1531 diff lock location

[JerryG]

I would be pretty complicated to move the lever to the left side. I haven't looked at how the lever is designed or the location in reference to the rest of the levers, housing, valves etc, but I am sure that it would be much easier to convert to a foot operated arrangement.

 

[JerryG]

I would be pretty complicated to move the lever to the left side. I haven't looked at how the lever is designed or the location in reference to the rest of the levers, housing, valves etc, but I am sure that it would be much easier to convert to a foot operated arrangement.

 

[JerryG]

Which transmission does it have?

 

[JerryG]

Which transmission does it have?

 

[mchasal]

Hydro. The 1531 is only available with hydro.

I've been thinking about this all day. One thing I noticed, that I thought was odd. I was test driving it, actually the Cat version, but it's the same tractor, and I noticed that the slot for the lever was L shaped. Meaning it looked like it had a locking slot. I looked at the label and it indicated that up unlocked the diff and down locked it, which seems like what everything else does, so it made sense. It didn't make sense to me why the locking slot would secure the lever in the diff unlocked position and I double checked that label to make sure I was seeing it right, but then just wrote it off as "there must be a reason".

It occurs to me now that it's entirely possible that someone put the sticker on upside down on the tractor I was driving. That would mean that you would pull the lever up to lock the diff, which would be the reverse of every other tractor I've seen, but would make sense as you could then move the lever over into that locking slot and have the diff stay locked.

I'll certainly confirm this when I'm looking again, probably on Friday. Anyone have a manual handy to verify this?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[mchasal]

Hydro. The 1531 is only available with hydro.

I've been thinking about this all day. One thing I noticed, that I thought was odd. I was test driving it, actually the Cat version, but it's the same tractor, and I noticed that the slot for the lever was L shaped. Meaning it looked like it had a locking slot. I looked at the label and it indicated that up unlocked the diff and down locked it, which seems like what everything else does, so it made sense. It didn't make sense to me why the locking slot would secure the lever in the diff unlocked position and I double checked that label to make sure I was seeing it right, but then just wrote it off as "there must be a reason".

It occurs to me now that it's entirely possible that someone put the sticker on upside down on the tractor I was driving. That would mean that you would pull the lever up to lock the diff, which would be the reverse of every other tractor I've seen, but would make sense as you could then move the lever over into that locking slot and have the diff stay locked.

I'll certainly confirm this when I'm looking again, probably on Friday. Anyone have a manual handy to verify this?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[JerryG]

<font color="blue">I'll certainly confirm this when I'm looking again, probably on Friday. </font>
Let us know what you find out. My dealer doesn't usually carry that model for some reason. He always has several smaller compacts and several larger compacts

 

[JerryG]

<font color="blue">I'll certainly confirm this when I'm looking again, probably on Friday. </font>
Let us know what you find out. My dealer doesn't usually carry that model for some reason. He always has several smaller compacts and several larger compacts

 

[mchasal]

I'm not sure if this is peculiar to the 1531. I imagine it would be the same for at least the 1528 hydro, but maybe all the hydros in the 1500 series have it. I didn't drive the larger ones with the hydro, so I didn't notice.

I'll be sure and post the update here, and I'll probably be admitting my idiot status....again. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Mike

 

[mchasal]

I'm not sure if this is peculiar to the 1531. I imagine it would be the same for at least the 1528 hydro, but maybe all the hydros in the 1500 series have it. I didn't drive the larger ones with the hydro, so I didn't notice.

I'll be sure and post the update here, and I'll probably be admitting my idiot status....again. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Mike