Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
Hey all,
Before I tear the top cover off the transmission (even though I am sure I will be), here is what I've got:
Took the tractor on a ride today, letting a friend drive it (first mistake, lol). I was very thorough in my instruction to her in how to operate the tractor, and she said no problem (she has driven a model A before). For the first half hour or so, everything ran fine. Stopped at a local eatery for lunch, and as far as I know it ran fine afterwards. We stopped at the neighbors, just prior to putting it away for the day. I went to jump on and the tractor gearshift lever was in neutral, but the tractor seemed to be stuck in low range, 3rd gear. I can move the L-H range lever, and it does move the tractor into high range. If I try to put the gear shift lever into 1-2 or 3-4, the tractor will not move and loads up (like the trans is frozen). I'm figuring that it is probably stuck in 5-6. My friend also informed me that she 'forgot', and had tried to shift the tractor on the fly once. BIG no-no.
So.. Question is - can I get this fixed without tearing the top cover off (not that it is all that difficult)? What is likely the problem? Shift lever popped out of shifting forks?
Before I tear the top cover off the transmission (even though I am sure I will be), here is what I've got:
Took the tractor on a ride today, letting a friend drive it (first mistake, lol). I was very thorough in my instruction to her in how to operate the tractor, and she said no problem (she has driven a model A before). For the first half hour or so, everything ran fine. Stopped at a local eatery for lunch, and as far as I know it ran fine afterwards. We stopped at the neighbors, just prior to putting it away for the day. I went to jump on and the tractor gearshift lever was in neutral, but the tractor seemed to be stuck in low range, 3rd gear. I can move the L-H range lever, and it does move the tractor into high range. If I try to put the gear shift lever into 1-2 or 3-4, the tractor will not move and loads up (like the trans is frozen). I'm figuring that it is probably stuck in 5-6. My friend also informed me that she 'forgot', and had tried to shift the tractor on the fly once. BIG no-no.
So.. Question is - can I get this fixed without tearing the top cover off (not that it is all that difficult)? What is likely the problem? Shift lever popped out of shifting forks?