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muddyjames:
just driving onto soft ground will sometimes unwind it. Any hard terain will lock it up as you say but I was thinking farm, this time of year, hard surfaces! Only thing that came to mind was tarmac  :lol:.

ian_s:
i dont think that the problem is transmission windup
you say you've (or the owner) has jacked up a wheel, if so that will release any windup straight away.

it sounds to me like the gearbox is selecting reverse AND a forward gear at the same time, and locking the whole gearbox up, which would point to a problem with the selectors on the top of the gearbox.
to look at this, the first step is to take out the transmission tunnel and watch the selectors as you engage reverse, and see if any of the other selectors are moving too

snorkley:
you know what, that sounds more like the problem, as i said it has been to a couple of garages,so its been in bits a couple of times,it only goes a couple of feet in reverse then jams solid ie wont move forward or back and gear selector stuck solid in reverse,so when he jacks up wheel and moves back and forward it takes pressure of transmission and it releases the gear selector,will give what you suggested  a try as thats not to difficult to do will let you know what happens but not in any hurry as its not really used much now,cheers gus

sv130:
 It does sound like a selector problem to me, I had a similar problem with a well worn gearbox in a lightweight that I had for a while.
 My problem was that the ball end of the gear lever was almost non existent, and didnt quite position the selectors where they should have been to select the next gear. It wasn,t really a problem til I needed reverse, thats when they all jam up.
 If his truck has been used extensively on the farm then you can bet that the gearbox is covered in dried mud and its just worn the end of the gear lever away, mend it with a newer one, or weld it up a bit to replace lost metal and grind it spherical again, (cheapest method, ideal for the farm :rolleyes: )

 Gaz   

snorkley:
cheers everybody,as i say i will get round to it soon and let you know but fingers crossed its just the selectors worn on top of box

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