When "P" doesn't really mean Park?!?

[AKfish]

I looked at the maintenance manual and there is an adjustment for the park bracket. It maybe it is just not going into park. Maybe on an off chance it is just this.

OMSJ10033

Thanks, I take a look at that. A couple of things that I noticed right at the moment I sat in the seat for the first time... 1.) It was a royal PITA either to get the tractor OUT of Park or INTO Park. 2.) The gear shift lever was very scratched up at the spot where the lever is supposed to slip into the metal Park cradle.

AKfish

 

[LBrown59]

That actually is the way I do it. I just didn't state it correctly the first time.
*The real point is to make sure the park brake is set before releasing the foot brake.

*Yeah getting it out of park can damage the parking pin if you don't do it that way.

 

[tjnoonanndt]

make sure your tractor has park some of them were released with no park just hand brake and when there is no park its just a blank put into console. make sure there has not been some confusion in manufacture like this. you could be missing a blank in console

 

[AKfish]

make sure your tractor has park some of them were released with no park just hand brake and when there is no park its just a blank put into console. make sure there has not been some confusion in manufacture like this. you could be missing a blank in console

No hand brake. I thought there should be an "Emergency Brake" like in a car or truck - but nope!

Have also noticed when the transmission is in Park the tractor will move slightly whenever I shift the PowrReverser into Forward or Reverse.

Wondered if there is a small adjustment or calibration the would make it very difficult or impossible to shift into Park or rather "engage" and hold in Park.

AKfish

 

[AKfish]

Hauled the tractor into the local JD guys, yesterday. They're pretty backed up with "beach tractors" that are used to harvest salmon in Cook Inlet and the hay producers are goin' huckily buck, too!

Hopefully, they'll get it back to me before I have to bale up my last field...

AKfish

 

[Bigfoot62]

AKfish,
I just found this post. Glad to hear you've taken it in. On the M series, Park means Park. Mine doesn't move in park. Yours shouldn't either. Hopefully, they will get it fixed soon.

 

[AKfish]

Got a call this morning (Sat.) that my tractor is fixed! Whooee, Yes! Seems that the linkage was WAY out of adjustment - by a combination of 1" 1/2" by 1" 1/2". Head mechanic says someone was WORKING on shifting it REAL hard!

All I know is that it didn't shift right from the moment I sat in the seat....

So, it's never really ever been in PARK - since I brought it home.

That's nice to know... can't break it - if it's never been in gear.

Mechanic says the charge is minimal. I'm not real sure what that means... if this is my dime or it's a warranty charge.

Likely to have a detailed conversation about that!

AKfish

 

[Bigfoot62]

So, how did it come out? Have you got it home yet?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I would want warranty to pick up the actual mechanical work. Not any delivery charges nor cleaning if caked with mud.

Have you found out anything?

 

[AKfish]

Tractor's home. Raining real hard here the past 2 days. Finally let up this afternoon. Trailered it home from the local dealer.

They readjusted the Park bracket. Loosened the mounting bolts and re-straightened the bracket - that's it. The bracket was so far out of alignment with the transmission shift pattern that it was virtually impossible to ever shift the tractor into Park. Thankful that the fix was a very simple one; nonetheless.

Haven't finalized the bill - yet. Not alot; but, they're expecting me to pay the full amount. No mention, at all - if the repair/readjustment should be a warranty issue.

AKfish