LK-30 will not move out of its tracks...HELP!

wvhandyman · Apr 28, 2010

I took the bucked and moved it back and forth rolls freely, everything is in gear. It will roll enough that you can feel it but not enough to actually move. There is no free play in the clutch so that makes me think something has slipped or broken. The roll back came and got it Saturday so I should know something today. I'll post what they found.

JDL538 · May 3, 2010

Well, Did you find out anything yet. I own one just like it and don't want to here about bad clutches.

williekioti · May 3, 2010

This may sound really stupid(and embarrassing for me), but check your tire pressure. Had mine (ck30) do something very similar to this. Was working fine moving snow several days in a row, then an hour into the same operation she would only move down grade or level but not up the slightest up grade. I was going through fits, adjusted clutch twice, called dealer and he asked me if my rims were moving when the tractor wasn't moving. I couldn't answer?? hard to see from the tractor's seat right? He said check tire pressure. I went out, sheepishly and didn't even have to fire it up, slight evidence rim guard around the bead told the story. Pressured up and haven't had a problem since................and I check the pressure a bit more regularly now.....

If not the clutch, not much else to look at right? (hind sight being 20/20)

lk30 · May 6, 2010

so have you got a call back on the tractor as of yet.
I wonder if it is a broken output shaft

JDL538 · May 24, 2010

Well, Have You found out what the problem is with You're clutch yet?

iwanta · May 24, 2010

Yes come on ,we want closure here

, if we don't get an answer we will assume you did have flat tires spinning in the rim's and are just too embarrassed to tell us :confused2:

wvhandyman · May 6, 2014

Geeze sorry I never closed this out...The clutch disc had blown apart pieces laying in bottom of bell housing...later froze up again. this time found clutch shaft frozen in bell housing not allowing throw-out bearing to work freely. Apparently dealer says this is problem with the Lk30s