peacefulone
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- Mar 8, 2009
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Hey folks. I started up my tractor yesterday and was pulling forward out of the shed. There's a slight incline going out (very slight). I pushed the clutch in to shift from L to M. Becuase of the slight incline, I started to roll a bit (slowly) and before I could get my foot on the brake to stop the forward movement, my wet boot slipped off of the the clutch pedal. I heard a slight sound from the tractor and the forward movement stopped. Obviously, this was expected as I was in low gear. I thought with my wet boot, I better just pull up ahead a little bit and then shift to M. But when I went to push on the HST pedal again, I barely got movement from the tractor.
I gave a little more RPM and the tractor moved, but ever so slightly and the wheels started shaking and the tractor vibrated as I moved forward. There was definately something NOT RIGHT! There was some sound coming from the tractor, but I can't describe it. I was NOT able to get it to go in reverse and to get it going forward at all, I really had to have the RPM's up high. It still wouldn't go backwards and if even when I had the RPM's low, it wouldn't go forward at all. I did check the bucket operation. It was fine. I did shut it off and checked the transmission/hydraulic fluid level and it was full. I was able to get it back in the shed (barely) and left it......very bummed...thinking that I had just created a very expensive huge problem by accident.
I do have the shop manual and have done some more complicated work on the tractor before (such as changing a seal in the front wheel assembly), so I'm not afraid to try things and have a pretty good do it yourselfer attitude, but I'm nowhere close to experienced, and this one scares me.
Anybody have any suggestions for me to check out or try before I call the dealer. I'm afraid that I'll have to bring it in or have them come out and check it out and I'll get into big big bucks that I don't really have right now.
I gave a little more RPM and the tractor moved, but ever so slightly and the wheels started shaking and the tractor vibrated as I moved forward. There was definately something NOT RIGHT! There was some sound coming from the tractor, but I can't describe it. I was NOT able to get it to go in reverse and to get it going forward at all, I really had to have the RPM's up high. It still wouldn't go backwards and if even when I had the RPM's low, it wouldn't go forward at all. I did check the bucket operation. It was fine. I did shut it off and checked the transmission/hydraulic fluid level and it was full. I was able to get it back in the shed (barely) and left it......very bummed...thinking that I had just created a very expensive huge problem by accident.
I do have the shop manual and have done some more complicated work on the tractor before (such as changing a seal in the front wheel assembly), so I'm not afraid to try things and have a pretty good do it yourselfer attitude, but I'm nowhere close to experienced, and this one scares me.
Anybody have any suggestions for me to check out or try before I call the dealer. I'm afraid that I'll have to bring it in or have them come out and check it out and I'll get into big big bucks that I don't really have right now.
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