06' B7800 moves faster in reverse than in forward.

[Hodgy]

Just had a problem pop up on my 06" B7800 HST. It sat unused for about 3 weeks and then yesterday I had some snow to push. The tractor was moving twice as fast in reverse than in forward. This is new as the speeds always matched.

I took a quick look under the cab and the linkage might be a bit sloppy. Before I start messing with it I wanted to ask if anyone else has run into this situation.

Hodgy

 

[85Hokie]

Your thought was the my first thought - can you tighten that up and see what happens?

 

[Hodgy]

Your thought was the my first thought - can you tighten that up and see what happens?

I will probably dig into it tomorrow, just did not want to go hunting if someone already has the deer hanging in their shed ! We have a miserable storm going on in Alberta today, not fit for man or beast.

 

[Hodgy]

I found the problem. When I made the side rail bell housing supports 3 weeks ago I thought I had made enough clearance for the HST foot pedal mechanism. I did not. I moved things out of the way and used the air die grinder to take off some material from the right side rail. Here is a video showing the result. The tractor now goes just as fast forward as in reverse.

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[85Hokie]

glad you found the problem - nice when it is simple!