Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Yesterday I pulled the planter out to powerwash it. When I tried to put the 1586 in park it made a grinding noise so I slipped it back into neutral. When I let up the clutch the tractor moved forward in neutral. The lever will not shift into reverse, high or low, just neutral. I can put it in park if I move the 1-2-3 shift into a position between ranges but it stalls the tractor when the clutch is let up. It won't move into the other positions (H,L,R) at all. I eventually had to shut down the tractor. The service manager at CIH says that there is a bar under the seat with linkage and I need to manually flip this bar so it is parallel to the rear axle and that this should fix it. He is gone for the weekend so I thought I would bounce this off the experts here. I can see the bar back under there but it doesn't want to move...at least not with hand pressure. Am I on the right track? What is the best way to move this bar/linkage? I don't want to get hurt or break something. Thanks!