Front Wheels Drive Lever and Draft Control Lever Jammed Stuck Cannot Be Engaged

[slice38]

This seems a rare occurrence. As noted above in the title, both the lever beside the seat which is supposed to engage the front wheel drive, as well as the Draft Control Lever are both stuck. They are stuck hard too; they will not budge.

This is an M5-111 with few hours. I haven’t used either of these two features much at all!

Do any of you have any ideas at all?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Caden]

If they are next to each other, both infrequently used, my first point of investigation would be determining if their linkages are on the same rusted pivot point.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence that both are stuck, because one in on the left and one is on the right.
They are in no way connected:

 

[WoodKutter]

On the 4 wheel drive, if you have a loader lift your front wheels off the ground. See if that allows engagement.

 

[slice38]

On the 4 wheel drive, if you have a loader lift your front wheels off the ground. See if that allows engagement.

I’ll try that. I sprayed the small port of linkage I could access or see with WD-40. No joy.

i’m going to see if I can see more of the linkage tomorrow.

Mike

 

[Russell King]

WD-40 is a poor lubricant and poor rust breaking compound.

Try something like PB Blaster, Kroil, Deep Creep. Then after you get it working spray it with a dry lubricant or spray grease.