problem with 8560 kicking out of park

[muleymuley]

I have a new Kubota 8560 that will not always stay in Park, particularly when an attachment like a baler is running. Has anyone else been experiencing this problem ? I am arguing with Kubota now about this and could use a little back up in knowing if it's a common problem or if its just my tractor.

 

[big bubba]

i have an 8540 so this may not apply. my "park" (what i call ebrake) is a cable w/lever and engaged wiith gearshift in neutral. believe the manual calls it a transmission lock. if yours is the same, the cable tension may not have been adj correctly from factory. some kind of turnbuckle down there, i've looked. you might check that..,. otherwise, if it's a different setup, my apologies & good luck....there should be no argument from kubota dealership on a new machine. when i purchased new, mine picked up & returned my rig (50 miles one way) when the hydro shuttle needed adj. you're in the drivers seat good luck

 

[wmonroe]

Welcome to TBN. Is park a position on the gear shift now, sort of like an auto transmission vehicle? It sounds like maybe a linkage adjustment issue, where it's not fully engaging park and the motion/rocking from the equipment is popping it out. Is the dealer giving you a hard time or Kubota? They should be taking care of this no questions asked.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

its a transmission lock. never heard of it happening before, but its probably a cable adjustment issue.

 

[big bubba]

just to add...next time the dealership gives you grief on this problem, let them know it's a brake issue & Kubota will be held accountable if anything goes wrong...the kind of thing parasitic lawyers love.

 

[muleymuley]

Thanks for the information and they are in the process of looking into the issue now. The rest of the story is that I had put the tractor in park as that is the only way to "set the brake" on this particular model. The tractor sat there, on a slight incline, while i got out and walked around the tractor to move a bale out of a windrow. Moved the bale, turned around and the tractor had just then somehow come out of gear and started rolling backward down the hil. Thought for a millisecond about trying to open the door and jam the brake and just as quickly decided it wasn't worth the risk. Tractor and baler finally jack knifed 30 yards down the hill and rolled the tractor. Broke all of the glass, busted up the cab pretty good (although I will say the ROPS cab did not smash in which was impressive), bent and twisted the front end loader and ripped the hitch off my baler. Dealer is now in the process of getting a new cab and says they can't look into the transmission until they take the busted cab off. Great engineering right there but that's another issue. They want to hedge their bet by telling me I may not have gotten the thing into park so you can imagine those conversations. So we will see but this is a $20,000+ fix so I am not happy either way and that doesn't include the damage to my baler we had to fix. It is hard to sue an international company so I am trying to find out if anyone else has had a similar problem. Thanks for the input.

 

[big bubba]

if trans lock was securely engaged at the time, it's a no brainer. this is a dealer/warranty/liability issue. just think if someone were standing around & got hurt...don't let any guilt trips they try to impose on you set in. insurance companies have the same mentality as your dealer on incidents like this that makes them look bad.... you're in the right & potentially have lawyers to prove it. best of luck on repair. i've had several QC issues on new machines . fortunately, my dealership was glad to follow through. one would think all dealerships would have the brains to at least check safety issues before they release a new (or used!) machine..... keep yer head level and pursue what is rightfully yours...
also...if this really looks like a problem w/your dealership, you might consider an independent source to look at the cable adj. and verify/document before turning it over to them. from this point, i'd document everything incl pics... sorry to seem so skeptical of dealerships, but who's to say they would fix the trans lock, deny any problem, then let you pick up the 20K repair. stranger things have happened.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

did you have KTAC? If so.. this will be covered for sure.

 

[big bubba]

did you have KTAC? If so.. this will be covered for sure
messicks

good point messicks. KTAC is great & i have always stuck w/them despite rate increases. & would have no problem with the integrity of your dealership given all the positive feedback on your behalf. let's hope it works out w/OP bb