Nutha SOS GURU Question

[RICK IN GA]

My 881D tranny seems to work pretty well. Still haven't found the sweet spot to stop the pto from moving but that's not my question. Here's the question. It clearly comes equipped with the rear axle disengagement lever so that it won't mess up the tranny while towing. So I have this 3 pt backhoe and have used it behind several of my old Ford tractors and know that it moves around the tractor a good bit. Could this type of work hurt the SOS tranny if it is in Park? ALso would you recommend putting it in Neutral for this type of work? Just don't wanna screw this tranny up. Thanks Rick

 

[Larry NCKS]

Guess I'd Neutral that transmission and use the backhoe outriggers as the brakes for operation. Interested to hear what others think!

 

[Bern]

Well, with most backhoes, the wheels are off the ground when the outriggers are down. Regardless, I can't see how you'd hurt the tranny regardless of where the rear wheels are, on the ground or in the air. If the bands are properly adjusted, the rear wheels will not move, regardless of the load you put against them. If the wheels don't move, then you are not hurting the trans in any way.

 

[Sean in PA]

As Bern said, if the rear wheels are off the ground then it shouldn't matter, but since you say that it is a 3 point mounted backhoe, you would have to lift the backhoe pretty high with the stabilizers to get to the top of the 3 point lift range before it would lift the rear wheels. Plus, lots of folks like to raise the stabilizers and use the backhoe itself to reposition the tractor and then lower the stabilizers again so they don't have to keep getting off and on the tractor. So I would say to put it into neutral or use the traction disconnect.