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I have the same slow problem with my 966b transmission also. When I start it and let it warm up for a while and then go to move it I start out in low and try to go forward. It doesn't really go at all. I then shift it to high and it will go a little bit but then I shift it back to low and it will move more like it should. This is in 1st gear. The shift plate is worn off but I believe it only has low or high and 1st, neutral, or 2nd. I don't use second cause it seems like it doesn't have enough pressure to move the machine. The engine revs up decent, This is the transplanted 3306 I put in, so I don't think there's a engine problem. More like a torque converter or not enough pressure problem. Is there any way to check if the transmission or powershift is weak? It should have a little more torque pushing into a pile of dirt than it does I think. I checked all the fluids I know of on the machine. Also wondered if the rpms wouldn't be high enough with the 3306 compared to the d333 and not building up enough converter pressure? Sorry to hijack but I wondered if nevilley's slow problem would be the same as mine.
Hi ferret 3238, the first 9 lines of your message describes my 966B as well, identical actually apart from my shift plate is intact, they only have 1st and 2nd, low and high ratio... I think its pretty normal when starting cold to be like you say in your first nine lines. I drove one for about a year in 1971 and it was the same then,
E="ferrret3238, post: 757924, member: 63916"]I have the same slow problem with my 966b transmission also. When I start it and let it warm up for a while and then go to move it I start out in low and try to go forward. It doesn't really go at all. I then shift it to high and it will go a little bit but then I shift it back to low and it will move more like it should. This is in 1st gear. The shift plate is worn off but I believe it only has low or high and 1st, neutral, or 2nd. I don't use second cause it seems like it doesn't have enough pressure to move the machine. The engine revs up decent, This is the transplanted 3306 I put in, so I don't think there's a engine problem. More like a torque converter or not enough pressure problem. Is there any way to check if the transmission or powershift is weak? It should have a little more torque pushing into a pile of dirt than it does I think. I checked all the fluids I know of on the machine. Also wondered if the rpms wouldn't be high enough with the 3306 compared to the d333 and not building up enough converter pressure? Sorry to hijack but I wondered if nevilley's slow problem would be the same as mine.[/QUOTE]
I have the same slow problem with my 966b transmission also. When I start it and let it warm up for a while and then go to move it I start out in low and try to go forward. It doesn't really go at all. I then shift it to high and it will go a little bit but then I shift it back to low and it will move more like it should. This is in 1st gear. The shift plate is worn off but I believe it only has low or high and 1st, neutral, or 2nd. I don't use second cause it seems like it doesn't have enough pressure to move the machine. The engine revs up decent, This is the transplanted 3306 I put in, so I don't think there's a engine problem. More like a torque converter or not enough pressure problem. Is there any way to check if the transmission or powershift is weak? It should have a little more torque pushing into a pile of dirt than it does I think. I checked all the fluids I know of on the machine. Also wondered if the rpms wouldn't be high enough with the 3306 compared to the d333 and not building up enough converter pressure? Sorry to hijack but I wondered if nevilley's slow problem would be the same as mine.