KYThunder
Bronze Member
I have the oppurtunity to buy the tractor I cut my teeth on as a boy. 601 Workmaster with a selectospeed. Only thing that worries me is the transmission. It use to work fine years ago but I went and talked to the owner last week and got to use it some. 1-4 gear speed all about the same, 5th gear it speeds up, 6th gear it slows down, 7th speeds back up, 8th slows down. That is as as high a gear as I got in. I understand it probably needs fluid changed and bands adjusted but I don't understand the slowing down in a higher gear, it never was like that before. I would like to buy this tractor for pure nostalgic reasons and restore it but the transmission scares me to death if it has major issues. Anybody seen this issue before? Thanks for any help.