capp0021
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Hello all,
I am up here in ND, temps in the single digits to teens recently. I have to fix an oil leak from the filter canister, that's how my adventure started. I have to get the tractor going because I traded it on a JD 3720. The dealer could have gotten it in October, but no!
The 350 has a loader that's on the ground so hard to pull onto a trailer. I tried to start it and thought I had an issue with the starter/solenoid/battery but now I think it is the transmission stuck. It was left in gear and I pulled it out of gear but later when I tried to get it in gear I couldn't. I ended up starting with the battery when I had trouble jumping it. Turns out one connection came loose on the alligator clamp, which I didn't see til later! My super heavy 4 gauge 20' cables I spent good money for....If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all... The starter solenoid makes a strong click, turns out I think it is the starter engaging but can't turn. I did try jumping across the solenoid and then direct to the starter, nothing. (Bad jumper cables, remember?)
So, I pulled the trans cover and sure enough, I pulled out some ice between the gears. The shifter and gears moved some but when I got the ice out I figured there was too much in there to move it cold. I got things to move a little more than when I started but I don't think I can get it free as things stand now. I did jerk it a few times with my pickup (not hard with the ice and snow giving little traction) thinking I might break it free, no luck.
This is my dad's tractor, I have already put money into it, I don't want to buy all 80w-90 or whatever it takes...it would take at least 13 gallons(that is what an M takes). So I have a magnetic heater we used to use on the loader reservoir...was thinking if I put that on the bottom of the transmission I could warm up the oil and melt the ice. Probably take quite a while...But then what? If I can get it going and drive it a bit, mix up the oil, then let it sit a while so as to let the oil and water separate, I wonder if I can drain out most of the water, leaving most of the old oil? At least so the dealer won't have exactly the same problem when it cools off?
What would be your strategy? I hope I didn't bore you so much you didn't make it to the end of this post! Help!
I am up here in ND, temps in the single digits to teens recently. I have to fix an oil leak from the filter canister, that's how my adventure started. I have to get the tractor going because I traded it on a JD 3720. The dealer could have gotten it in October, but no!
The 350 has a loader that's on the ground so hard to pull onto a trailer. I tried to start it and thought I had an issue with the starter/solenoid/battery but now I think it is the transmission stuck. It was left in gear and I pulled it out of gear but later when I tried to get it in gear I couldn't. I ended up starting with the battery when I had trouble jumping it. Turns out one connection came loose on the alligator clamp, which I didn't see til later! My super heavy 4 gauge 20' cables I spent good money for....If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all... The starter solenoid makes a strong click, turns out I think it is the starter engaging but can't turn. I did try jumping across the solenoid and then direct to the starter, nothing. (Bad jumper cables, remember?)
So, I pulled the trans cover and sure enough, I pulled out some ice between the gears. The shifter and gears moved some but when I got the ice out I figured there was too much in there to move it cold. I got things to move a little more than when I started but I don't think I can get it free as things stand now. I did jerk it a few times with my pickup (not hard with the ice and snow giving little traction) thinking I might break it free, no luck.
This is my dad's tractor, I have already put money into it, I don't want to buy all 80w-90 or whatever it takes...it would take at least 13 gallons(that is what an M takes). So I have a magnetic heater we used to use on the loader reservoir...was thinking if I put that on the bottom of the transmission I could warm up the oil and melt the ice. Probably take quite a while...But then what? If I can get it going and drive it a bit, mix up the oil, then let it sit a while so as to let the oil and water separate, I wonder if I can drain out most of the water, leaving most of the old oil? At least so the dealer won't have exactly the same problem when it cools off?
What would be your strategy? I hope I didn't bore you so much you didn't make it to the end of this post! Help!