mrlullabye
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I recently bought a Farmtrac 360 that was advertised as having recently had the clutch changed. I have to say I did not expect any problems out of it so I did not really enquire the details of when the clutch was changed. The tractor only had 620 hours on it so I assumed whoever owned it before must have ridden it.
So I want to say this is not a flame post, and so far I am not unhappy with my decision to buy this tractor, but 10 hours into my owner ship of the tractor I am having clutch problems. I am thinking something was probably not installed right with the clutch when it was changed.
I did notice that when I test drove it and all afterwards when you shifted from neutral to any gear the tractor would tend to ever so gently lurch forward almost like the clutch was dragging. The guy at the tractor place (I'm not naming names, like I said not unhappy yet) said that was normal on a shuttle shift transmission.
I am curious what the average lifespan on a clutch is?
Is there really any major factors (4wd, HP) that really affect clutch lifespan other than riding it?
Is it normal for the tractor to lurch when shifted into gear eve with the clutch fully depressed?
The clutch or whatever is broke is being real funny now. Basically it all sounds normal in neutral, but when you engage or disengage the clutch in any gear it makes a sort of flapping around sound and the tractor will lurch a little when you disengage the clutch. By that description it could sound like a transmission problem, but all I can say is sitting there beside it, all of the funny parts happen with the clutching. And the transmission shifts smooth without having to be forced or making any funny sounds. If it is anything like a car clutch, I would have to say it sounds just like if some of the fiber pads on the clutch are coming apart.
The guys who put the clutch in are going to take a look at it, and so far have been real decent and on the up and up. I have a feeling like they just had a case of a defective clutch. I know enough about working on cars that sometimes it just goes south despite best efforts, so I am not upset with the guys or anything.
So I want to say this is not a flame post, and so far I am not unhappy with my decision to buy this tractor, but 10 hours into my owner ship of the tractor I am having clutch problems. I am thinking something was probably not installed right with the clutch when it was changed.
I did notice that when I test drove it and all afterwards when you shifted from neutral to any gear the tractor would tend to ever so gently lurch forward almost like the clutch was dragging. The guy at the tractor place (I'm not naming names, like I said not unhappy yet) said that was normal on a shuttle shift transmission.
I am curious what the average lifespan on a clutch is?
Is there really any major factors (4wd, HP) that really affect clutch lifespan other than riding it?
Is it normal for the tractor to lurch when shifted into gear eve with the clutch fully depressed?
The clutch or whatever is broke is being real funny now. Basically it all sounds normal in neutral, but when you engage or disengage the clutch in any gear it makes a sort of flapping around sound and the tractor will lurch a little when you disengage the clutch. By that description it could sound like a transmission problem, but all I can say is sitting there beside it, all of the funny parts happen with the clutching. And the transmission shifts smooth without having to be forced or making any funny sounds. If it is anything like a car clutch, I would have to say it sounds just like if some of the fiber pads on the clutch are coming apart.
The guys who put the clutch in are going to take a look at it, and so far have been real decent and on the up and up. I have a feeling like they just had a case of a defective clutch. I know enough about working on cars that sometimes it just goes south despite best efforts, so I am not upset with the guys or anything.