What's that Lassie? You say that Gunluvver2 fell down the old
rec.crafts.metalworking mine and will die if we don't mount a rescue
by 23 Aug 2004 14:40:31 GMT:

Dan,
I only operated J-D's a few times because my Dad hated them. One thing I do
remember about the ones I operated is that when the transmission is worn they
have a tendency to jump into neutral when going down steep hills ( some of my
first gray hairs were acquired at 12 years old by that). Another thing to
remember: some tractors must be parked uphill or downhill, depending on whether
they are in reverse or a forward gear. Not all brands are that way and I can't
remember what kind of tractor it was that killed a neighbor because of that
peculiarity. Be careful.
DL


Thanks. I did figure out the shift pattern( see my other posts).

I shouldn't need to park it on a hill, so I should be OK.

We are just using it to pull a flatbed trailer to get hay from the
shed up the lane. For the most part we don't need to even back up.
We just lug along at 1/3 throttle first gear, high range. Takes a
while, but it won't get stuck in the mud like the pickup will.

Come winter, we may get a roller to flatten out the dirt before it
freezes in the paddocks.
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Dan