Here's a photo of the linkage Jim. I had to run out a couple inches of welding wire out of the tip just to reach it through all the stuff in the way. The backside was easier to weld. I'll grind the weld down and plate it. In the pic its got bailing wire in place of the cotter pin I lost in the tall grass. The strange thing is that it shifter nice and smooth into gear, but when I went to shift into neutral it felt mushy. I gave it another try and it broke all of the way off.
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Well, I'm surprised to see the break right at the transmission lever. I thought maybe it was the pivot under the left side operator cowling; the one with three levers on it. It's funny to see your bailing wire 'fix' on your tractor. As kids, we used to just find a small nail and put that in place of the cotter key or rollpin. Nails work good and they are easy to bend.
I upgraded (?) to a smartphone today. I've never felt so un-smart in my life.
I upgraded (?) to a smartphone today. I've never felt so un-smart in my life.