[AT] Spam> RE: 560 starter short

[Louis]

Kevin,

I had a bad accident back in 1994.  I broke my hip and femur.  I also ripped
all the tissue away from the front of my knee.  I had a total of 13
surgeries on that leg.  At one point the doctor came in and told me that I
might loose that leg. Well the Lord had mercy on me and allowed me to keep
my entire leg.

For my knee, they had to do a muscle flap.  What that is, they had to bring
half of my calf muscle from the back, up to the front.  That was so there
was something to hold my kneecap in place.

What I am driving at, it that after all of these operations, I have had bad
swelling in my lower leg.  That is due to poorer circulation.  I have had to
learn to deal with it.  After time the pain eases, or you get use to it.  It
took almost a year for recovery, and several years to start to feel "normal"
again. When my leg swells, I lay down and prop my leg up.  It seems to worse
in hot weather.

I am trying to encourage you.  I know what it is like to be on crutches for
9 months at one time.  I know what the pain is like.  I know what the
discouragement is like, when you want to do something for yourself, and you
can't quite do it.

Hang in there, let your body heal.  Don't try to push it to hard.  If you
reinjure the healing area, it is just going to take all the longer for it to
heal. This is going to take time. Just hang in there, before you know it,
you will be walking without those sticks.  It will take a while to figure
out what the "new normal" is. You will get use to it. It is not bad.  You
will have different sensations in your leg/foot. You will learn what is
normal now.  It took me a few years to figure all of that out.

Lou



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Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 10:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] 560 starter short



  Yes it is gas, lost a LOT of power going from the 301 diesel to 221 gas. 
But what good is a tractor if it takes another tractor to get it running ?  
Anyways it is the same starter that was on the diesel.
And I never thought about the wires, what I will do is run a jumper from 
selenoid to switch and see if that cures the problem. Something keeps 
telling me its in the selenoid or starter ? Since it ended up with the old 
sel on it anyways, the starter man has gotten on the rocks real bad and 
tightened the scews so tight that the bakelite (sp) just fell apart he 
overtighten the screws. So I figure that I need to fix my stuff at home 
instead of paying someone to get hi and ending up with the same thing I 
started with.
The FOOT hey dont mash your feet ! This has been the worst thing I have ever

had to deal with.
The DR said to do what I wanted, so I get a pillow cover and duct tape it 
over my foot then tape a sandal on. I got out and actually worked for a 
couple days. That made the foot and leg swell up big time, the nurse come by

to drop off supplies and check it out. Wow to make a long story short I 
ended up going to my regular DR who said blood clot. So off to the hospital 
for a ultrasound of the whole leg 4 hours later said ok no blood clot and 
not to do anything at all.  Well I still do a little Dr said it will never 
quit hurting and wrote a scrtpt for 120 pain pills that cost 200 bucks.
Along with some other nerve pills that are supposed to ease nerve pain + 
some sleeping pills.
Anyways I can walk and push the clutch ok, so I am doing ok. Just have to be

careful not to drop anything on it.
Kevin Mosier


>From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>Subject: Re: [AT] 560 starter short
>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:50:43 -0400
>
>Kevin,
>
>I think I remember your 560 is gas.  If so, a wire runs from the S 
>terminal
>on the solenoid to the coil (I think).  This wire supplies 12 V to the coil

>only while the  starter button is pushed.  (Start on 12V, run on 6V).  
>Check this line over carefully for a bare spot that would short.  Since it 
>works O.K. when you jump the solenoid, I would also take a careful look at 
>that mess of spaghetti wires under the dash for a  short in the wires to 
>the starter button.
>
>Good luck.  Hope the foot is getting well.
>
>Charlie V.
>
>
>>From: "mopr 340" <mopr340 at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Dead list
>>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:41:11 -0500
>>
>>
>>I have a question about our 560  Last year I took the starter to the 
>>local auto electric man. And he FIXEd it for I think 50 bucks, what 
>>was wrong with it was he said selenoid.
>>What it was doing is, some times when you push the starter button it would
>>peg the ammeter to discharge. So the only way to start it would be to 
>>cross
>>it out at the selenoid on the starter and it would hit right off.  Well it
>>has returned to its old ways and I cant afford to be 50 buckin it again so
>>soon. Any ideas on just what is going on ? And how to fix it at home ?
>>Thanks
>>Kevin Mosier

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