Today I needed to make some good time covering ground, and for the first time really used the tractor in high range high gear. First starting out I noticed it seemed to not want to get under way. Motor didn't bog, it just didn't lurch as expected coming up on the clutch. After a few trips back and forth, it was clearly slipping and didn't want to accelerate. Again, no motor bog, just acting as if I was feathering the clutch. In the end, I was having to start in second and get 'er rolling good, then shift to third, like driving a car.
So, sound like a clutch? Being completely unloaded except for FEL and forks with pallet to carry the stuff that prompted the use to start with, I felt it should easily start in 3-Hi without problems. My ancient MF certainly did. At the very least, it should bog/stall the motor.
I hope there is some other explanation, but I see doing my first tractor split in my near future...
So, sound like a clutch? Being completely unloaded except for FEL and forks with pallet to carry the stuff that prompted the use to start with, I felt it should easily start in 3-Hi without problems. My ancient MF certainly did. At the very least, it should bog/stall the motor.
I hope there is some other explanation, but I see doing my first tractor split in my near future...
