General Product Question
1) LACK OF POWER IN REVERSE: I just purchased a 2016...
General Product Question posted May 21, 2016 by JMG2016
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Question:
1) LACK OF POWER IN REVERSE: I just purchased a 2016 Husqvarna YT42DXLS with a Kawasaki engine. The tractor works fine except that REVERSE is extremely sluggish and underpowered. I know that its speed in reverse is limited to 2.5 mph, but even with my foot pressed to the max on the reverse pedal, it lacks the power to go up even a slight incline. I have several areas on the property that have lawn in them but there isn't enough room to turn around and the only way I can mow them is to go forward, then engage reverse to back out again to an area where I can turn. Today I almost got stuck in one of these areas in that I couldn't make it up a slight incline in reverse to back out. I tried disengaging the mower in the hope of increasing the power to the wheels but it didn't seem to make any difference.
2) TRACTOR WON'T STAY STOPPED ON A HILL: When I'm mowing on an incline and want to stop for a moment by taking my foot off the accelerator pedal, the tractor begins to accelerate down the hill unless i apply the brake pedal. I had a SEARS tractor which didn't do this, i.e., it would hold its position on an incline PLUS allow me to reverse on an incline with plenty of power. The new Husqvarna YT42XDLS doesn't allow this. Perhaps I am doing something wrong.
Any suggestions would be of help.
2) TRACTOR WON'T STAY STOPPED ON A HILL: When I'm mowing on an incline and want to stop for a moment by taking my foot off the accelerator pedal, the tractor begins to accelerate down the hill unless i apply the brake pedal. I had a SEARS tractor which didn't do this, i.e., it would hold its position on an incline PLUS allow me to reverse on an incline with plenty of power. The new Husqvarna YT42XDLS doesn't allow this. Perhaps I am doing something wrong.
Any suggestions would be of help.
Answer
First I would contact my dealer to see if they can make an adjustment to the shifter as it sounds like it is out of adjustment much the same the Craftsman I just repaired. It was only operating at about half of the normal forward speed but I notice it was moving backwards in neutral. After adjusting the shifter it now has normal forward speed and normal reverse speed.
Some equipment does get knocked out adjustment during shipping and needs readjustment.
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I am the person who posed this question. I found that there is NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER WITH THE TRACTOR!. The problem was that I was not using the reverse pedal correctly. I found that you need a combination of DOWNWARD AND REARWARD PRESSURE ON THE REVERSE PEDAL TO INITIATE REVERSE MOTION. Once reverse is initiated, the speed is proportional to the rearward pressure exerted on the reverse pedal. Using this combination of downward and rearward pressure on the reverse pedal, I was able to back up a 15 degree slope without problem. The gearing is different in reverse than forward, accounting for the maximum speed of about 2.5 mph in reverse. As William Shakespeare said: "The fault lies not in the stars, but in ourselves."
Re the forward motion in neutral on a slope, I found that on a fairly steep grade that one needs to exert a bit of pressure on the brake pedal to keep the tractor from going forward - not a big deal at all.
In all, the tractor is working very well and I am extremely pleased with it.
-JMG2016
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Tnx for letting us know that it was just the operator problem and that you just had to get acquainted to it operation. Very glad it not an actual problem; enjoy.
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