Posted by Dan-IA on October 31, 2007 at 17:37:51 from (216.51.179.77):
Hey all. I'm a new-ish farmer, been at it for 3 or 4 years now.
Lately I've been hauling the grain to town. 1086 and 500 bushel wagon. Now, I never did quite manage to figure out downshifting and I really hate grinding gears. So when it comes to slowing down I usually just push down the clutch, throw the range lever to neutral and let the clutch out so the idiot light goes off. Then I coast up to the stop sign, and try not to use the brakes any more than I have to. I've got good brakes, would like to keep 'em that way.
Am I gonna cause any obvious damage by coasting instead of downshifting? Far as I know, the most important thing is to not ride that clutch!
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