Posted by Goose on October 15, 2013 at 20:22:27 from (70.198.22.221):
In Reply to: selecto speed trans posted by Larry@stinescorner on October 15, 2013 at 16:12:30:
From 1981 to 1986 I was Buildings and Grounds Supervisor for a local public school district. We had a 971 with SOS that we used both on a 7' finish mower and a blade for blading snow. It was great for our purposes. You couldn't have found a better match between the tractor and that 2 bladed finish mower.
There was a local fellow who had an independent shop, and he was the local expert on the SOS trans. I'd have him check the adjustments every spring.
We also frequently used the feature where you can disconnect the trans so the tractor will free wheel. We frequently towed the tractor and mower on a tow bar behind the school service pickup to another campus in our system 8 miles away when we needed to mow over there.
Under our conditions, the SOS was great. I did hear they didn't stand up too well under farm fieldwork. But I didn't have any experience in that area.
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