Problem shifting on new CK30 HST

[albmn10]

Hello Mries, go to any auto parts store and buy a can of lithium spray grease.. Spray all the linkages for the shifter underneath the tractor. Then really work your shifter and repeat if needed.. Spray the linkage every few weeks and it should loosen up... Good luck..

 

[TractorLegend]

Highbeam, you prob have more seat time on a CK than any other TBNer....

I'm thinking he needs a new tractor with more horsepower :~}

 

[Highbeam]

"I'm thinking he needs a new tractor with more horsepower :~}"

No way, this little CK has turned out to be just the right size in regards to towing it as well as working bigger jobs in tighter spaces. My seat time would be greatly reduced if I had owned a grapple and maybe slightly increased if I owned a backhoe as well. Some people watch sports on TV, some sit at bars, I run a tractor. Plus if I slowed down then the barrel full of diesel would get stale before I use it up!

 

[TractorLegend]

Oh I was just thinking CK35HST....maybe wouldn't notice a nickels difference anyway.

 

[Highbeam]

I wouldn't move up unless I could justify the DK45. That machine has always impressed me.

 

[cabin kioti]

I have over two hundred hours and the problem of shifting into or out of lo to med ranges or visa versa only gets a little better with age.I find that med to lo or lo to med seems to work better with no load against the trans. or tractor.I have the ck30HST and if you plan a little ahead by shifting into the range you need first then the problems go away. Front loader work will most always require lo range and bush hog work will require lo or med work.To be honest I live in north eastern Pa and I don't think I have ever had mine in high range yet.