JD 50 hard shifting

[chas036]

My 50 that I bought last year at an auction has a problem shifting gears. I find that it is almost impossible to get it out of gear without having to hit the gear shifter lever hard with my hand or sometimes with a hammer. It does this for all gears. What would cause this?

 

[larson coulee boy]

My 50 that I bought last year at an auction has a problem shifting gears. I find that it is almost impossible to get it out of gear without having to hit the gear shifter lever hard with my hand or sometimes with a hammer. It does this for all gears. What would cause this?

Clutch is not disengaging.

 

[Rich'sToys]

The pulley brake possibly needs to be adjusted. The owner's manual explains how to do it. My 50 was hard to shift also sometimes. That adjustment helped it quite a bit.

 

[a49deere]

Rust on the shifters! No oil! Burrs on shifter shaft.

 

[a49deere]

Clutch is not disengaging.

If this was happening, I'd think he'd be asking why his tractor won't stop, not shift hard! But anything is possible, I guess!

 

[used red MN]

If this was happening, I'd think he'd be asking why his tractor won't stop, not shift hard! But anything is possible, I guess!

Or be grinding when going in gear. At least on a JD two banger or at least the traditional ones you can see if the pulley has stopped or not to ensure it’s not going to grind.

 

[matthies]

How does it go into gear? Either an adjustment or you have trash/rust in the clutch.

 

[matthies]

Once you get it out of gear does the pulley start turning without holding the lever down?

 

[hoghollow]

My 50 that I bought last year at an auction has a problem shifting gears. I find that it is almost impossible to get it out of gear without having to hit the gear shifter lever hard with my hand or sometimes with a hammer. It does this for all gears. What would cause this?

If you shut tractor off does it shift out of gear easy or does it still hang up? If it shifts easy when shut off you have a clutch problem if still shifts hard it is in the shift rails.

 

[a49deere]

If you shut tractor off does it shift out of gear easy or does it still hang up? If it shifts easy when shut off you have a clutch problem if still shifts hard it is in the shift rails.

I'm trying to wrap my pea brain around how the clutch can affect shifting! If the clutch is not disengaging, the tractor is moving when it's in gear and you wouldn't (I wouldn't think) be trying to shift it. If the clutch is spinning and the tractor is not in gear, and one tries to put it in gear, well we all know what you're going to hear. Can someone explain their reasoning on why it's the clutch? To me it's either on a hill with pressure on the transmission when trying to be shifted, or something internal in the shifter forks and rails.

 

[flying belgian]

I think its the clutch brake. Try moving the clutch lever just enough to release the clutch brake and let the tractor "relax"