BX22 Lost All Drive (Bad Timing)

[DOC4444]

Of course, in the middle of plowing a 3' blizzard here in the NE, the rocker pedal went limp and there is no drive, fore or aft. All other hydraulics seem to work fine. No lines that I can see are disconnected. However, the mower deck is in place and it has a lot of snow on it, so access is limited. The pedal is not literally flopping, so I do not think it is a simple linkage problem. There is enough resistance that I think it is still connected hydraulically. Weather conditions are such now that it will be a while before I can check to see if the transmission lost fluid. I checked the level recently and it was fine today. Tractor was operating fine. Pedal just suddenly went soft.

Really would appreciate any thoughts as to what went wrong.

Thanks as always,

DOC

 

[davesl708]

Start with clearing the snow from the area of the pedal and linkage. May be as simple as that. At least you will be able to see what is going on. A hair dryer comes in handy at times like this.

 

[SPYDERLK]

On my BX1500 the link arm goes from the pedal to the trans on the right just behind the fender skirt. There is a snap on ball joint on each end. These wear over time and eventually wont stay snapped. If you find it is this you can make a temporary fix with a strong rubber band. Tie it around the link rod near where the bad joint is and tension it to a point that will tend to hold the socket engaged on the ball. The rod moves back and forth about 1.5 inch so your tie length and tie point on the rod must allow for this.
Good luck!
larry

 

[DOC4444]

On my BX1500 the link arm goes from the pedal to the trans on the right just behind the fender skirt. There is a snap on ball joint on each end. These wear over time and eventually wont stay snapped. If you find it is this you can make a temporary fix with a strong rubber band. Tie it around the link rod near where the bad joint is and tension it to a point that will tend to hold the socket engaged on the ball. The rod moves back and forth about 1.5 inch so your tie length and tie point on the rod must allow for this.
Good luck!
larry

In fact, it WAS the ball socket at the transmission end of the control linkage that failed and came off. Even after removing the RR wheel, access was very difficult, though. Could not count on tie wraps or rubber bands to not fail in a way more inconvenient location. Kubota dealer has the part and is sending a tech over tomorrow to install it in the middle of my driveway in a pile of snow. (Can't complain about that.)

The input here saved me an expensive round trip to the dealer on a flatbed for a very simple repair.

Thanks for your input, as always!

DOC