600 tractor starting in gear

seisses · Jul 1, 2011

Replaced the starter button on top of the transmission cover and now the tractor will start in gear. Did I lose something in the safety mechanism as the bar seems sloopy that is under the cover?

Anonymous-0 · Jul 1, 2011

you might have to set a linkage. it is a 600 ???

seisses · Jul 1, 2011

Yes. it is a 600 series. There is a bar that attaches to the shift lever but it doesn't stay up high enough to not allow the starter button to start.

Dean · Jul 2, 2011

Most likely the wire connecting the starter switch is grounded to the chassis somewhere.

Dean

seisses · Jul 2, 2011

Trying not to be dumb, but do you mean the wire from the starter solenoid to the starter button or from the starter solenoid to the ignition key.

The new starter button does seem to engage the starter as soon as you start to depress the starter button

Anonymous-0 · Jul 2, 2011

I know your tractor is a 600 but 600 what? is it ford ihc massey? what year is it? can you post a pic of it? This would help us to figure out what would be wrong with it. thanx

seisses · Jul 2, 2011

It is a Ford 600 series, 1957 with a 5 speed transmission. It has a safety feature that isn't suppose to allow it to start in gear. It has a 6 volt system with a positive ground.

Starter wasn't getting spark, so replaced starter solenoid and starter button, cleaned all connections and replaced cable from solinoid to starter. Now the safetymfeature doesn't.

Thanks for any help

Anonymous-0 · Jul 2, 2011

sounds like to me that there is a wire not making contact some where. Maybe make another post and ask for bison he knows lots about that kind of stuff.

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