Rear diff lock

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elkhound

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I have a 2001 Kubota L3000DT. This morning i was in a couple of situations where i needed 4WD to get through. One was going forward, and the other was backing out of a slick hole. But before engaging 4WD both rear wheels were spinning without the rear diff lock pedal being used. Is this normal?
 
Very possible. Sometimes neither tire will have enough traction to stop spinning. If one tire was on solid ground & the other in slick, I'll bet only the one in slick would have spun.
 
I've had that issue before (just one rear tire spining ...the other did nothing for getting me out of the hole / slick spot until I put it in 4 wd.
 
Thank you for your replies. This afternoon i called our local New Holland/Kubota dealership and i talked to one of their mechanics. He was concerned that the diff was not unlocking. He stopped by and checked it out, and all is good. He said what urednecku said. He also said if the diff had been staying locked it would want to go straight and with the wheel turned it would be tearing up turf.

I hope i'm not doing anything wrong, and if so i apologise, but i would like to give a shout out to this dealership. I called this afternoon, one of their mechanics came to the house, checked out my tractor, and would not take a penny. If anybody in western N.C. is looking for a great dealership Blue Ridge Tractor Company is definitely that.
 
No problem at all mentioned good dealerships!!!!!! :thumb:
Glad they took care of you like they did. That is treatment we'd all like to get when we have an issue like that. Good for them. :clap: :clap: :clap:
 
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