Never operated an AC with power director. I understand how only the hand clutch allows the tractor wheels to stop while the PTO continues to run (as well as providing a pseudo shift on the fly high and lo power shift). Pushing the foot clutch stops power to both the wheels and the PTO.
Everything that I have read says to use the foot clutch to change to a different tranny gear (or to change to reverse). In other words do not use the hand clutch to do this.
So on D14, D15, D17, 170, or 175 sized units (no bigger or smaller sizes). If I am brushogging the corners of fields I often have to back into the corner leading with the brushhog, stop then pull forward stop, back into the corner again while moving over 4 feet in the process stop, pull forward again stop, and continue repeating this process until corner is cleared out. This is done to clear overhanging brush tree limbs and to clean out corners that the tractor otherwise will not otherwise fit into.
My question is: If I push the foot clutch in then I realize power will be cut to both the wheels and the PTO. Will I have to wait for the PTO to come to a complete stop as bushog slowly flywheels down before I shift from forward to reverse and reverse to forward each time I stop? Or can the allis tranny easily handle shifts from forward to reverse while the PTO flywheels down without damage?
Note: I currently do not own an Allis but the answer to this fundamental question may determine if I ever add one to my humble "junk in action" hobby collection?
Everything that I have read says to use the foot clutch to change to a different tranny gear (or to change to reverse). In other words do not use the hand clutch to do this.
So on D14, D15, D17, 170, or 175 sized units (no bigger or smaller sizes). If I am brushogging the corners of fields I often have to back into the corner leading with the brushhog, stop then pull forward stop, back into the corner again while moving over 4 feet in the process stop, pull forward again stop, and continue repeating this process until corner is cleared out. This is done to clear overhanging brush tree limbs and to clean out corners that the tractor otherwise will not otherwise fit into.
My question is: If I push the foot clutch in then I realize power will be cut to both the wheels and the PTO. Will I have to wait for the PTO to come to a complete stop as bushog slowly flywheels down before I shift from forward to reverse and reverse to forward each time I stop? Or can the allis tranny easily handle shifts from forward to reverse while the PTO flywheels down without damage?
Note: I currently do not own an Allis but the answer to this fundamental question may determine if I ever add one to my humble "junk in action" hobby collection?