Posted by gregb6718 on June 19, 2019 at 06:01:48 from (75.136.198.74):
I always wanted to learn about tractors, so when a friend of the family lost her husband and needed help with mowing, I volunteered. Her 1965 IH 424 gas would be my classroom! And how. While mowing, the bucket had to be either high enough to see under, or low enough to see over, but it leaked down continuously and had to be raised a little about every minute or so. No problem, I thought, I can deal with that. A little issue like that isn't going to stop me. There's mowing to be done! Sunday I was mowing along on the edge of a field, trying to reclaim some of the area, when the ground started sloping away to the left. As I steered right, I realized I wasn't climbing back up to level ground and absent some quick action I was going down this hill and it wasn't going to be pretty. The steering responded enough to get back up, but then I saw the bucket was almost on the ground. I tried to raise the bucket, pushing down on the lever beneath the seat, but there was no response. The steering wheel would just spin uselessly. I had to go to work soon, so I just shut her down and covered the seat with plastic to protect it from the rain. Luckily, I'd had the foresight to order the Owner's Manual and the Service Manual from Yesterdays Tractors for this beast, so I started reading. According to the Owner's Manual, there is no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front wheels! WHAT?? So my question is, have any of you experienced this kind of failure, and what are the likely suspects? I will have a chance to go back down to it Thursday. I think the dual failure must be a valuable clue. I got the idea for brake steering in reverse to get it back to the barn from another post here. I may try that. Thanks for your input.
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