Hi all. Stumbled onto this site looking for answers to an issue that cropped up with my brand new B2320. I got it with the back hoe and front loader to move some dirt and clear an open ditch on my "new to me" 5 acre property. Later, I'll be clearing an area to put in a pole barn, and do some dirt moving. With the 5 years 0% financing, it was a perfect time to buy.
I just got it delivered Thursday. First order of business was to move some trees that were planted too close to the house. They were small enough to scoop out with the back hoe, and attempt to transplant them on the edge of the property. That went pretty well, and I decided to take it into the wooded area to start doing some work on that open ditch.
However, after getting some of the compost like debris out of the open ditch, It was time to head up to the house for dinner. However, the tractor WOULDN'T MOVE. It was in low gear, the outriggers were up, the back hoe was in the "praying mantis" position, and the bucket was off the ground. The throttle was about 1/2 and I put a foot on the forward pedal, and all I got was an AWFUL sound coming from under the seat. The wheels didn't spin in the sandy soil or anything. Just an awful noise.
The grade was barely 5% but I couldn't get the tractor to go at all. I managed to work it out of the woods onto the blacktop using the outriggers and backhoe. (Luckily, I wasn't deep in the woods at the time.) When I finally got it onto the flat pavement, it did limp up to the house. However even in LOW gear, it would not make it up the modest grade on the paved driveway!
The dealer is closed for the weekend. I left a message for them and expect to talk to them on Monday.
Is there anything I can check in the meantime?
Thanks in advance.
RJ
I just got it delivered Thursday. First order of business was to move some trees that were planted too close to the house. They were small enough to scoop out with the back hoe, and attempt to transplant them on the edge of the property. That went pretty well, and I decided to take it into the wooded area to start doing some work on that open ditch.
However, after getting some of the compost like debris out of the open ditch, It was time to head up to the house for dinner. However, the tractor WOULDN'T MOVE. It was in low gear, the outriggers were up, the back hoe was in the "praying mantis" position, and the bucket was off the ground. The throttle was about 1/2 and I put a foot on the forward pedal, and all I got was an AWFUL sound coming from under the seat. The wheels didn't spin in the sandy soil or anything. Just an awful noise.
The grade was barely 5% but I couldn't get the tractor to go at all. I managed to work it out of the woods onto the blacktop using the outriggers and backhoe. (Luckily, I wasn't deep in the woods at the time.) When I finally got it onto the flat pavement, it did limp up to the house. However even in LOW gear, it would not make it up the modest grade on the paved driveway!
The dealer is closed for the weekend. I left a message for them and expect to talk to them on Monday.
Is there anything I can check in the meantime?
Thanks in advance.
RJ
