Ohiopioneer
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Seams it is always something.... Did a test plowing of 3" of snow for the first time with my MF 180 diesel. All worked well. Then yesterday got hit with 8" more snow. Plowed 800 foot drive and parking area. Then went over to plow the neighbors drive. Fist reverse push of snow out of the drive to cross the road ditch clutch petal went down to the floor too easy and I then could not get it to shift into first. I had to turn tractor off, put it in gear and restart the tractor. Heck of a strain on the old starter trying to start the engine and move a 6000 pound tractor at the same time. I was lucky there is no neutral safety switch on this tractor. Or I still would be blocking the road completely off. So in first gear all the way back to the barn. My first thought was the adjustable connection rod came off. So on a closer inspection, all external components intact. So the issue is internal. What the heck broke? Over the summer I did have to split the tractor to repair Hi/Low planetary gear. But that did not involve getting into the clutch area.