speckpw
New member
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2012
- Messages
- 5
- Location
- Waynesville NC & West Liberty KY
- Tractor
- Case 1370 & 970, 2 Detroit Diesel 97 hp Slope Mowers, John Deere: LA140, GT235, 275, 288, Honda 4120
Case 970 with Power Shift. Ran fine, good pwr, good motion (fwd/backward), backed and detached scrape blade from 3pt hitch. Started diesel ran great, had pwr steering, pwr brakes, lift arms hydraulics, pto engages & turns great. Put it in gear and released clutch, no motion foreward or backward, any gear or Pwr shft, just sits motionless regardless of engine rpm. No drive to the wheels. When clutch/inching pedal is depressed it has little resistance and diesel does not lurch. Diesel should lurch normally when clutch is depressed. Read other forums that suggested stopped up hydraulic filters would cause like symptom. I repaced the hyd filters 10 hrs ago, so that is doubtfull. Other discussions suggest it may be the Torque Limiter which requires splitting the tractor and replacing it. Cost $200 range for Torque Limiter plus intensive labor to split. Anyone have experience or knowledge of like symptoms? Any suggestions of things to try before splitting tractor. No prior symtoms. Thanks. speckpw@bellsouth.net.