Tractors with creeper gears

550Doug · Sep 23, 2019

I know there are a few tractors that have forward creeper gears, like some Universal tractors. I think also the Cockshutt 30 also had a creeper forward gear. I'm wondering what other tractors have these creeper gears in both forward and also in reverse? Moreover, are there any add-on kits to give a creeper gear?
This would make digging garlic and heavy snow blowing can be done with the same tractor.

544hydro · Sep 23, 2019

Another option would be a hydro transmission or a cvt.

psimmer · Sep 23, 2019

Back in the 70's I worked for an irrigation contractor. He did a lot of commercial irrigation, primarily golf courses. Used a large trailer type vibrating plow. He tested an International Hydro, but ended
up buying a Deutz 8006 because it had a creeper gear. I ran that tractor a fair amount pulling that plow. We would plow in 4 inch PVC pipe, 80 feet lengths at a time on a golf course fairway. With duals on
it, and in low gear, creeper range, in clay ground I had to steer with the brakes with the front end in the air. I was always impressed with that tractor as that plow pulled hard.

Mike(NEOhio) · Sep 23, 2019

Creeper gears on Cockshutts and Olivers were between the clutch and transmission giving two speeds in all forward and reverse gears. IH torque amplifier and Oliver hydropower had he same effect but allowed shift on the go.

ditchwitch · Sep 23, 2019

Some older Ford Tractors had creep gears we had a trencher attachment the back

Traditional Farmer · Sep 23, 2019

There is low range which is slower then there are true creeper gears where the tractor runs like 1/4 of a MPH.I have a Japanese built Massey Ferguson 220 I roto til with and
it has 3 gears and 3 ranges.Rarely have to use low range even when tilling 2nd Medium range is very slow even slow enough for tilling most times. For a big tractor my
Long/Landini 98HP has a set of extremely low gears which are all slower than my Olivers in 1st gear under drive.

roy prins · Sep 23, 2019

I have a 544 utility -- Reverse is slow slow slow-- just right for a six foot snow blower-- Ya dont have to ride the
clutch --loader on the front -- heat houser for the cold weather with a back windshield as well as a front-- toasty warm!
Roy

kcm.MN · Sep 23, 2019

The only tractor I've had that had creeper gears was an old Pasquali 986. They were awesome when needed, which for the work I did with 21hp, was often.

Rather than creeper gears, I'll likely follow the norm and go hydrostatic in the future. Only real downside to that is, fuel use suffers, due to always pumping the max amount of hydraulic oil with it mostly going through the relief valve, doing no work.

aFORDable · Sep 23, 2019

I have a 5610 Ford and a 35 MF with hi/lo range and I can't imagine needing anything slower than either of those in low range 1st. or reverse. We don't need or have snow blowers though.

J. Schwiebert · Sep 23, 2019

Oliver also had a creeper drive which took the place of the hydra-power and was slower.

db4600 · Sep 23, 2019

My DB has this arrangement. H/L and a second Normal/ Low.
I haven?t found another DB with this arrangement, but DBs
aren?t prevalent in my area. I have read some info on the Brits
having a slow gear as options for some applications. All set in
low and 1 at low idle definitely won?t kick up dust.

Russ from MN · Sep 23, 2019

Our JD 4600 has a 12-12 power reverser, and it's really slow in first, I don't think I'v ever used it. I have uses second with our 6 foot
bush hog in thick brush. What I have always wondered is how unsafe a tractor is that will go 17 mph in reverse!

NEKS · Sep 23, 2019

My Uncle had a Ferguson 35 Deluxe with creeper gear.

MikeJM · Sep 23, 2019

We have a 4430 John Deere synchro with a creeper range installed. Excellent transplanting tractor.

Destroked 450 · Sep 23, 2019

Creeper gears are still a option on JD, NH, Case, and Kabota tractors today.
The decruster in our poultry operation works better if ran at 3/4 mph, low gear in my 4000SU is 1.2 mph, this doesn't give it enough time to separate litter from bedding properly and we end up having to replace the lost bedding at times.
For us I'll buy more bedding before purchasing a new tractor with creeper gears.

69stang · Sep 23, 2019

My Case IH 7110 has creep gears. Works great.

RGMartin · Sep 23, 2019

Virtually all later DBs have that underdrive set up, after 1968 or so they got it down to 2 sticks, where you push the H-L stick sideways then forward to select HS or LS ranges. By the 90 and 94 series they went back to 3 sticks.

JD Seller · Sep 23, 2019

I have a JD 2750 with creeper gears. There are field installed kits for most of the newer JD tractors larger than the compact tractors.

John Eatwell · Sep 24, 2019

I have 7810 John Deere with a creeper transmission that in low,low is measured in feet per minute. I bought it used and came from a
vegetable farm. Would work great on a pull tiling machine.

ohiojim · Sep 24, 2019

i once had a 65 ferguson that had a set of planatery gears on the axles, seemed every gear was a creeper. top speed was 12 MPH. only one i ever saw, no one knew what it was built for.

JK-NY · Sep 24, 2019

Case tractors in the 430,530 maybe 630 series had an optional triple range transmission which had
some very low gearing in the lower range.

Bret4207 · Sep 24, 2019

Yup, David Brown 990's for sure can have a creeper gear. If it has 3 sticks, the one furthest to the front on the left is the creeper gear. The manuals refer to this as the option to use for transplanting and other very low speed work, but not real heavy work like tillage. I assume the creepers aren't built as heavily as regular gearing.

WNYBill · Sep 24, 2019

Most Korean tractors have 16 fwd and rev. Works great with the rototiller. Goes so slow you almost think
you could get off and pick rocks!
Bill

rustred · Sep 24, 2019

the mccormick OS4 with heavy front hubs has the creeper gear. standard reverse pretty sure.

Texasmark1 · Sep 24, 2019

I have a 2007 Branson 6530C with 3x4 plus divide by two for 24 F and R. If you want to "creep" this sucker WILL accommodate you. It also has 3 PTO
speeds, selectable with a lever, 540, around 700 (forget number), and 1000. Tilt and Telescoping steering, air seat, on and on.

Leroy · Sep 24, 2019

Supprise. Think all The Ferguson Hi 40, Massey Harris Hi 50, MF 150, all 65 and 165 with the 38" wheels had that as that took care of the increase in speed over the low versions with 28" tires. Did not have to chane differential gearing that way.

showcrop · Sep 24, 2019

thirty years ago the state university bought a big mulch turner for research. It needed to be pulled very slowly. They bought one of the larger IH Hydro tractors to pull it

OLWHDA · Sep 24, 2019

If I remember right I think the DX160A Deutz-Fahr tractor that I used to have had a creeper tranny, seemed like slow-slower- and slowest .

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