viking65
Banned
I received a "Important Safety Notice" from Cub Cadet today.
"We have determined that, under certain conditions, your tractor's transmission may unexpectedly pop out of High or Low range into Neutral during use. This potential performance problem occurs if the machine's High/Low shift linkage gors out of adjustment. It is most likely to occur when the transmission is under heavy load such as when operating on a slope. If this occurs on flat ground, the tractor will just come to a stop and not move until the shift lever is used to place the transmission back into either range (gear). However, if on a slope, the tractor may begin to FREEWHEEL until the brake is applied and the transmission is engaged."
The notice goes on to say they (Cub Cadet) have reported this problem to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Also in large, bold caps the notice says "DO NOT USE YOUR COMPACT TRACTOR ON SLOPES UNTILIT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED PER CUB CADET SERVICE ADVISORY CC-496."
My tractor has freewheeled going DOWNHILL from the transmission popping out of gear. I was lucky that I had plenty of room to get the tractor stopped safely. If you have a 5000 Series (5252, 5234 or 5254) get it repaired as soon as possible.
"We have determined that, under certain conditions, your tractor's transmission may unexpectedly pop out of High or Low range into Neutral during use. This potential performance problem occurs if the machine's High/Low shift linkage gors out of adjustment. It is most likely to occur when the transmission is under heavy load such as when operating on a slope. If this occurs on flat ground, the tractor will just come to a stop and not move until the shift lever is used to place the transmission back into either range (gear). However, if on a slope, the tractor may begin to FREEWHEEL until the brake is applied and the transmission is engaged."
The notice goes on to say they (Cub Cadet) have reported this problem to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Also in large, bold caps the notice says "DO NOT USE YOUR COMPACT TRACTOR ON SLOPES UNTILIT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED PER CUB CADET SERVICE ADVISORY CC-496."
My tractor has freewheeled going DOWNHILL from the transmission popping out of gear. I was lucky that I had plenty of room to get the tractor stopped safely. If you have a 5000 Series (5252, 5234 or 5254) get it repaired as soon as possible.