I hate it when this happens !!!!!!!!!!!!

[thcri]

RD,

I was going up a steep concrete driveway that was coated with ice. Tractor started slipping and the first thing I thought of was the differential. I pushed it in and heard a big clank. I had trouble getting it back out. Finally about the 4th day I pulled up on the loc with a real good yank and it came out. Then I had no trouble with it going in and coming back out. But today is a different story. I used it again and now can't get it back out. It use to go out on it's own.

What I did was stupid but sometimes you re-act before you think. I could not have stopped the tractor as I was already sliding back down the hill sideways. Oh well can't do anything about it now. Maybe take it back and complain that it just won't go out and it is still under warranty.

I did not want to take a chance of the tractor sliding down my driveway at an angle and then hitting the bottom and possibly tipping over.

Murph

 

[Anonymous Poster]

That is what I would do...you would be telling the truth.I had an old Beaver III Mitsubishi for 20 years....I NEVER had a problem with the diff lock,or anything else on the tractor other than some dry rotted hoses. Then again this JD 4400 will do a lot more than the Beaver did...such is life..live and learn...

 

[Molerj]

Murph, I did the same thing, going up the steep concrete drive starting to slide, stepped on the differential lock. I was lucky this time. Actually, I thought that is how you were supposed to use it. I remember yrs. ago working for a friend using a JD 4020 in the field. Started to spin & just tramped on the differential lock. Will make sure not to do that again. BTW it didn't help either. One thing I did do is ordered the chains. I really don't use the JD for removing snow that often & we don't normally get 16 inches of snow, but it sure would have made things easier yesterday if I had the chains.