Reverse wheelies, is this normal?

[MyKubota]

Hello everyone and thanks for all your knowledge here on this site. It was quite helpful in choosing my first tractor. Anyway is it normal for my machine to stop so quick when I let of the reverse pedal? It seems to gradually stop while going forward. I cant imagine reverse wheelies are a good thing to do! Is the pedal spring tension adjustable? Thanks.

 

[LBrown59]

Hello everyone and thanks for all your knowledge here on this site. It was quite helpful in choosing my first tractor. Anyway is it normal for my machine to stop so quick when I let of the reverse pedal? It seems to gradually stop while going forward. I cant imagine reverse wheelies are a good thing to do! Is the pedal spring tension adjustable? Thanks.

There is threads and post on TBN ; do a search an C what U come A Cross.

 

[MyKubota]

All the forums I'm involved with and I forgot to do a search. Found out it seems to be a common symptom for now.

 

[LBrown59]

01*All the forums I'm involved with and I forgot to do a search.
2*Found out it seems to be a common symptom for now.

1*That's allright everybody makes mistakes /Even me.

 

[CHDinCT]

This has become a known issue with the BX xx50 series.BX24. Kubota addressed it with the BXxx60 series/BX25. I was told by my regional Kubota service rep that the issue is in the dynamic braking inside the transmission, so, no, there's no adjustment or easy fix for it.

 

[art]

One of the things that I have watched many people do is to remove their foot far faster from the reverse side then the forward side of the petal while operating the tractors. I normally use the top of my foot on the bottom of the forward petal to go in reverse. I've found that it is easier to not have the reverse issue for most operators.

 

[mozark]

Try laying a 12" piece of 2X4 parallel to the pedals to rest your heel/toe on while operating them, it gives you better control of the rear pedal and you don't tend to push the pedal so far down. It definitely helps, but is not a cure. Making a block that would go under the rear pedal that would limit its travel (and your reverse speed), might help reduce the severity of "jerk", I have not tried that though.

 

[radioman]

I hate to say it but yeah its normal. "normally" i should say no way since anything that costs over 15G shouldnt be a neck snapper! i have found that tightening and cranking up the HST helps me to make it easier to feather it but its no way of solving the problem. i noticed with the weather colder now the neck snapping is more prevalant now then before and i may readjust it back too where it was. when the weather was warmer this summer its seems to help some ( better then nothing) but i dont want to keep adjusting the HST travel and spring adjustment biyearly! sigh i wish there was a better way! i started a thread on this but its not a cure when i tried it. There hasa GOT to be a way other then trading in for a BX25. I love my BX24 and why should I get the BX25 without 3pt hitch for 1K more and have to pay extra for it ?!

 

[dodge man]

Mine does it to. If you are really carefull, it won't jerk, but mine does at least half the time. If you are in low range, it doesn't do it either.

 

[nh DRAGON]

Look on the bright side, You don't notice it when you are in the snow!!

 

[NuBota]

Look on the bright side, You don't notice it when you are in the snow!!

Or hills - I'm always on hills, backing up the slope - so don't notice it - but level ground......

 

[BigD23]

My BX23 does the same thing...Have learned how to anticipate it and things have gone well.

Don

 

[LBrown59]

My BX23 does the same thing...Have learned how to anticipate it and things have gone well.

Don

Mine don't.

 

[MyKubota]

I like the idea of putting your toe under the forward pedal and lifting it. A little like riding the motorcycle only the wrong foot. Just gotta get used to it I guess.

 

[john_bud]

I like the idea of putting your toe under the forward pedal and lifting it. A little like riding the motorcycle only the wrong foot. Just gotta get used to it I guess.

No, you don't need to get used to it. It's adjustable. Talk to the mech at the dealer. Some dealers (and mech's) don't know how to set up a tractor. If your dealer stonewalls you, call Messicks.

jb