DK40- wont shift into low or high range?

[Coyote machine]

I don't know if the loose pins were causing my intermittent starting problems. However, they seemed to be occurring more frequently as it got harder to shift into High. I guess I'll know if it was related if the intermittent starting problem disappears.

Re: your question about the hours...my tractor is at 1,395 hrs.

Thanks for the reply. Here's what I'm thinking about your intermittent starting issues. Since the starts became more difficult as you found it harder to shift into H, I think that speaks to not being to get the trans in H gear might also mean the 'brain' is/was not able to 'see' neutral, therefore it would lock you out when you were neither in H or N?

You might have 'seen' the gear selector as positioned at N, when the lever at the trans was sending a signal of being in gear, thus locking your starter from cranking?

Can you closely monitor what position the gear selector stick shows when you go to start, AND what the light indicates as gear position on the dash? if they're consistently the same, the 'pins' adjustment(s) and wiring them in place may have solved your issue(s).

You do know there is a procedure in the workshop manual to sync the shift selector's 'pot' with the cruise control module, which controls the starter lockout? (At least that's the way I recall it being wired last I looked...).

I'm not at my tractor currently, but we are close in hours on our machines. I find often persistent problems seem to occur at similar hours on the same machines.
Please let us know what you find on the starting; if it improves or stays the same. I'm betting on it is improved, or better yet, solved.

 

[Coyote machine]

Is there any update as to the starting issues since you've had some time to note changes?

Thanks,

CM

 

[kco]

Is there any update as to the starting issues since you've had some time to note changes?

Thanks,

CM

I've put on 13 hours (now at 1,408) since fixing the roll pin and it seems to have fixed my flakey start problems. Although I had not had outright failures to start for quite awhile I noticed that as the shifting got more difficult(and finally failed to go into H) the starter was acting strangely. The starter would engage and the tractor would start with the first "hit" and disengage before I released the key. Perhaps the floppiness in the shift linkage was affecting the pot signal? I've started it many times since fixing the roll pin and the flakiness has not reappeared.

 

[coobie]

Gald you resolved your problem.Thanks for updating us.Merry christmas.

 

[Coyote machine]

I've put on 13 hours (now at 1,408) since fixing the roll pin and it seems to have fixed my flakey start problems. Although I had not had outright failures to start for quite awhile I noticed that as the shifting got more difficult(and finally failed to go into H) the starter was acting strangely. The starter would engage and the tractor would start with the first "hit" and disengage before I released the key. Perhaps the floppiness in the shift linkage was affecting the pot signal? I've started it many times since fixing the roll pin and the flakiness has not reappeared.

That's great news! Thanks for the update and status report. It helps all of us to know the outcome, especially on something one could tear their hair out trying to figure out the cause and effect on. I'm afraid I will have to look into whether my DK-40 is having the same issue with the linkage roll pins.
Merry Christmas.