Hello, everyone.
I am writing this thread for my father, who owns a 2005 Kubota M4800 tractor, with about 600 hours on it. From about the 3rd or 4th month onward, he has been having problems shifting into reverse, and, for a short time, having to resort to getting UNDERNEATH the tractor to manually shift the mechanical linkage (without crushing himself in the process, apparently). He did complain to the dealer where he bought it (in Ardmore, OK), but was blown off repeatedly. His "fix" for the problem was using a screwdriver to manually move the linkage, but that fix eventually failed, though it was now four years later. So, here we are. He took the tractor over to the dealer last week, and they replaced a pin linkage in the transmission, and commented that the problem with the transmission was likely a mfr's defect, and that Kubota had changed designs in their newer tractors.
Is there anyone else who has had a similar experience with their M-series tractors? As in, a loss of reverse gear. Have there been recalls or dealer fixes that won't result in the same problem repeating? He hates to spend $600 more, only to have reverse go out in another 3 or 4 months. Can't blame him there, I guess.
Thanks in advance.
-Marvin
I am writing this thread for my father, who owns a 2005 Kubota M4800 tractor, with about 600 hours on it. From about the 3rd or 4th month onward, he has been having problems shifting into reverse, and, for a short time, having to resort to getting UNDERNEATH the tractor to manually shift the mechanical linkage (without crushing himself in the process, apparently). He did complain to the dealer where he bought it (in Ardmore, OK), but was blown off repeatedly. His "fix" for the problem was using a screwdriver to manually move the linkage, but that fix eventually failed, though it was now four years later. So, here we are. He took the tractor over to the dealer last week, and they replaced a pin linkage in the transmission, and commented that the problem with the transmission was likely a mfr's defect, and that Kubota had changed designs in their newer tractors.
Is there anyone else who has had a similar experience with their M-series tractors? As in, a loss of reverse gear. Have there been recalls or dealer fixes that won't result in the same problem repeating? He hates to spend $600 more, only to have reverse go out in another 3 or 4 months. Can't blame him there, I guess.
Thanks in advance.
-Marvin