Branson 3820i

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

I've never had a problem getting into 4x4, but getting out of it - especially if I have a loaded bucket sometimes requires "double clutching" and maybe a bit of roll back. Since I've seen 4X4 trucks do the same thing, I never wondered about it -- and still don't.
Shuttle - mine was stiff at first, then as it broke in I must have found "the trick" because it's not a problem for me now, but my wife doen't have much seat time in it and so still has issues with it being "too stiff".

Don't give up - 2 hours isn't enough time to find all the quirks in a new car, why should it be enough time to learn a new piece of heavy equipment?

Oh, yeah - and GEB is very right, runing in 4X4 on the road is very bad for the mechanism -- it says so right there in the manual!

 

[bobmisi]

Manual,you got a manual with yours. I a very generic (manual) with mine that spends all its time going over safety operating the tractor. Not much in the way of explaining anything about maintenance of the tractor, features, operation of the tractor, etc. That is my only real complaint with the tractor. It's real good,I've been on tractors on the farm since I was 6 years old, ( 52 years ago ) so I do know a little about tractors. I wrote to Branson about hte lack of a comprehensive manual. Have not heard back.............

 

[kongs3510]

I've never had a problem getting into 4x4, but getting out of it - especially if I have a loaded bucket sometimes requires "double clutching" and maybe a bit of roll back. Since I've seen 4X4 trucks do the same thing, I never wondered about it -- and still don't.
Shuttle - mine was stiff at first, then as it broke in I must have found "the trick" because it's not a problem for me now, but my wife doen't have much seat time in it and so still has issues with it being "too stiff".

Don't give up - 2 hours isn't enough time to find all the quirks in a new car, why should it be enough time to learn a new piece of heavy equipment?

Oh, yeah - and GEB is very right, runing in 4X4 on the road is very bad for the mechanism -- it says so right there in the manual!

I have found that the trick to shifting my tractor out of 4x4 was to cheat with the front loader...just push forward on the stick till it lifts the front end slightly off the ground and you have no more bind and it shifts out of 4x4 like butter...give it a try......Kong

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

Bobmisi - I know this will sound odd, but check the TYM website. They have .pdf copies of the Zetor/Century manuals. My Century 2535 is a Branson 3510 much like the Chevy & GMC 1500's are the same truck with different name plates. On the other hand, my C50HL loader is NOT the same as the loaders Branson puts on their machines.
My Century manual had a lot of the same safety stuff (like not swinging on the ROPS like Tarzan while the tractor is in motion, etc...) but it also included descriptions of maintenance intervals, zirc locations, etc... (now if I could just get Branson to answer my emails about filters, since I don't have a dealer within a 2 hour drive...)

 

[XTechRep]

Whie you are at the dealer pick up a Shop Manual. You will get an Owners Manual and a large Parts Manual, but finding maintenance parts and figuring out maintenance schedules is a chore with those. I've had my 3820i for just over a year and I still 'wow' every time I get on it. I am looking for a Shop Manual now but none of the dealers here have one in stock. I would like to look at it before I buy. I believe they are about $150, but I think that would be a good investment.