LA-Larry
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I have a new 7040 w/hydraulic shuttle that gives me intermittent problems. When I take it to the dealer, it works great. When I take it home, it acts up.
There are times when I shuttle from forward to reverse and the tractor just sits and will not move. This usually occurs when I have a load on the tractor, such as hay on the spear.
My dealer says, it's just a hesitation designed to make the shuttle smoother. I have tried to explaine that this is much more than a simple hesitation, I can wait 5 minutes and the tractor still will not move. The only way to make the tractor move is to shift the transmission to a lower gear.
The strange thing about this is, when this happens, the engine does not lug down, there is no change in the RPM, it just sits.
I am very curious if anyone else has experienced shuttle problems with this tractor and what you did to rectify the problem. My dealer is great, but can not diagnose the problem.
There are times when I shuttle from forward to reverse and the tractor just sits and will not move. This usually occurs when I have a load on the tractor, such as hay on the spear.
My dealer says, it's just a hesitation designed to make the shuttle smoother. I have tried to explaine that this is much more than a simple hesitation, I can wait 5 minutes and the tractor still will not move. The only way to make the tractor move is to shift the transmission to a lower gear.
The strange thing about this is, when this happens, the engine does not lug down, there is no change in the RPM, it just sits.
I am very curious if anyone else has experienced shuttle problems with this tractor and what you did to rectify the problem. My dealer is great, but can not diagnose the problem.