srr5008
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I have a late 90's Kubota L2900, with the GST (glide shift) transmission. A couple weeks ago I was doing some work with it, and it started shifting funny. Any time I tried to change a gear or switch between forward/reverse it would hesitate for about 5 seconds then "kick" into gear. It wasnt a hard jolt, but it was definitely dropping into gear harder than normal. Right away I brought it back to the barn. I checked the hydraulic oil level and it was a pinch low, so I added more. Seemed to work OK after that during my quick test drive around the barn.
Took it out last weekend for a more thorough test drive and right out of the gate it wasnt working right. If I start the tractor up, it will work fine in whatever gear or direction I put it in. BUT if I shifted gears or change direction, it acted like it's in neutral. If I shut the tractor off and turn it back on, it would immediately start working in the new gear/direction. But if i tried to shift again, it acted like it was in neutral again (I suspect that it would have shifted into gear eventually).
I replaced my filter and hydraulic fluid today, and now it's hesitating for about 10 seconds before shifting. So worse than when the problem originally started but better than it was before draining the fluid.
Any ideas? I'm a little flummoxed here. Wondering if it could be something electrical...
Took it out last weekend for a more thorough test drive and right out of the gate it wasnt working right. If I start the tractor up, it will work fine in whatever gear or direction I put it in. BUT if I shifted gears or change direction, it acted like it's in neutral. If I shut the tractor off and turn it back on, it would immediately start working in the new gear/direction. But if i tried to shift again, it acted like it was in neutral again (I suspect that it would have shifted into gear eventually).
I replaced my filter and hydraulic fluid today, and now it's hesitating for about 10 seconds before shifting. So worse than when the problem originally started but better than it was before draining the fluid.
Any ideas? I'm a little flummoxed here. Wondering if it could be something electrical...
