Tractor won't move

[jerrybob]

The service manual for my 186D calls for JD303. A local tractor shop that work on Yanmars......told me I could use either JD 303 or Dextron. He did say that the shifting may be a little jerkier with Dextron but it would not cause a problem. I currently have Dextron in my tractor....all is fine. I plan to eventually put JD 303 back in.....no hurry. Also......there are lots of products out there that say they meet JD303 specs.......not sure how good some of them may be. You can order JD303 from O'Reilly's/Shucks...product number 74509 (5 gal.).....for $39.99.....you can also get it from JD for a lot more. Check your screen and change your filter! As for color......303 is light brown.....like honey. ATF is purple/red.

 

[tnbowhunter]

Aw jeeze, now I really feel like an idiot. I thought I was a pretty good "shade tree" mechanic but I had a few spare minuites so I figured I would go ahead and clean the screen while I had time. Trouble is I can't find the dang screen. My manual says the screen is "typically a 3 or 4 bolt cover behind the operators left foot in the transmission housing,etc etc." I thought it was behind a cover on the transmission but after I took the cover off there wasn't anything there that I thought looked like it might contain a screen. There is a cover close to where the shifter goes into the transmission and I started to remove that but somthing tells me that is not the right cover. Now I really need help. Someone please point me in the right direction. My tractor is a 2220D.
BTW I checked the transmission level again and did notice that the fluid has a reddish tint to it so I suspect that it already has ATF in it. The level was spot on. I started the tractor up, let it warm up for a few min and when I put it into reverse to back it out of the shed it didn't hesitate one bit. Still, I think the fluid, filter and the mysterious screen need to be changed.

 

[guyd]

"tractor universal" oil in a 1510 - slightly slow in very cold conditions.

 

[winston1]

tnbowhunter, I think your screen is down low on the transmission, it is on the left side.

 

[YanmarFever]

Ernie, how can you tell what is in there? I bought my Ym2000B right out of the shipping container 9 years ago, changed the coal black engine oil, and backflushed the rice paddy water from the system, but have never had any reason to mess with the hy/tran fluid. I don't know what JD303 looks like, but it does have the reddish translucent color of ATF.

If it looks red, it's probably ATF

 

[winston1]

TNBBOWHUNTER, GO TO SEARCH, TYPE IN "2210 SCREEN" UNDER YANMAR. GOOD PICTURE OF SCREEN COVER EVEN THO IT IS TURNED SIDEWAYS.

 

[normde2001]

If it looks red, it's probably ATF

When you say ATF, does that mean the old type (Ford) ATF, or (Chevy) Dexron, or does it matter? I want to try and stick with whatever is in there when I ever have to change it, (works great).

 

[allenr]

The weather finally warmed up enough to disc the garden this weekend. After sitting all Winter I was a little anxious about "Marvin" starting. I put the fully charged battery on and turned the key. To my amazement old Marv started right up!! I let him warm up for a few minuites, put him in reverse, let out the clutch...............nothing. Checked to make sure the power shift was in gear [it was] tried again.............nothing. Hmmm, I thought this is strange!!!! I put the gear selector in 1st gear and again let out the clutch and away we go. I disced the garden with many starts and stops with no more problems. The next morning I thought I would try again and the same scenario. After several tries it finally budged and ran great.

Now I'm wondering what might be the problem. I checked the fluids and they were all at the full mark. I'm thinking now it might possible be the hydraulic filter or screen. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!!

I don't know anything about your tractor but when you say "powershift" my mind immediately thinks "temperamental 12V switch".

Is that a possibility?

 

[MJPetersen]

I don't know anything about your tractor but when you say "powershift" my mind immediately thinks "temperamental 12V switch"

No the "powershift" on Yanmar is a jewel of a tranny. It is a mechanical transmission with hydraulic clutch packs that engage the different gears. You can change gears without the clutch and therefore, work which requires forward and back motion (ie. loader) can be performed much faster. It is far from temperamental--it is often described as "bulletproof."

The ATF used is Dextron--I use Dextron III.

Mike

 

[reggis]

I am searching for the hydraulic screen filter on my yanmar F16d but I can't find it. I know that it must be somewhere in left side of the tractor closed with 3 bolts. can someone post photo of it so I can find it?