L3130 Manual : Extremely hard to shift in and out of 4wd

[hendr1x]

Hello everyone,
I have an L3130 with the manual transmissions (not shuttle shift). The last few times I've used the tractor I've found it almost impossible to shift in and out of 4wd. I had to give up and then try 15 minutes later...sometimes it worked then, sometimes I waited another 15 minutes. Obviously the time in between doesn't matter but I fiddled with the thing driving forward/backwards for at least 5 minutes each time without success. Everything else seems to work fine....no grinding noises ever. Once in or out of 4wd it works as expected. Any thoughts/help would be appreciated.

-Justin

 

[RCW]

If you have a loader, try lifting the front wheels up with the FEL and try it.

Some folks have luck turning the front wheels, then it engages easier.

Have you changed wheels or tires recently?

 

[85Hokie]

Even on my two BX's - I find it very easy to what RCW said - raise the front in off the ground a bit and it will slide into 4wd.

 

[hendr1x]

The tires are not new/changed recently. I've had the tractor for 3-4 years and I feel like its gotten worse the last month or so. I need an approach that will work when I have a loader full of stuff.

 

[Henro]

The tires are not new/changed recently. I've had the tractor for 3-4 years and I feel like its gotten worse the last month or so. I need an approach that will work when I have a loader full of stuff.

Are you running on pavement a lot? Because of the hills here I keep my tractors in 4x4 nearly all the time, but I'm always on dirt or a gravel driveway type surface...

Perhaps you could do the same unless pavement is what you have a lot of. That of course would require shifting in and out of 4x4 a lot...

But you mention it has gotten more difficult recently. Guess the possible reasons for that change is the real question...no help here...

 

[ferguson]

Hello everyone,
I have an L3130 with the manual transmissions (not shuttle shift). The last few times I've used the tractor I've found it almost impossible to shift in and out of 4wd. I had to give up and then try 15 minutes later...sometimes it worked then, sometimes I waited another 15 minutes. Obviously the time in between doesn't matter but I fiddled with the thing driving forward/backwards for at least 5 minutes each time without success. Everything else seems to work fine....no grinding noises ever. Once in or out of 4wd it works as expected. Any thoughts/help would be appreciated.

-Justin

Had my L3130 split to change HST trans. There not much involved only a sliding spline coupling , there is a bushing were the shaft goes into the trans. go under & see if you can move the shaft left &righ up down to see if that bushing is going bad.