Just bought a 4300

cowboydoc · Jul 20, 2001

Yes I meant while running Glenn. Turned off I put everything in gear to help avoid running away.

Von · Jul 20, 2001

Pete,
When I was in college, one of my neighbors dogs drove his truck into the river in the dead of winter at night. My neighbor went in after them and only got one of the dogs out, but couldn't find the other one in the dark truck under the water. The truck was running and in park, figured one of the dogs knocked the shifter into gear and sent the truck down a 50 ft. hill covered with trees and into the river. Missed all the big trees and went right thru the ice. I'm reminded of it every time I want to leave the car running to warm it up in the winter time. Its a tough lesson to learn that way.

JRS · Jul 23, 2001

Flatlander,
Where in Oklahoma did you buy your tractor and what was the dealers name?
Thanks, JRS

Flatlander · Jul 23, 2001

JRS: It came from Green Country Ag & Lawn

Guys: Regarding the shifter, its not so much shifting to neutral but the fact that if you want to go to neutral or B from A, its seems you always over shoot to C then back to A then to B then tap up (if you still don't over shoot again) to Neutral with is a pain sometimes when you're sweaty tired and dirty. IMHO they could at least space them out evenly apart.

glennmac · Jul 24, 2001

I think the range shifter on the 4200-4400 is not well designed. You cant tell by looking at the lever what range you are in and, as you say, it is easy to overshoot the detents. You end up hunting. One of the weaker points of otherwise well-designed tractors.