mcfarmall
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2015
- Messages
- 1,483
- Location
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Tractor
- Kubota M5660, Farmall C, JD 260 lawn tractor
From tractordata.com is appears to be a 1989 model year I believe.
Son brought this thing home so I started playing with it. Mice had made a huge nest in the shroud but didn't compromise any wiring. PTO switch is missing. Engine is free and I can spin it electrically with a set of jumper cables across the solenoid. Gear transmission is free and brake is functional.
Haven't tried it with the keyswitch due to the missing PTO switch as my JD 260 won't crank if the PTO switch is in the on position. I need to figure out which wires have to be connected or whatever to simulate the PTO switch in the off position. Just a side note for the safety conscious, I'm ok with jumpering out the interlock for the PTO switch at least during the testing phase of my work.
Looking for advice on how to get the cranking circuit and the ignition circuit live so I can attempt to start the engine and determine if this thing is worth going further. I presume that the ignition circuit would go live in the start and run positions of the keyswitch.
Anybody out there have one of these and are they a decent, basic riding mower? Construction seems to be quite robust and typical old-school JD.
Son brought this thing home so I started playing with it. Mice had made a huge nest in the shroud but didn't compromise any wiring. PTO switch is missing. Engine is free and I can spin it electrically with a set of jumper cables across the solenoid. Gear transmission is free and brake is functional.
Haven't tried it with the keyswitch due to the missing PTO switch as my JD 260 won't crank if the PTO switch is in the on position. I need to figure out which wires have to be connected or whatever to simulate the PTO switch in the off position. Just a side note for the safety conscious, I'm ok with jumpering out the interlock for the PTO switch at least during the testing phase of my work.
Looking for advice on how to get the cranking circuit and the ignition circuit live so I can attempt to start the engine and determine if this thing is worth going further. I presume that the ignition circuit would go live in the start and run positions of the keyswitch.
Anybody out there have one of these and are they a decent, basic riding mower? Construction seems to be quite robust and typical old-school JD.
