no high gear

[cosmic chief]

I have a eastwind tractor when I put it in high gear it go's real slow and then justs stops .It works ok in low gear need help doing my head in

 

[stuckmotor]

By it going real slow in high gear, do you mean, it goes real slow in 8th gear, or in the entire high range? Does it have sufficient power in the other gears?

 

[greg_g]

If the engine speed doesn't change when the tractor comes to a halt, that suggests that your clutch needs either adjustment/repair/replacement. A burnt friction disc on the drive disc is often the problem, especially for those who can't break the habit of riding the clutch. If the engine bogs down, you're simply in too high a gear. Either go down a gear or two, or drop into low range.

//greg//

 

[cosmic chief]

It works fine in th four low gears but when u drive it say in second gear it go's for about 10to20 meters and then stops and then it go's again real slow.The thing is that it was working great the day be for I moved about 4 meters of crushed rock and spread it never played up once.Parked it up for the nite and its like this the next day.

 

[stuckmotor]

Can you run it fast, within the recommended rpm range, in 4th gear, for an extended period without it bogging down. I'm trying to determine whether you have a resricted fuel flow.

 

[cosmic chief]

Dose anyone no of a tractor mechanic in the geelong area that would be able to come out and take a look at it please

 

[zonta223]

It works fine in th four low gears but when u drive it say in second gear it go's for about 10to20 meters and then stops and then it go's again real slow.The thing is that it was working great the day be for I moved about 4 meters of crushed rock and spread it never played up once.Parked it up for the nite and its like this the next day.

Don't know if you are understanding the questions being asked or not.
Simply put when you have it in high gear and the tractor physically starts to slow down does the engine rev speed continue at the same rate/increase..................or does the engine speed also die?

You are probably looking at paying $100 an hour for a mechanic to look at it plus about $100 call out fee.......may as well have some idea whats wrong with it before you start paying out money

 

[cosmic chief]

The engine rev speed continues at the same rate it does not increase or die it just stops moving and u sit there and then it moves slow

 

[greg_g]

You burned out the drive clutch while moving that material. Classic result of riding the clutch during loader work.

//greg//

 

[zonta223]

The engine rev speed continues at the same rate it does not increase or die it just stops moving and u sit there and then it moves slow

As Greg said the clutch is either burnt out or is badly out of adjustment...At least now you can ask a mechanic for a quote.....or if you are mechanically inclined you can do it yourself..involves splitting the tractor but it is a straight forward job.