Posted by TimV on February 16, 2011 at 14:46:42 from (67.242.35.218):
In Reply to: TA? posted by POPPY11 on February 16, 2011 at 13:24:33:
Poppy11: It's Torque Amplifier, and was International's way of allowing you to shift down without putting in the clutch. Basically, you pull the TA handle and the tractor shifts to a gear about midway between the gear you're in and the next lower one without you having to use the clutch--handy during a hard pull or where you need a slightly different speed to match ground conditions. They can be finicky to adjust and maintain, and you'll often see IH tractors advertised as having "no high TA" or "no low TA" depending on which side has quit working. This isn't intended to be a total coverage of the subject (the care and feeding of TA's is one of the most-extensively covered topics of IH maintenance, with LOTS of widely varying opinions and suggestions!) but hopefully this will at least give you a quick primer.
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