lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
So, my new tractor is my first real experience with the Forward/Reverse shuttle shift.
You don't need to clutch. You can just slam the darn thing from forward to reverse, or vice versa... and the tractor will obediently change direction... even if that means lurching and spinning the tires.
I use this every so often when working with the haybine to back out plugs and such.
I have instructed my family that they should at least pause in the neutral position for a second or so and hit the brakes to stop the tractor's momentum before changing direction.
I, out of habit, almost always still use the clutch pedal to boot.
Thing is, I wonder if I'm doing the tractor more harm than good. With a regular clutch, they last longer if you shift decisively...as in, you let the clutch up quickly without "popping" the clutch, but minimizing that intermediate slip time.
These tractors have automatic hydraulic clutch packs, right? You move the lever or push the pedal...but in the end...They sort of shift when THEY want to shift. I almost wonder if the shuttle is already designed to use the optimum clutch engagement; and I'm just bungling the situation by adding in the foot clutch pedal input.
You don't need to clutch. You can just slam the darn thing from forward to reverse, or vice versa... and the tractor will obediently change direction... even if that means lurching and spinning the tires.
I use this every so often when working with the haybine to back out plugs and such.
I have instructed my family that they should at least pause in the neutral position for a second or so and hit the brakes to stop the tractor's momentum before changing direction.
I, out of habit, almost always still use the clutch pedal to boot.
Thing is, I wonder if I'm doing the tractor more harm than good. With a regular clutch, they last longer if you shift decisively...as in, you let the clutch up quickly without "popping" the clutch, but minimizing that intermediate slip time.
These tractors have automatic hydraulic clutch packs, right? You move the lever or push the pedal...but in the end...They sort of shift when THEY want to shift. I almost wonder if the shuttle is already designed to use the optimum clutch engagement; and I'm just bungling the situation by adding in the foot clutch pedal input.