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Think I just want to vent
Hauled tractor to a tire store for a new set of tires. Hauled it out, guy pointed to where I could park it which was on a slight hill. Stopped and took out of gear, engaged parking pin lever, and left.
Picked up tractor, loaded, stopped tractor, took out of gear, engaged parking pin lever. Chained it up and drove home.
Get home, unload and try to attach batwing and tractor will not stay when I engage parking pin lever. Get off tractor and verify lever is moving cable and pin should be engaging, but I can roll it. Appears something in the trans broke.
Reading online this is an expensive repair. Called the tire store and he said he had to put a block against the wheel to keep it from rolling. Says he knows how to drive a tractor, the issue does he know how to drive mine? I'm guessing he put trans in 1 (was in low range) let the clutch out without disengaging the parking lever.
So guess I'm going to drain and remove the side cover to see if it's just the paw or I need a $10K plus repair because I wanted a new set of tires
Hauled tractor to a tire store for a new set of tires. Hauled it out, guy pointed to where I could park it which was on a slight hill. Stopped and took out of gear, engaged parking pin lever, and left.
Picked up tractor, loaded, stopped tractor, took out of gear, engaged parking pin lever. Chained it up and drove home.
Get home, unload and try to attach batwing and tractor will not stay when I engage parking pin lever. Get off tractor and verify lever is moving cable and pin should be engaging, but I can roll it. Appears something in the trans broke.
Reading online this is an expensive repair. Called the tire store and he said he had to put a block against the wheel to keep it from rolling. Says he knows how to drive a tractor, the issue does he know how to drive mine? I'm guessing he put trans in 1 (was in low range) let the clutch out without disengaging the parking lever.
So guess I'm going to drain and remove the side cover to see if it's just the paw or I need a $10K plus repair because I wanted a new set of tires
