Almost lost reverse!-Knob issue ;-)

[ve9aa]

BX2380 w/ ~11 hrs on it.

Was trying out my back blade in the winter for the very first time.

Almost lost reverse. Would barely barely move in reverse. Then I realized the pedal didn't seem to move back as far as usual and that maybe it was a linkage issue.
How would I back it into the garage w/o reverse? UGH

Decided to take a look out there at the end of the driveway before heading back and look what I found jammed behind the "go pedal".

I know what it is, but had no idea what part of the tractor it was from, so I took a couple pix and was going to post a thread like "ID this knob" (chuckle) but then figured out it was for the vent/screen thingy down by my knees and feet. I have never had it off...ever. The dealer may have when they wired up my electric
chute up/down on my front mounted snowblower.

If this had happened in the middle of a snowstorm or in the dark, I would've never found it. A few more pedal pushes and think it may have fallen through
to the driveway (or got super wedged in there) and likely be lost forever....maybe even got chucked 40' onto the lawn the next snowstorm.

Tighten those knobs boys ! (make up your own jokes and tell them to your better-half at home

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[Henro]

LOL...I keep wondering what other knob issues there might be.

Can't think of any, but somehow I keep thinking they are out there.

Memory fails as you get older...LOL

 

[leveraddict]

Yeah mine has fallen off a few times!

 

[NCL4701]

When I first got my Kubota I was trying to shift from 4WD to 2WD, which takes a bit of technique of which I was completely devoid at the time. While trying to figure it out, got frustrated and tried to force it. Knob popped right off the shift lever. Threaded back on with no damage whatsoever. Thought at the time, this shouldn’t be forced; they know it takes some technique and inexperienced operators ARE going to try to force it out of frustration; thus they made the knob to pop off if excessive force applied.

Brilliant engineering of a breakaway knob or dumb luck that my stupidity didn’t damage it; don’t really know. Either way, it made me pause, re-read the manual, consider the mechanics involved, and I haven’t had shifting problems or the knob coming off since.

Got to watch those plastic knobs. A frustrated operator or misplaced boot can cause problems!