Hello cwells481,

Good to have you visit the tractor forum. Welcome.

I suspect that Kubota says "don't force it" because if someone uses too much muscle power, they will bend or break something in the shift mechanism. Does the problem occur full time or just occasionally? If full time, you may have damaged something.

Is you tractor in 4WD when you have shifting problems? Make certain that your front tires are up to rated maximum inflation as indicated on the tires. If your tire pressure is low and tires squat, that changes the effective ratio between front and rear wheels.

You need to be in 2WD for routine work.

 

Sometimes I have little problem shifting between L-M-H w/L series,times just let roll w/clutch than brake,if BX has front buck try down pressure enough so front tires off ground little.

 

Thanks for the responses. I just wanted to make sure that the couple times I forcefully shifted into either gear, that I hadn't damaged the transmission itself. After I had done this, I decided to read the manual and saw the "don't force..." and the recommendation was to press forward or reverse while in N before shifting. Once i tried this, it was very easy to shift.
Tractor is 4wd and only operate that in L. Tires are also inflated to their ratings. Just a nervous new tractor owner who wants to make sure he didn't damage is multi thousand $$ investment.
Thanks!