FarmerBlair
Member
Hi,
For years the select-o-speed on my Ford 881 would act up when first started cold. It would initially engage in gears normally seconds after starting the engine... I'd back it out the barn and go forward in a gear lower gear (1-4). But about every time, the transmission would disengage a few minutes later and stop running under power. Shifting the lever into reverse, 1, 2, 3, or 4 would be non-responsive. If I let it sit and warm up for several minutes, it would start shifting normally and work the rest of the day no problem.
I discovered that the higher gears (5-10) would work normally when cold even while I still could not shift into R,1,2,3, or 4. The other day when I could not shift into the lower gears while it was cold, I tried shifting up to the higher gears (5-10), and then immediately went back down to the lower gears (1-4), and they now worked just fine, including reverse. For some reason engaging the higher gears first and then backing down would make R,1,2,3, and 4 start working normally without having to warm the tractor up.
Any ideas what is going on? I adjusted bands last November, though that makes no difference on the shifting behavior when cold. The oil level in the tranny is good, though its probably due for a change since last time was maybe 6 years ago.
Thank you
For years the select-o-speed on my Ford 881 would act up when first started cold. It would initially engage in gears normally seconds after starting the engine... I'd back it out the barn and go forward in a gear lower gear (1-4). But about every time, the transmission would disengage a few minutes later and stop running under power. Shifting the lever into reverse, 1, 2, 3, or 4 would be non-responsive. If I let it sit and warm up for several minutes, it would start shifting normally and work the rest of the day no problem.
I discovered that the higher gears (5-10) would work normally when cold even while I still could not shift into R,1,2,3, or 4. The other day when I could not shift into the lower gears while it was cold, I tried shifting up to the higher gears (5-10), and then immediately went back down to the lower gears (1-4), and they now worked just fine, including reverse. For some reason engaging the higher gears first and then backing down would make R,1,2,3, and 4 start working normally without having to warm the tractor up.
Any ideas what is going on? I adjusted bands last November, though that makes no difference on the shifting behavior when cold. The oil level in the tranny is good, though its probably due for a change since last time was maybe 6 years ago.
Thank you