Dealers

So last night I parked the 2705 and the park pawl went out, I bought it fall of 2012 and it has been on its last leg since I owned it and I have been putting it off for some reason, still worked but not to be trusted on hills.

I called the local dealer a year ago and they wanted a certain amount I thought was to high, well not really to high cause park is the most important gear far as I am concerned! Just more then I was willing to pay at the time. So called salvage yards and they had a good price but called back a couple days later saying they could not find a good one. Okay now time for a small rant! If your park is bad, FIX IT! I know you will tell me the 2000 series Massey never had a park that worked. Well wrong, it worked just as good as any other park in any tractor, just in this case it wasn't made so you couldn't put it gear with it in park, and sometimes it happened and the pawl goes bad if you try to take off with it in park yet, go figure huh.

Not a hard or long job, just unbolt the housing on the bottom and replace then reinstall, my guess is an hour will be all it will take. I will post pics of it when I do it, part will come in next week or so, holidays are making it take longer.

That is all for now have a very Merry Christmas all, I haven't been on so much the last few weeks.

You know I got out in left field there and forgot the whole reason I was posting! LOL

I called a different dealer this morning and they were half the price of the one I called last year.

I wish it was that simple to fix the one in the 2-135 White. I broke the bolt off in the housing that the pawl pivots on. We got the pieces out through the top of the transmission,but to get the broken piece of bolt out,I'll have to pull the engine,pop out a freeze plug from the front of the transmission,then drill it out with a long reverse bit. I got though silo filling with it then parked it.

Sound as if it is time to drive her right over there!

Think i may have used the park position on my TW20 twice in the past year, can actually only recall once. Too many hills here, just park between and turn the wheels a bit, doesn't go anywhere.

Paul

I guess I must be too cheap to buy new parts. I just brazed up the teeth and ground them to shape.

Always park in high range. It holds better than low.

I'm a flatlander, never had a need for a park! Just shut em off and walk away!

I never trust the parking brake on any tractor.

That is wise info right there, also the fuel gauge! lol

The only park barke we have that works is on the Hand MD the rest we don't even use. Just park them in gear or drop the bucket.