begin in the am. Thanks

I will play with that in the AM when I feed. I can see that being the case, like Allen said and you also. I will push the button an dmove the shifter and hsee if she kicks. I fnot, man I can fix that safety thing real quick. It is funny, I started looking at my 584 like it was amll today, go figure ?

Sure don't think there is a "Neutral" thing as far as the gearshift goes. The switch is down under the operator's platform at the clutch arm.

This is the one on my 686; 966 is kinda similar.

Allan

If you have juice coming out of the push button, I'll almost bet you that nice tractor that there's a difficulity at the N/S.

It is sooooo tempting to just 'jumper' the connector and leave 'er hot. Please don't do that; we don't wanna read about you one day in the paper.

Allan

I sure won't bet my wife's pet pig on it, but I'm pretty darned sure that the clutch switch is the only safety device.

It lives above and kinda forward of the left brake housing.

But, you know how I am; if I'm not wrong 'bout 100 times a day, something is wrong. It's gettin' late and this might very well be # 100. :>)

Allan