I have a Ford compact tractor model 1710. It has high hours but works well with one exception. It has a twelve speed transmission, with two shifters side by side: The right shifter is of the typical three forward gears and reverse. The left shifter is four gear ranges, which accounts for a total of twelve gears. The problem being: occassionally the left (range) shifter gets stuck in what ever range you were using and cannot be moved. The only resolution is to remove the transmission top cover with shifters and pry the shifting fork out of gear. As I said it has high hours but I drained the oil to view the gears looking for signs of wear. I was surprised at how good everything looked, as I expected to see evident signs of wear. There may be specific points to inspect for wear (that may even require dissamby to check) that a experienced ford tractor mechanic would be aware of that I'm not, but let me add (not boasting now mind you) that I have considerable mechanical talents & skills. However I'm not too proud to ask for help and will greatly appreciate any input to resolve this issue!
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