Posted by Dan-IA on April 04, 2009 at 12:16:50 from (66.43.223.239):
I just bought a 560D and I know it has a few issues. How do you go about looking over a new tractor or piece of machinery that you bought used from a sale lot?
A related stoy follows. I bought the tractor. It wasn't running when it was sold, but I was told that it would run. After bleeding much air from the injection lines, I had it pulled and eventually it came to life. After a brief warmup until the smoke went away, I set off driving it home. The front end started to shake violently, but I swerved it a couple times to the left and right and that straightened up. Periodically it would wobble like that. About 8 miles from the start of my journey, the wobble became a hard turn to the right. The steering wheel became useless as a control, serving only as a handle for me to hold on as the tractor went off the road, down through a deep ditch, and out into somebody's field. The tractor then drove itself in a circle a few times before arriving on a nearby crushed-rock lane, where I finally had the presence of mind to push in the clutch and bring it to a stop. I sustained only 3 injuries: My fingernails peeled the skin off each thumb during my wild ride, and I bumped my chin once against the top of the steering wheel when the tractor arrived at the bottom of the ditch.
Dad seen it all happen. He says it's a wonder it didn't roll. I say the Hand of God was on the tractor, holding it from rolling. The neighbor that towed the tractor home agrees, having seen where it went off.
So far I know the knuckle on the lower end of the steering shaft has had a set-screw drilled in it and that screw wiggled loose, causing the loss of control. Retightening the set screws can restore steering--at least temporarily. I don't feel that is a proper repair.
I'm also in the market for an I&T manual for the 560. Thanks for the help!
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of Farm Machinery - by Joe Michaels. I am a mechanical engineer by profession, specializing in powerplant work. I worked as a machinist and engine erector, with time spent overseas. I have always had a love for machinery, and an appreciation for farming and farm machinery. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Not a place one would associate with farms or farm machinery. I credit my parents for instilling a lot of good values, a respect for learning, a knowledge of various skills and a little knowledge of farming in me, amo
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
