BX2370 - Stop Before Changing Gears?

[JayOrange]

When switching from hi to lo... I should stop first, right?

I accidently switch while driving it once just because wasn't really thinking. It made the switch but afterwards I realized I was a moron. This can't be good for the transmission. I assume doing it just the once won't have hurt anything? The tractor still runs fine.

Also, what is recommended for going up or down hill? I was able to do it with both but curious what is recommended.

Lastly, having never used hydraulic control before it took me forever to actually realize I was simply pushing the stick too much around when trying to control the front end loader. When doing larger diagonal motions it would often feel like it was getting "caught" but I basically gave up on trying it at that point. Then realized small movements were necessary. Again, did I screw anything up with my large movements?

 

[bcp]

Stop first, or grind gears.

Small movements for slow hydraulic movements, large movements for fast hydraulic movement.

The stick will get "stuck" in the far forward position. This is the "float" position and is normal.

Up and down hills should be in 4WD so you have front wheel brakes. Mine is usually in low unless the ground is smooth enough for a faster speed. With any load or steeper hill, it is in low.

Bruce

 

[85Hokie]

Bruce said it very well!!!

Sometimes it is a PITA to completely stop to shift, and depending on the exact positions of the gears it might NOT switch, then you need a weeee bit a forward or reverse movement to engage!

 

[JayOrange]

Thanks you guys. What's done is done but having done it while moving the one time going to have caused bad damage to the gears? Anything I should bother looking at or just never do it again and should be fine? Feel free to tell me bad news if that's the truth.

Also, good to know to use 4WD on the slopes. I'll be using 4WD basically 75% of the time then since most of our yard is a slope.

 

[BravoXray]

You likely didn't hurt anything shifting it the one time. I ground mine good when I shifted it accidentally, and I suspect almost all of us have done it at least once. These are tough tractors.

Jerry

 

[Tooljunkie]

Thanks you guys. What's done is done but having done it while moving the one time going to have caused bad damage to the gears? Anything I should bother looking at or just never do it again and should be fine? Feel free to tell me bad news if that's the truth.

Also, good to know to use 4WD on the slopes. I'll be using 4WD basically 75% of the time then since most of our yard is a slope.

4wd is fine, but if ground is hard its best to keep a straight line,tight turns is what loads everything up and is hard on driveline. If i recall, always keep heavy end uphill.

 

[skeets]

Thats a fact I cant tell you how many times I have backed UP a hill that the front end was most likely to come up other wise

 

[kris77]

I mow my steep hill going down, then back up and make another pass. First couple of weeks i had my BX, i was going down the hill and this one spot there is a small rock sticking up. I always raise the deck over it just in case. Since the deck and Hi/Lo lever are so close together, i made a mistake and grabbed the gear lever. Pulled it from lo straight up to hi instead of raising my deck. That was a fun ride, let me tell you. So i've pulled it from lo to hi on a steep incline before. Tractor is fine. I thought i screwed something up. Not only did I start racing down the hill, but the deck hit the little stump as well. Needless to say, once i changed my pants, i dug up the stump. lol

 

[nickelplated5s]

Up and down hills should be in 4WD so you have front wheel brakes. Mine is usually in low unless the ground is smooth enough for a faster speed. With any load or steeper hill, it is in low.
Bruce

Could you explain this please? I've never thought about it since trucks/cars have full time 4 wheel braking.

 

[tthorkil]

Your tractor only has brakes on the rear wheels. When 4WD is engaged the braking of the rear wheels is transferred to the front wheels via the drive shaft to the front. When 4WD is engaged the front wheels are directly coupled(locked) to the rear wheels so when the brakes slow the rear wheels the front wheels also slow because of the mechanical connection to the rear.

 

[CountryBumkin]

Could you explain this please? I've never thought about it since trucks/cars have full time 4 wheel braking.

The brakes on trucks/cars are on the individual wheels, but on Kubota BX the brake is on the rear "differential" so when your in 4wd the brake will be applied to rear axle and front axle (front via front drive shaft connecting rear differential), but in 2wd the front axle is freewheeling (so no brake on front).

I hope I explained this well enough.

 

[scdeerslayer]

Could you explain this please? I've never thought about it since trucks/cars have full time 4 wheel braking.

In addition to what the others said, it's necessary in case the rear wheels lose traction. If you are in 2wd and the rear wheels lose traction you have no way to stop the tractor.

 

[bherron1]

So the brake is in the differential and not on the wheel hubs ?

 

[85Hokie]

So the brake is in the differential and not on the wheel hubs ?

correct! 2wd - you brake on rear only, 4wd - all are slowed