CaseyJones446
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Long story short I have 15 acres in PA, last year mowed with a push mower. Stop laughing! My wife and I decided this year we need a tractor, we went to an Auction and low and behold we found a 1972 Case 446 ran(key word) great.
As for the issue, my brother in law decided to do me a "favor" and mow the grass, really he wanted to play with the Tractor. So I came home from work and there it was in the middle of the yard not running.
When asked what happened, he replied it shut off while climbing a hill and he could not get it back on. Upon further inspection I found that the gear shift was not in neutral, and is extremely difficult to move. When turning the key nothing, it won’t even crank like it is trying to start.
Im no expert but I believe that he has messed up the gears somehow and it will not go back into neutral so that it can be started. I was able to push the tractor so perhaps it is between gears? Also the lever to change from high to low gear previously was pretty difficult to move; now it moves freely with ease.
Any suggestions for a diagnosis? What else could be the issue would be fantastic. I am somewhat mechanically inclined but I would love it if someone could give me some direction, I am at a loss and am sure not looking forward to only having a push mower again.
Also if it matters we bought OL' Casey for 500, if I can fix her I'd love to, but if he has severely messed it up.....is it worth it?
Thank you any help is much much appreciated!
As for the issue, my brother in law decided to do me a "favor" and mow the grass, really he wanted to play with the Tractor. So I came home from work and there it was in the middle of the yard not running.
When asked what happened, he replied it shut off while climbing a hill and he could not get it back on. Upon further inspection I found that the gear shift was not in neutral, and is extremely difficult to move. When turning the key nothing, it won’t even crank like it is trying to start.
Im no expert but I believe that he has messed up the gears somehow and it will not go back into neutral so that it can be started. I was able to push the tractor so perhaps it is between gears? Also the lever to change from high to low gear previously was pretty difficult to move; now it moves freely with ease.
Any suggestions for a diagnosis? What else could be the issue would be fantastic. I am somewhat mechanically inclined but I would love it if someone could give me some direction, I am at a loss and am sure not looking forward to only having a push mower again.
Also if it matters we bought OL' Casey for 500, if I can fix her I'd love to, but if he has severely messed it up.....is it worth it?
Thank you any help is much much appreciated!