We have a 71 4500 backhoe we use on the farm and it has been a handy and reliable little unit. Today, however, something seems to have happened with the shuttle linkage and it won't go forward. The lever moves the linkage that goes into the top of the trans but it doesn't feel connected any longer, -just slops back and forth. Seems stuck in reverse, though.
My gut feel is that it means the machine will have to be split to fix whatever broke or came loose inside but maybe someone here knows an alternate approach? Don't have a diagram yet to see how the linkage connects internally but I don't see any access plates that would help.
My gut feel is that it means the machine will have to be split to fix whatever broke or came loose inside but maybe someone here knows an alternate approach? Don't have a diagram yet to see how the linkage connects internally but I don't see any access plates that would help.