Tractor First, Right?

Stick around you never know what you can learn on this side of the board
Every now and then we get wound up and some snowflakes cries to the mods and we get our hands slapped or the time out corner for a few days lol

 

So true.

 

Boy, I am hoping there is some way to convert my 13 to an 18. Being able to split the low range would help on icy, muddy hills.

 

I don't think there really is, this is out of my realm of expertise so we'll wait for a better answer.

 

That's what makes this the best part of the forum. So much knowledge and experience freely shared. Asking how or why any one does something will generally get an informative reply. As long as everybody stays respectful.

Problems happen when others wander in and start spouting off false information and refuse to listen.

 

It can be done but not cheap, takes the whole back box off an 18. If I really wanted one I would start bumming rebuilders to let you trade in a your pull out 13 for a rebuilt 18. The core on the 18 runs around 2800 here for an 18918. So with a working 13 it would help you offset some of the cost.

 

My local guy wanted $5k CDN for a 13 when I asked a couple years ago. He didn't even want my 15 as a core. Worthless he said

 

About 3200 if your core is good. With a year unlimited mileage warranty.

 

I got a RTLO18718B last year/couple years back, Eaton genuine rebuild, want to say $5600 or so, they took my RTLO16713A as a core. Come with a 3 year unlimited mile (I think...might have been a 300k) warranty so long as
1 I bought a new clutch and syn oil for it
2 didn't have a pto attached.