Noodles00
New Member
I recently purchased the machine back in March from an old man that really seemed to take care of his equipment. It was kept in a barn when not in use and he had the service manuals. Claimed to be the original owner. The hour meter reads 939, the paint and seat are original, and he had the steering clutches and brake bands replaced a year prior.
Well I got it to my property and was able to run it for a couple days and it was awesome, ran like a top. I backed it up inside my shop and left home for about a month and a half. Did not leave it with the brakes on and left it in neutral.
Came back to it and well when put in forward or reverse only the left track spins now. The machine tries to spin the right track, but can’t for some reason. The engine bogs trying to spin the track and ever so slightly inches in either direction on that side. When right lever is pulled the machine doesn’t bog down so clutch seems operational. I tried revving the rpms and switching quickly between forward and reverse to break it free, that didn’t work of course. I’ve checked the linkages/fluid and all seems well there according to the manual. Scouring through the manual and going off intuition, I can think of a couple problems; The brake band is engaged for whatever reason; The final drive some how seized up; Or maybe a bolt or something is hung up in the tracks. It’s weird as everything was functional before that short storage period. Any help or pointers would be appreciated.
Well I got it to my property and was able to run it for a couple days and it was awesome, ran like a top. I backed it up inside my shop and left home for about a month and a half. Did not leave it with the brakes on and left it in neutral.
Came back to it and well when put in forward or reverse only the left track spins now. The machine tries to spin the right track, but can’t for some reason. The engine bogs trying to spin the track and ever so slightly inches in either direction on that side. When right lever is pulled the machine doesn’t bog down so clutch seems operational. I tried revving the rpms and switching quickly between forward and reverse to break it free, that didn’t work of course. I’ve checked the linkages/fluid and all seems well there according to the manual. Scouring through the manual and going off intuition, I can think of a couple problems; The brake band is engaged for whatever reason; The final drive some how seized up; Or maybe a bolt or something is hung up in the tracks. It’s weird as everything was functional before that short storage period. Any help or pointers would be appreciated.