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Re: Shifting help
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 07, 2003 at 15:38:04 from (209.226.247.132):
In Reply to: Shifting help posted by Mitchell Pool on December 07, 2003 at 14:02:09:
Mitchell: There is a process called double clutching, hard to do on a tractor as your rolling speed is not fast enough. This was used in big trucks for years. It worked reasonably well on Farmalls before the days of TA. It is best to practice this on slight down grades. A tach is also ideal. Sequence of this is bring tractor to full throttle in 4th, depress clutch and remove shift from 4th to neutral, at same time you throttle back tractor and release clutch when tractor is in neutral. This slows front shafts and clutch to match 5th gear. You then immediately depress clutch again and slip tractor into 5th. As young lads my brothers and I mastered this on letter series Farmalls. Trucks of that era had to be shifted this way or use no clutch at all just adjust your throttle to match gear you are going to. You would find this much easier if you had an old truck to practice on. Because the tractor rolling speed is so slow this is quite difficult, but not impossible. Something you may try to give you a feel for this is get your M on reasonably level ground. Practice going from 2nd to 3rd and back again without using clutch. Just let off throttle enough to allow shift lever to neutral, the trick from here is to adjust throttle so engine speed matches transmission speed and be fast as tractor loosing momentaum is also a factor.
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