grapeman
Member
I have a problem with my 580B, and I have been reading all the forums to try an determind the problem. still have the problem. I can start up the tractor and let it warm up for 10 minutes. It has the shuttle trans. I put it in first gear and move shuttle to forward (or reverse) and tractor doesn't move. engine will rev but no movement. It kinda acts like it wants to but doesn't. I put outriggers down and lift tires off ground.
Put in gear, move shuttle to forward and right tire turns...kinda slow. If I push diff lock, both tires will turn. After spinning the tires for quite some time ( while still off the ground) i can lower the tractor and kinda coax the tractor back and forth until it slowly starts to move. Once i get it moving it seems sluggish and kinda like the motor is racing but the tractor is not responding to the increase in engine speed. After a while, the tractor starts to operate correctly and I can drive around like normal. If I drop the outriggers NOW and lift the tires off the ground, they both spins when I give it gas...not just the right one when it is cold. Now if I get off the tractor and let it set for 30 or 40 minutes, I can get back on and it works fine. the torque guage on the dash is behaving properly.
I did drill a hole in the bottom of the tranny ( as described in the forum) and clean the screen. It really was't that dirty, but I did that and changed the filter and filled the tranny with atf fluid. it worked better that before, but i still have the problem.
I am wondering if the problem is associated with the shuttle or could it be the brakes? I have had problems in the past with the brakes "sticking" and sometimes it feels like the tractor is being "held back" Could the brakes be "dragging" until they warm up or am I really off track here....?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. thank you.
Put in gear, move shuttle to forward and right tire turns...kinda slow. If I push diff lock, both tires will turn. After spinning the tires for quite some time ( while still off the ground) i can lower the tractor and kinda coax the tractor back and forth until it slowly starts to move. Once i get it moving it seems sluggish and kinda like the motor is racing but the tractor is not responding to the increase in engine speed. After a while, the tractor starts to operate correctly and I can drive around like normal. If I drop the outriggers NOW and lift the tires off the ground, they both spins when I give it gas...not just the right one when it is cold. Now if I get off the tractor and let it set for 30 or 40 minutes, I can get back on and it works fine. the torque guage on the dash is behaving properly.
I did drill a hole in the bottom of the tranny ( as described in the forum) and clean the screen. It really was't that dirty, but I did that and changed the filter and filled the tranny with atf fluid. it worked better that before, but i still have the problem.
I am wondering if the problem is associated with the shuttle or could it be the brakes? I have had problems in the past with the brakes "sticking" and sometimes it feels like the tractor is being "held back" Could the brakes be "dragging" until they warm up or am I really off track here....?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. thank you.