L3400 grinding and shifting problem

[ccsial]

When shifting from neutral it is normal to have to wait. This is not a faulty tractor, it is the nature of the beast.

If you don't want a hydro and want to get rid of the neutral problem you need a glide shift type of tractor, But the L3400 doesn't come in that flavor.

One trick that works on my 1910 is to shift to the lowest gear first and then to the higher gear while the clutch is depressed. I guess the lower gears are turning slower and don't grind as much.

The only time this is an issue though is from neutral. If I'm moving back and forth there is no grinding as long as I'm stopped.

 

[Mahana79]

When shifting from neutral it is normal to have to wait. This is not a faulty tractor, it is the nature of the beast.

If you don't want a hydro and want to get rid of the neutral problem you need a glide shift type of tractor, But the L3400 doesn't come in that flavor.

One trick that works on my 1910 is to shift to the lowest gear first and then to the higher gear while the clutch is depressed. I guess the lower gears are turning slower and don't grind as much.

The only time this is an issue though is from neutral. If I'm moving back and forth there is no grinding as long as I'm stopped.

My L3400 behaves similiar. when going from fwd to rev i.e. doing loader work i dont get very minimal gear grind. if i put it in neutral let out on the clutch and then back in to put it back in range i.e. stoping to open a gate. i will grind the gears.

 

[praha]

Yes, that is exactly the case.
Will GL 3240 be different?? ...I like the size of L 3400, that's why I chose it.



Thank you guys,

Joe

 

[ccsial]

Yes, that is exactly the case.
Will GL 3240 be different?? ...I like the size of L 3400, that's why I chose it.



Thank you guys,

Joe

I'm not familiar with the GL3240 but the GL's come with 3 options. DT which is gears, GS (Glide Shift) which is gears but has a shuttle that shifts without grinding, and the HST. It sounds like you want a GS.

I've never driven a GS but I don't think you even need to clutch when changing gears. Just to stop.

 

[RayMunising]

Yes, that is exactly the case.
Will GL 3240 be different?? ...I like the size of L 3400, that's why I chose it.

The DT version (gears) in the GL line is a fully synchronized main and shuttle transmission with 8 forward and 8 reverse gears. If you don't mind using a clutch the DT transmission in the GL is the way to go IMO and is a whole different animal than the trans in the L3400. Once you pick a gear range (high-medium-low) it is similar to using a standard trans in a car/truck.

The GST is simpler to operate because you don't have to use the clutch but is a more complex trans.

The HST-Plus is a non-gear transmission.

The GL line also has a live independent hydraulically activated PTO clutch that is superior to the PTO system used in the L2800/L3400.

 

[praha]

I wish I had this kind of experience 3 month ago.
I did not know what to expect, what to ask, no idea what I was buying.
I just wanted a smaller tractor, with an excellent reliability and good resale.

The difference between L3400 and GL 3240 was only 1200 hundred dollars.
I chose a smaller, lighter, tractor............'cause my rig is F 150....

The tractor has been a good machine otherwise.

Thanks guys for you time .

Joe

/weekend Yooper/

 

[RayMunising]

The L3400 is nonetheless a workhorse. Just like anything else the more you use it the more you'll get the hang of it. Unsynchronized standard transmissions like your L3400 has have been around a long long time. I'm sure it'll serve you well.

 

[Goog]

I have an L3400 HST and one of my co-workers has an L3400DT. He said you have to pause just a second or two when shifting. He expected that when he bought it because that is how most non synchro tranmsssions work. This is normal operation.
He let a friend run it recently and he was grinding gears. He told him to slow down. It is a tractor not a Ferrari. I love my HST but I have driven gear tractors and that is why I chose an HST. I like to just use that one pedal.
But that is why they make both choices available. Good luck with your tractor. Brian

 

[ccsial]

I used to be a gear man. The L3400 didn't have enough speed ranges for me though. (I like my 1910, 12 forward and reverse) My dealer talked me into the HST and now I would never give it up.

 

[praha]

It is a workhorse , indeed. What bothers me, that the other L3400 on a dealers lot shifts perfect....so is 2800.
And I believe you guys when you say you have a same problem.


Joe