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My tale of woe and the happy ending
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Posted by WIRED on December 04, 2002 at 15:00:19 from (156.46.176.74):
My hands have finally thawed-out enough to type again, and I just had to share this story. Last Monday night, we got about 4" of snow in southern Wisconsin. I was thrilled. This was to be my first opportunity to use my 1949 Cub with the front blade to plow snow. I was shoving snow all over the place, having a great time. That little 6V tractor started right up in 14 degree weather, and moved some big drifts without any extra weight or tire chains. I thought about putting the chains on, but it appeared they might chew up the fenders, and I didn't want to remove the wheels in order to do that. When plowing in 2nd and 3rd gear, I had no problems keeping traction. After I finished about 3/4 of the job, I shoved a big pile of snow into place, and went to put the tractor in reverse. I let the clutch out, and the tractor went forward. I took it out of gear, put it back in reverse, but again the tractor went forward. So I tried 1st gear, and the tractor went forward -- and it felt like 3rd gear. 2nd gear -- same thing. 3rd gear worked like 3rd gear. Reverse again - and sure enough, the tractor wanted to go forward in 3rd gear. So I put it in neutral, let the clutch out, and again I went forward. I was stuck in gear. I drove it in front of the garage and fiddled with the gear shift lever, trying to get reverse, 1st and 2nd back. No luck. So I shut her down. It was 8:00 at night, 14 degrees, and I decided to start a transmission repair project. I pulled the shift lever housing cover and discovered a thick, white gooey mass where I expected to see gears. Obviously, there was water in the transmission housing, and after working the tractor hard for a while, the ice and water froze the gears up. I pulled the drain plug and watched the stuff ooze out -- it was the consistency of caramel! Then I ran inside to check the operators manual and determine what weight oil and how much of it I was likely to need. 3 1/2 pints of SAE 80. So off to WalMart I went in search of a gallon of SAE 80. Home 20 minutes later, I sprayed paint thinner in the housing to clean out the ooze. 1/2 a gallon rinse was what it took to get everything bright and shiny once again. Next, I had to figure out how the gears meshed, and after studying the manual for 15 minutes more, determined that a screwdriver and a few foul words would fix it. I dumped the oil in and reassembled it. My hands were frozen! I restarted the tractor and let the clutch out -- NO MOVEMENT! Then I tried reverse -- IT WORKED! Then 1st -- it worked. But now I had no 2nd or 3rd gear. So off came the housing cover again, and 10 more minutes of fiddling around. I reassembled things once again. Reverse and first worked, now 2nd and 3rd worked too! SUCCESS! I decided to finish plowing, then put the little guy away. Got back in the house at 11:00 p.m. colder than the proverbial witches private part. I determined that the housing gasket was the source of my problem, so a new one is on its way. This time, I'm going to bring it in the garage with the propane heater going before I start the repair. I'll probably change the oil again to ensure all the water is out. This antique farming thing sure is fun!
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