L3901 (525 hrs, HST) transmission not working

[PeteW]

hello, I was just out feeding animals with my l3901 and while traveling on the road in "H" at 2500ish rpm the tractor stopped. If I put it in "L" and very very gently depress the pedal I could drive up the road. Once on flat land "L" and "M" would work if I was very gentle with the pedal. If feels similar to when the relief valve opens if you press the pedal too far with not enough rpm.
fluid level is good.
Anything recommendations on thing to check prior to a dealership call?
thanks.

 

[ayak]

Check the switch under the seat. Not just the switch, but also the wires coming and going to it.

L3901HST Won't move

Mine just started doing this exact same thing. Was intermittent then became solid. Could start fine. And engine cuts out when you hit the pedal. No errors or codes. Run Lugbolt’s test, but also shake the wires and connector at the seat switch while it’s in test mode. I did that and beeping...

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[North Idaho Wolfman]

hello, I was just out feeding animals with my l3901 and while traveling on the road in "H" at 2500ish rpm the tractor stopped. If I put it in "L" and very very gently depress the pedal I could drive up the road. Once on flat land "L" and "M" would work if I was very gentle with the pedal. If feels similar to when the relief valve opens if you press the pedal too far with not enough rpm.
fluid level is good.
Anything recommendations on thing to check prior to a dealership call?
thanks.

What you're explaining sounds like you've fried the clutch.

 

[PeteW]

What you're explaining sounds like you've fried the clutch.

That was an initial thought of mine, but the clutch really only gets cycled when the pto is operating. I will be investigating further Tuesday.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That was an initial thought of mine, but the clutch really only gets cycled when the pto is operating. I will be investigating further Tuesday.

If you can get a pto powered implement attached to it, try running it and moving in high and see if they both stop.

 

[PeteW]

If you can get a pto powered implement attached to it, try running it and moving in high and see if they both stop.

Thanks. Thats sounds like an easy diagnostic test