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Acguywill 
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Posted: Yesterday at 7:50pm |
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Is it possible to put in a separate lever for the park brake on an 8000 series powershift? It's a pain to have to shift the range lever to neutral and the into park and then back again. Especially when stopping to open and close a gate before the cows get through. Obviously would still shift the range lever into neutral for stationary work.
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DrAllis
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Posted: Yesterday at 8:12pm |
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It's a park LOCK, not a brake. And no, you can't have two levers. If you saw the way it was under the cab floor you would understand better. Maybe you need a couple of new cables to make shifting easier ??
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 23 hours 4 minutes ago at 9:10pm |
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I can't comprehend the trouble you think it is to "park" an 8000 PS. Two levers..clunk,clunk and you're there.
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Acguywill
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Posted: 9 hours 37 minutes ago at 10:37am |
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It's hard to describe the issue with this tractor. It has always been hard to shift the range lever out of low into neutral. Neutral to high or park works fine as does shifting it into low range from neutral. The gear selector lever is also stiff in this tractor, as in hard to shift 1 gear at a time. No difference hot or cold. I remember the cables being adjusted or replaced when it was still under warranty and they could never get it to shift like the others we had.
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Acguywill
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Posted: 9 hours 30 minutes ago at 10:44am |
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I should add that this tractor seems to have a lot of drag in the transmission. If I put the gear selector in neutral I have to keep my foot on the brakes or it will roll away. I always thought it was because this tractor is so much lighter than its big brothers but maybe that's not the reason. Would excessive internal drag make it hard to get the range lever out of low into neutral?
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8070nc
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Posted: 9 hours 19 minutes ago at 10:55am |
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Ive got a 8070 i have to put the powershift into reverse to loosen up low range to get it out to neutral. I dont see it as a problem its just the way it is. Ive got another one that slides right out of low. I think new cables might help the firt one i just havent changed them yet
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Leon B MO
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Posted: 3 hours 12 minutes ago at 5:02pm |
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I know exactly what you're talking about. My ps 8050's do not like to come out of low range after I come to a stop, unless I do as stated above put transmission in reverse let the clutch out just enough to let the engine RPMs drop a pinch and then the range selector will slide out of low very easily.What you may try is using high range and a lower gear in the trans. All of my 70** and 80** tractors come out of the high range much easier than low range. I remember our old XT in front of the grinder mixer, you couldn't get the tractor and mixer through the gate out of gear brakes set and close the gate before something got out. We finally got a blue tick heeler, she kept the hogs in till I got the gate. One other option is stop the engine then the range selector will come out of low range quick fast and in a hurry. If I know I'm done with the tractor I don't bother shifting it into Park until after I shut it off anyway.
Also inside the valve body of the power shift there are three settings on the detents for the power shift. I had one that the spring broke and when we put it back together we put it in the position where it's the strongest detent. That was a mistake. It does shift hard and a little difficult to go one gear at a time until we got used to it. It does sound as though maybe your power shift cable may need an adjustment if your tractor is creeping in neutral. Does the fourth gear kick down feel like it's in the right place when you're shifting or when you push in the clutch does it kick down to Fourth gear?
Good luck.
Leon B Mo
Edited by Leon B MO - 3 hours 4 minutes ago at 5:10pm
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Jordan(OH)
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Posted: 2 hours 51 minutes ago at 5:23pm |
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Try shifting out of low right before you come to complete stop.
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tbran
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Posted: 1 hour 36 minutes ago at 6:38pm |
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You mentioned the cables were replaced in warranty... that would have been around 40 years ago....
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