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Hi Bill, Just some ideas to think about: Is the lever itself frozen? It won't move, even a little bit? If so, tread very carefully. What happens is that the forward check and pressure regulator will get to leaking by. No big deal; about a thousand dollar repair if you do the work yourself. However, this "weak transmission" problem shows up first in hi range. So, a feller will just put it down in low range and leave it there so he can still use the tractor and doesn't have to deal with the "slipping" problem. Then, time passes, that cross-shaft on the shift lever will rust up, locks up tight and actually masks the real situation going on down below. Now, a somewhat better outlook: :>) For some silly reason, that hi-n-low shift linkage is right in the way of dropped/lost nuts, bolts and other debris falling from the battery tray. More than once I've cleaned junk out from under the floorboard, which had fallen into the way and locking the shift linkage from moving back up to the hi side. Ya just gotta pull that floor platform. :>( Here's another nightmare: :>) If that shift lever is in fact frozen/rusted from non-use, be very careful while freeing it up. Don't get too awfully rough with it. There is a rollpin on the inner end of that shaft that will shear and I'm here to tell you that it is an absolute horror to get at. This will also show up as a free (loose) lever and nothing changes. :>( Good luck and let us know what you find, Allan
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