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Topic: Zip tie causes grief

Posted By: darrel in ND
Subject: Zip tie causes grief
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 6:36pm

Finally got around to fixing the shifting problem on my 7580 today, and it turned out to be nothing more than a broken zip tie! A zip tie is what was used to hold the end of the shifter cable end in the slot. Guess it must be factory, and it did last a long time, so I just replaced it, only with 2 zip ties this time. What a long drive home the other day in 1st gear for nothing more than a broken zip tie. Darrel

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Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 7:27pm

Yup we found out that with our 7045!

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Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 7:40pm

Same thing on the 8050 this past winter. The little wire rusted in two and cable fell out. Would shift from high to low but would not go into park. Not real safe.

Leon B MO

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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".

Posted By: KevinON
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 4:44am

My 7020 won't go into park. Where does this zip tie go? Maybe that is my problem as I can go from low to high as well.

Posted By: smokey
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 5:02am

You'll need a big phillips screw driver, and a 1/2 or 9/16, take the side panel off right hand side of seat on the console, then you can see the linkage, if I'am reading this right had to replace the cable on my 7000 last fall, not to bad.

But you may need to adjust your linkage or your cab mounts get bad it will mess things up, I'am sure that someone has more input on this.

Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 7:40am

Double stran of galvinesed electric fencer wire works good. Not as pretty but works longer.

MACK

Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 7:47am

Might want to use black zips. They are UV rated, and will last longer outside than the white, or other colors!

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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:10am

Yep black ones are best and another spot is for hydraulic cables on the valve stack.

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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:39am

I'll third that. White zips are only good for garbage bags. Black for everything else.

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Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:09pm

Ours broke under the cab, so out comes the seat and floorboard. We didn't realize how much dust and moisture had collected under the cab. It was definitly time to clean it out.

Leon B MO

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Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself".

Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 8:52pm

Same thing on an 8070 PS High/low range lever.

Posted By: boscoe
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 9:01pm

Hey Darrell got my 190 going good , gov needed adjudtment now it works good. thanks.

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1959 D 17 gas , 1964 190 gas, 1965 190xt gas AC 4bottom slat plow, 6 row 30in #72 planter Im not getting bigger my cloths are just getting smaller.

Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 10:37pm

Glad to hear your 190 is running good, Boscoe! As for the zip ties, I did use the blacks. The one that broke was black also, but it was about 10 degrees below 0 the day it broke, so it may have been a little brittle, and it had lasted at least 8 years, because that's how long I've owned the tractor, and I've never changed it before. Darrel