Re: how to drive a tractor

Posted by RodinNS on September 08, 2005 at 18:01:36 from (142.177.80.78):

In Reply to: how to drive a tractor posted by Markay on September 08, 2005 at 04:27:54:

It's your tractor.... you can stipulate how it's to be driven, and that ought to be respected.
That said, I use the pedal most of the time. I use the throttle lever very little, with the exception of maintaining a set PTO speed. In my book, that's about all it should be used for. It's a lot easier and more efficient to use the accelerator pedal for most other work. What I would recommend is that anybody that insists on shifting a transmission at a set throttle speed when they don't need to maintain a set RPM needs a good swift kick in the pants. That's why the pedal was put there, yet some persist in driving a modern synchro tranny like it was a 9N, and putting needless strain on clutches and synchronizers, and getting nothing done to show for it. I've seen enough of it. That's my little rant for the night....
As far as revving the engine goes, it's not going to do any more than burn fuel with nothing to show for it. That can be just as easily done with the hand lever as the pedal too. Technically speaking, an engine should never really be operated at a constant load or speed. When I was in trade school, that was one subject often talked about. The reason was that constant load and speed could lead to cylinder glazing, and require a premature rebuild. You might also notice in the operators manual, that they do not recommend that the tractor be operated at light loads for long periods of time, particulairly in the break in period. They do suggest operating at a variety of speeds and loads. That's a good enough book for me....

Rod

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